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Criminal Justice Grants

FY2021 PSN - Middle District of Florida (PSNM)

CLOSED: December 9, 2022
 

Overview
The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program is designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods by funding efforts to address criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms. The success of the program requires coordination, cooperation, and partnership between state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) Middle District of Florida has identified the following Targeted Enforcement Areas (TEAs) for the Federal Fiscal Year 2021 funding to reduce the rate of aggravated batteries, robberies, homicides, violent crimes, firearms cases, and murders:

 

  • City of Jacksonville 
  • City of Tampa 
  • City of Fort Myers 

 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are limited to:  (1) entities who are located within a county identified Appendix A of the solicitation; (2) entities who are proposing activities that will occur in the targeted enforcement areas (TEAs) identified in the solicitation; or (3) a research partner proposing collection and analysis of data in identified areas.
 
Eligible applicants must use at least 30% of their funding to support gang task forces in regions experiencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or transnational organizations engaging in high levels of violent crime, firearm offenses, human trafficking, and drug trafficking.  

Eligibility criteria for this program is further defined in the subgrant solicitation below.

 

** READ THE SOLICITATION! **

 

Project Period

Subawards will be approved for a 12 to 24-month project period beginning October 1, 2022. The final project period will be determined by the selection committee. No project period will extend past September 30, 2024.
 

Application Instructions and Deadline - 11:59 PM EST on Friday, December 9, 2022

In order to apply, an application must be submitted through FDLE’s new electronic grant system (AmpliFund) by 11:59 PM EST on Friday, December 9, 2022. No extensions of this deadline will be permitted.

Amplifund Application Opportunity Portal Link:
[Link no longer available.]

A virtual training on how to apply for funding opportunities within the AmpliFund grant management system is available on the AmpliFund webpage.
 

Funding Opportunity Attachments
  • FY21 PSNM Solicitation 
  • FY21 Standard Conditions


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