Deadline: 30-Mar-22
The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CISF) is inviting applications for the Violent Crime Preventions Grants Program to support evidence-based violence reduction programming and wraparound services.
The Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program will consider applications that received funding from the city’s Community-Based Violence Prevention Partnership BUT only for new and/or supportive programs.
Priorities
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The Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program will give priority (through an equity framework) to organizations that demonstrate immediate intentionality around crime prevention and support programs using proven or promising strategies that:
- focus on integrated, evidence-based outreach activities through discrete activities, active violence disruption, and community canvassing/outreach that targets engages and involves hard-to-reach populations connected to gun-violence related activities
- provide intervention services to youth (16-24) and adults (24-30) currently interacting with the criminal justice system to community-based services to build the necessary infrastructure to prevent violent crimes in Indianapolis and capable of delivering measurable results in the areas of employment and job retention for the population(s) of focus
- improve neighborhood safety within IMPD’s patrol districts through community mobilization efforts to reduce or prevent crime in a specific geographical area
- partner with public agencies (The Office of Public Health & Safety, law enforcement, courts, probation, and parole) to help or prevent crime in the community
Areas
- Violence Reduction
- Youth Mental Health
- Domestic Violence Reduction
- Early Intervention Supports
- Intervention
- Prevention
- Public Safety Partnerships and
- Neighborhood-Based Strategies.
Funding Information
- Grant award range: $5,000-$325,000
Geographic Restriction: Marion County
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations that are start-ups and/or pilot programs may be considered for capacity-building support.
- Organizations may apply to multiple interest areas.
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) public charitable organization or a public entity partnering with a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as a fiscal agent.
Ineligibility
- organizations that are NOT tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) Public Charity of the Internal Revenue Code
- grants to individuals
- projects aimed at promoting a particular religion or construction projects for religious institutions
- operating, program, and construction costs at schools, universities, and private academies unless there is significant opportunity for community use or collaboration
- organizations or projects that discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, age, gender, or sexual orientation
- political campaigns or direct lobbying efforts by 501(c)(3) organizations
- post-events, after-the-fact situations, or debt retirement
- medical, scientific, or academic research
- publications, films, audiovisual and media materials, programs produced for artistic purposes or produced for resale
- travel for bands, sports teams, classes, and similar groups
- annual appeals, galas, or membership contributions
- fundraising events such as golf tournaments, walk-a-thons, and fashion shows
For more information, visit CISF.
For more information, visit https://www.cicf.org/not-for-profits/#how-to-apply