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
- Request for Grant Applications FY2025-RFGA-DC-501 (pdf) (Deadline to Apply: 2:30 PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024)
- 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)