CVIP Initiatives
The Department of Public Health (DPH) established the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention (CVIP) Unit that will award funds through mini grants to nonprofit and community-based partnerships who serve communities disproportionately affected by violence. Funded programs will be monitored and evaluated by staff members of the CVIP team. Mini grant funds must be used to:
- Implement, expand, and enhance coordination between evidence-informed violence reduction initiatives including, but not limited to, hospital-based violence intervention, street outreach, and group violence intervention strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness at reducing community violence.
- Support the development and delivery of intervention-based strategies by entities that provide targeted services to individuals at risk of being victimized or engaging in violence.
- Support initiatives that primarily target a reduction of violence among individuals who have been identified as having the highest risk of perpetrating or being victimized by violence in the future.
CVIP Request for Grant Application
The Funding Opportunity deadline has been extended. If your organization submitted an application by the previous deadline of December 4, 2024, DO NOT REAPPLY.
- Request for Grant Applications FY2025-RFGA-DC-501 (pdf) (Deadline to Apply: 2:30 PM Friday, February 7, 2025)
- Questions and Responses (pdf)
- Budget Template/Narrative (.xlsx)
- CVIP Program Guidelines Proviso 31.43
- Request for Grant Application FY2025-RFGA-DC-501 Scoresheet (pdf)
- FY2024-RFGA-DC-403: Notice of Award
Evidence-Based or Informed Practice Resources
- CDC- Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behaviors (pdf)
- National Institute of Justice
- Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation
- Youth.gov
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide
- National Gang Center
- CDC - Community Violence Prevention Resource for Action (pdf)