Grant Overview

Award Amount:
$250,000

Number of
Awards: 5

Grant Term:
7/1/24 – 6/30/26

NICJR is seeking proposals from grassroots nonprofit organizations engaged in community violence intervention (CVI) work with populations at the highest risk for committing or becoming a victim of gun violence.

This funding is a part of the federal Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI).

Awardees will be expected to use this funding to:

1. Implement or expand effective CVI strategies serving highest-risk individuals
2. Increase their organization’s capacity to employ CVI strategies
3. (Optional) Support the professional development and well-being of CVI workers

Along with providing funding, NICJR will assess the capacity building needs of each awardee. Based on this assessment, NICJR will provide custom training and technical assistance that will be delivered through a mixture of virtual and in-person engagement.

Awardees will also participate in a monthly virtual cohort meeting with all other NICJR awardees.

NICJR welcomes applications from nonprofit organizations in all parts of the US. However, awards will be prioritized in the following regions:

  • Mid-Atlantic (DC and Maryland areas)
  • Midwest (Indiana and Wisconsin)
  • Deep South (Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana)
  • Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)
  • California

Timeline

All dates are subject to change. Please monitor this RFP webpage and the Q&A document for updates.

3/22/24 RFP released
5/6/24, 5:00 PM PDT Proposals due via email to rfp@nicjr.org
5/10/24 Eligibility screening complete
5/24/24 Review panel scoring complete
5/31/24 Final award determinations
6/7/24 Proposers notified

Proposal Documents

Q&A

Questions will be accepted up to the proposal deadline and should be submitted via email to rfp@nicjr.org.
NICJR will respond to each question via email. At least once a week throughout the proposal period, NICJR will also add new questions and responses to the Questions and Answers document, linked here.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this grant, proposers MUST:

  • Propose activities focused on people who are at the highest risk for committing or becoming a victim of violence.
    • Proposers can work in coordination with other community prevention and early intervention strategies that target at-risk youth or adults, but the work funded by this grant must focus on highest-risk individuals.
  • Have the ability to participate in regular virtual meetings (via Zoom or a comparable platform) with NICJR and other awardees.
  • Be a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
  • Obtain a unique entity ID (UEI) number through the System for Award Management prior to award.
  • Be able and willing to comply with all applicable Part 200 Uniform Requirements.
    • These include, among other things, requirements related to financial management, internal controls, cost principles, allowable costs, indirect costs, and records retention and access.
  • Disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest relative to this RFP, including any existing relationship with NICJR and/or its employees.
  • NOT be a current or past CVIPI grantee.

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