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Gun Violence Grants & Funding is a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) that funds a wide range of programs addressing community violence and prevention efforts across Pennsylvania.
PCCD administers multiple funding streams including the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), the statewide BOOST Grant Program, and the Community Crime Victim Initiative (CCVI), targeting violence reduction, prevention, and victim services. The Shapiro-Davis Administration uses these grants as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce violence and improve community safety statewide.
Eligible applicants are organizations in Pennsylvania. Specific award amounts are not listed; program cycles and deadlines vary by funding stream.
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Gun Violence Grants and Funding | Commission on Crime and Delinquency | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Gun Violence Grants & Funding The Shapiro-Davis Administration is committed to reducing violence and making communities safer. PCCD administers funding for a wide range of programs that address community violence and prevention efforts across the Commonwealth.
Past VIP and CCVI Opportunities & Awards <b>Statewide BOOST Grant Program</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/funding/documents/funding-announcements/25-26-vip-boost/fy25-26%20statewide%20boost%20funding%20announcement.
pdf\">Funding Announcement</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/funding/documents/funding-announcement-q-a-pdfs/2026/fy25-26%20statewide%20boost%20funding%20announcement%20qa%20tracker.
pdf\">Funding Announcement Q&A</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2025-26 VIP and BOOST Grant Programs</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/funding/documents/funding-announcements/25-26-vip-boost/fy25-26%20vip%20and%20boost%20grants%20funding%20announcement.
pdf\">Funding Announcement</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/funding/documents/funding-announcement-q-a-pdfs/2026/fy25-26%20vip%20and%20boost%20funding%20announcement%20qa%20tracker. pdf\">Funding Announcement Q&A</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://youtu. be/Nf4d3EZu_Qo\">Watch the Webinar for Interested Applicants</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.
pa. gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/funding/documents/fa-webinars/2025%20boost%20vip%20webinar%20slides. pdf\">View the Webinar Slides</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2024-25 BOOST Grant Program</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/funding-announcements-and-awards/24-25%20boost%20awards.
pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24 - 25 BOOST Awards</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/funding-announcements-and-awards/2024-25%20boost%20funding%20announcement.
pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funding Announcement</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2024-25 CCVI Grant Program</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/funding-announcements-and-awards/2024-25%20ccvi%20funding%20announcement.
pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funding Announcement</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2024-25 VIP Grant Program</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/funding-announcements-and-awards/24-25%20vip%20awards.
pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24 - 25 VIP Awards</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/funding-announcements-and-awards/2024-25%20vip%20funding%20announcement. pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funding Announcement</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2023-24 VIP and CCVI Grant Programs</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www. pa.
gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/2023-24-vip-funding-announcement/sssc%20final_fy23-24%20vip%20competitive%20grants%20project%20summary. pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIP/CCVI Awards</a><br>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><b>2022-23 VIP and CCVI Grant Programs</b></p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www. pa.
gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/fy22-23%20vip%20competitive%20grants%20project%20summary. pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIP Awards</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www. pa.
gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/criminaljustice/gunviolence/documents/fy22%20ccvi%20strategies%20pilot%20grants%20project%20summary.
pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCVI Awards</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}}"> Statewide BOOST Grant Program 2025-26 VIP and BOOST Grant Programs Watch the Webinar for Interested Applicants 2024-25 BOOST Grant Program 2024-25 CCVI Grant Program 2024-25 VIP Grant Program 2023-24 VIP and CCVI Grant Programs 2022-23 VIP and CCVI Grant Programs Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Learn how Pennsylvania is using federal funding to support crisis intervention and reduce gun violence through the <a href=\"https://www.
pa. gov/agencies/pccd/programs-and-services/reducing-gun-violence/byrne-state-crisis-intervention-program-scip\" target=\"_blank\">Byrne State Crisis Intervention (SCIP) Program</a>. </p>\r\n"}}"> Learn how Pennsylvania is using federal funding to support crisis intervention and reduce gun violence through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention (SCIP) Program .
PCCD's <a href=\"/content/copapwp-pagov/en/agencies/pccd/programs-and-services/reducing-gun-violence/resources-for-gun-violence-victims-needs-assessment-and-technical-assistance-initiative. html\" target=\"_self\">VIP Training & Technical Assistance initiative</a> - <b>PA Peace Alliance</b> - launched in 2022 and provides no-cost resources to community-based groups working to address violence in their communities.
Interested in learning more? Contact the VIP TTA team at WestEd via email at <a href=\"mailto:pennviptta@wested. org\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pennviptta@wested.
org</a>. </p>"}}"> PCCD's VIP Training & Technical Assistance initiative - PA Peace Alliance - launched in 2022 and provides no-cost resources to community-based groups working to address violence in their communities. Interested in learning more?
Contact the VIP TTA team at WestEd via email at pennviptta@wested. org .
VIP Grants Evaluation Initiative \n On May 31, 2023, the School Safety and Security Committee approved an award to the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC), in partnership with Temple University, to examine the effectiveness of programs funded through PCCD to prevent and reduce gun violence including the VIP Grant Program and Coordinated Community Violence Intervention (CCVI) Strategies Pilot Sites.
<a href=\"/content/copapwp-pagov/en/agencies/pccd/programs-and-services/reducing-gun-violence/data-and-research. html\" target=\"_self\">Learn more about the initiative</a>.
\n</div>"}}"> On May 31, 2023, the School Safety and Security Committee approved an award to the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC), in partnership with Temple University, to examine the effectiveness of programs funded through PCCD to prevent and reduce gun violence including the VIP Grant Program and Coordinated Community Violence Intervention (CCVI) Strategies Pilot Sites.
Learn more about the initiative . Webinars for Interested Applicants When a new funding announcement is available, PCCD holds live webinars for entities interested in applying for the process. The webinars contain a walkthrough of the funding announcement and helpful tips for applying.
These webinars can be found on <a href=\"https://www. youtube. com/@pacommissiononcrimedelinqu7692\" target=\"_self\">PCCD's YouTube Channel</a>.
</p>"}}"> When a new funding announcement is available, PCCD holds live webinars for entities interested in applying for the process. The webinars contain a walkthrough of the funding announcement and helpful tips for applying. These webinars can be found on PCCD's YouTube Channel .
Additional Resources & Links \n <li><a href=\"https://www. youtube. com/watch?
v=ke3qpJhIHNs&feature=youtu. be\" target=\"_self\">Webinar on Violence Reduction Councils</a> with Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health</li>\n <li><a href=\"/content/copapwp-pagov/en/agencies/pccd/resources/funding-grants-process/applicant-resources.
html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PCCD Applicant Resources webpage</a><br></li>\n <li><a href=\"/content/copapwp-pagov/en/agencies/pccd/resources/active-funding-announcements. html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PCCD Funding Announcement Webpage</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"https://www. ucr.
pa. gov/PAUCRSPUBLIC\">Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Dashboard</a> (Pennsylvania State Police)</li>\n <li><a href=\"https://www. health.
pa. gov/topics/HealthStatistics/BehavioralStatistics/InjuryStatistics/Pages/InjuryStatistics. aspx\">Injury Statistics</a> & <a href=\"https://www.
health. pa. gov/topics/HealthStatistics/BehavioralStatistics/InjuryStatistics/pages/violence-dashboard.
aspx\">Violence Data Dashboard</a> (Pennsylvania Department of Health) </li>\n <li><a href=\"https://bja. ojp. gov/program/community-violence-intervention/overview#:~:text=Definition:%2cinitiatives.
\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community-based Violence Prevention & Intervention</a> (U.S. Department of Justice)</li>\n <li><a href=\"https://crimesolutions. ojp. gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CrimeSolutions.
gov</a> (U.S. Department of Justice)</li>\n <li><a href=\"https://ojjdp. ojp. gov/model-programs-guide/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Model Programs Guide</a> (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice)</li>\n <li><a href=\"https://youth.
gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth.
gov</a></li>\n</ul>"}}"> Webinar on Violence Reduction Councils with Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health PCCD Applicant Resources webpage PCCD Funding Announcement Webpage Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Dashboard (Pennsylvania State Police) Injury Statistics & Violence Data Dashboard (Pennsylvania Department of Health) Community-based Violence Prevention & Intervention (U.S. Department of Justice) CrimeSolutions.
gov (U.S. Department of Justice) Model Programs Guide (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice) If you have questions related to PCCD's Gun Violence Grants & Funding initiatives, contact PCCD. VIP & Gun Violence Grants Map</h2>\r\n<p>Learn more past and current VIP and Gun Violence Reduction Grants by visiting the interactive Gun Violence and VIP Grantees data dashboard.
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Gun Violence Grants & Funding is funded by Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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