OpportunityTitle: National Gun Crime Intelligence Center Initiative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for this limited grant competition program include those listed in the program overview. This initiative is law enforcement led and applicants are limited to the local police department or financial representative. Specifically the following police departments are eligible to apply: Los Angeles, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Washington, D.C.; Kansas City, MO; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Description: The National Crime Gun Intelligence Center Initiative is a limited competition grantprogram that will provide funding to local government entities that are experiencingprecipitous increases in gun crime to implement a comprehensive and holistic model toreduce gun crime and illegal firearms within their jurisdiction.Successful applicants will implement a Crime Gun Intelligence Center (GCIC), aninteragency collaboration focused on the immediate collection, management, andanalysis of crime gun evidence, such as shell casings, in real time in an effort to identifyshooters, and disrupt criminal activity and prevent future violence. The primary outcomeof these centers is identifying armed violent offenders for investigation and prosecution.Other outcomes include, the identification of crime gun sources, efficient resourceallocation, providing decision makers with the most accurate crime data available, andincreasing case closure rates, public safety and gun crime prevention.
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