Bill > S1188

This bill establishes the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program within the Florida Department of Children and Families. The program will provide competitive grants to nonprofit organizations and community-based partnerships to support, expand, and replicate effective evidence-informed violence reduction programs, such as hospital-based violence intervention, street outreach, and group violence intervention strategies. The department must prioritize applicants in areas disproportionately affected by violence and whose proposals demonstrate the greatest likelihood of reducing homicides, group violence, and other interpersonal violence without contributing to mass incarceration. Grant funds cannot revert to the general budget of law enforcement agencies or other public entities, and the department must use up to 8% of the funds for technical assistance, implementation, and annual program evaluation.

Health and Social Services

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1188