UTILIZING FEDERAL FUNDING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE
Thursday, March 31st 2:00 PM EST
Last year, cities across the country received American Rescue Plan funds to support their response to COVID-19 and their recovery from the pandemic’s social and economic effects, including gun violence. Cities across the country chose to invest their American Rescue Plan funds in gun violence prevention and intervention efforts like street outreach, youth employment, and trauma-informed wraparound services for victims of crime. This year, cities will be receiving their second installment of American Rescue Plan dollars, and the US Department of the Treasury’s final rule for use of these funds will go into effect. Cities will also be eligible to apply for federal grants that President Biden directed be used for community gun violence intervention.
Join us on March 31st at 2 pm ET to learn how cities and community-based organizations can use American Rescue Plan funds and other federal grants to reduce gun violence in their communities. In the meantime, you can see which grants your municipality or organization is eligible for by heading over to GovGrant Navigator, or read more about how American Rescue Plan funds can be used to fight gun violence by reading this fact sheet.
Shantay Jackson is the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement in Baltimore City. As director, Jackson is responsible for addressing violence as a public health issue, serving as the accountability partner for all city agencies and local, state, and federal partners, delivering public safety policy recommendations, and conducting meaningful engagement with Baltimore City’s neighborhoods in the work of co-producing public safety.
She currently sits on various boards and commissions including Baltimore’s Local Control Advisory Board and Trauma Informed Care Task Force, the Justice Reinvestment Commission, and the Public Safety Policy Lab. She also acts as Baltimore’s representative for the White House Community Violence Intervention Collaborative.
He is an attorney with over 20 years of experience in advocacy spanning both the private and public sectors. Rob is a gun policy expert who has worked on nearly every aspect of gun violence, with a current focus on federal policy advocacy in both the legislative and executive spaces. Rob’s work honors his 19 year old cousin, Laura, who was shot and killed in January 2001.
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns University, a program of the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, is a series of web-based sessions for mayors and staff on local gun safety and gun violence prevention efforts. The sessions highlight tools and resources that municipalities can use to inform their own efforts and create opportunities for mayors and staff to learn from each other.
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