Cooperative Agreement

The Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) at the University of Chicago Crime Lab was founded to help build, expand, and strengthen local community violence intervention ecosystems through leadership and organizational development. Through the Community-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Initiative, the CVILA seeks to extend its efforts across the CVI field by developing a robust Resource and Field Support Center for CVI program administrators and implementers.

The Health and Reentry Project (HARP), in collaboration with ForHealth Consulting, proposes to implement Utilizing Medicaid Opportunities for Corrections Through Targeted TTA. HARP is the only organization in the country with a mission to improve the health and safety of people and communities by advancing and implementing policies that expand access to care for people returning to communities after incarceration.

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) proposes to implement the HAVI Trauma Informed and Workforce Development training and technical assistance (TTA) project to advance and grow the essential workforce of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) workers. This project will expand professional and educational opportunities for CVI workers and transform their environments just as they do for the individuals and communities that they support.

ICF, Inc. will utilize this funding to implement the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program. The purpose is to improve community safety outcomes by equipping the intended beneficiaries, CVIPI grantees and the broader community violence intervention field, with the resources, knowledge, and support to prevent and intervene in community violence across the country.

Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs) are interagency collaborations focused on the immediate collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence in real time to identify shooters, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future violence. With initial evaluations suggesting the CGIC model can effectively address gun crime, it is vital to support agencies in implementing the CGIC model with fidelity for sustainability and in support of further replication until it becomes standard practice.

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) providers and law enforcement agencies are united in their mission to save lives and enhance public safety. Yet, misunderstandings and mistrust between CVI workers and law enforcement often hinder their collaboration. To bridge this gap and set the boundaries, CUNY’s National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), Cities United, and Cure Violence Global propose a comprehensive initiative to educate law enforcement about the CVI strategies and to define their role in working with CVI practitioners.

The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) proposes to continue to provide ongoing, consistent support to the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global). This effort, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), supports the improvement of information and criminal intelligence sharing to meet the current and emerging information sharing challenges faced by state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) justice and public safety agencies. 

The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) proposes to provide Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) over a 24-month period for a total of $2,000,000. The project will address the overarching goal of supporting state, local, and tribal jurisdictions with efforts to prevent and reduce overdose deaths through development or enhancement of OFRs that increase access to and use of data and information sharing to enhance prevention of and responses to overdoses.