By Dilpreet Raju, Capitol News Illinois

Published: 5:46 PM CDT April 4, 2024
Updated: 5:46 PM CDT April 4, 2024

CHICAGO — In a visit to Chicago on Wednesday April 3rd, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced $78 million in federal grant funding for community-based anti-violence programs.

Garland, a Chicago area native, made the announcement while speaking at the second annual Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Conference featuring community violence intervention on-the-ground workers from across the country.

“We have made historic investments in evidence-based, community-centered initiatives aimed at preventing and disrupting violence. In the last two years alone, we have delivered nearly $200 million to support life-saving programs,” he said.

Garland announced Wednesday that the application window had opened for the $78 million that will be distributed across the country in fiscal year 2024. For fiscal year 2023, the Office of Justice Programs – a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Justice – dispersed more than $15 million for community violence prevention and intervention programming to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, community-based organizations, nonprofits and universities in the state . . .

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