Supporting Safer Communities
Grant Program
$7.2 Million Strengthens 80+ Community Organizations Responding to Gun Violence
In partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Office of Neighborhood Safety, The Carrie Meek Foundation, Inc., has awarded an unprecedented $7.2 million in grant funding through the Supporting Safer Communities Grant Program (SSC Program), a component of Miami-Dade County’s Community Violence Intervention Initiative (CVI). The more than 80 awardees, selected through a community-informed, competitive evaluation process, will lead projects and programs that strengthen Miami-Dade County’s community-based response to gun violence and improve safety in neighborhoods.
The awards invest in four service areas of anti-violence work.
- High-risk interventions that deploy trusted, trained adults to safely identify, interrupt and address instances of violence;
- Reentry services that provide resources and opportunities for those returning from incarceration to successfully reintegrate into the community and achieve a positive, fresh start;
- Culturally sensitive mental health support for survivors and individuals directly and indirectly impacted by gun violence;
- Grassroots, neighborhood-rooted efforts that address the three areas above and use anti-violence strategies to improve safety and well-being in communities.
Sponsored by Kionne McGhee, District 9 commissioner, with unanimous support from the Board of County Commissioners, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava invested $8.9 million in CVI to combat gun violence by increasing access to available resources, mobilizing residents and amplifying efforts to increase safety across Miami-Dade.
More about the Program:
- Review the Request for Proposals (RFP) Guidelines
- Read the full Request for Proposals
- See Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs
