Sec. 901. Community violence intervention grant program
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Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to support community violence intervention programs, with an emphasis on evidence-informed intervention strategies to reduce homicides, shootings, and group-related violence. To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity— shall be a local governmental, hospital, or nonprofit, community-based organization; and submit an application at such time, but not more frequently than biennially, in such manner, and containing— clearly defined and measurable objectives for the grant; a statement describing how the applicant proposes to use the grant to implement an evidence-informed violence reduction initiative in accordance with this section; and evidence indicating that the proposed violence reduction initiative would likely reduce the incidence of homicides, shootings, and group-related violence; and any other information the Secretary may require.
Each local government that receives a grant shall distribute no less than 50 percent of the grant funds to one or more of any of the following types of entities: A community-based organization. A nonprofit organization. A public agency or department, other than a law enforcement agency or department, that is primarily dedicated to community safety or violence prevention. A program supported by a grant under this section— shall focus on interrupting cycles of violence by focusing intervention resources on the individuals identified as being at highest risk for being victims or perpetrators of community violence in the near future; and shall be used to support, expand, and replicate evidence-informed violence reduction initiatives, including— hospital-based violence intervention programs; evidence-informed street outreach programs; focused deterrence strategies; conflict mediation; delivery of needs-based support services for high-risk individuals and their family members; and providing intensive case management, counseling or peer support services that reduce individuals’ risk of being victimized by, or perpetrating, violence and that seek to interrupt cycles of violence and retaliation in order to reduce the incidence of homicides, shootings, and group-related violence.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to programs operating in— the 127 municipalities that have had the highest annual per capita homicide rates as measured over the most recent 5 years (among municipalities meeting certain population thresholds, as specified by the Secretary); and other municipalities with substantial recent increases in homicide rates, based on homicide data reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary.
Each recipient of a grant under this section shall submit a biennial performance report to the Secretary detailing how such grant funds were used and the progress made towards addressing violence in the community during the applicable funding period under the grant. Not later than 2 years after the date on which the program under this section commences, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress detailing how funds appropriated for the grant program under this section were used and recommendations for improvement of the program.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each fiscal year. .
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