King County receives $15m public safety grant
The grant will expand crisis response teams, behavioral health support and gun violence prevention efforts across the county.
- On Aug. 3, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced the county received a $15 million grant from the Criminal Justice Training Commission to support crisis intervention training, behavioral health responder options, and community gun violence prevention programs.
- The $100 million Public Safety Funding Program ESHB was signed into law last year to strengthen local law enforcement public safety outcomes through comprehensive community-based strategies.
- Allocations prioritize critical services: $4.9 million supports community gun violence prevention programs to intervene with those most at risk, while $4.8 million funds crisis intervention and de-escalation training for first responders and corrections officers.
- Additional resources include $2.47 million for Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Teams and $1.2 million for the Regional Crisis Response program, alongside $850,000 for the Therapeutic Response Unit and $760,000 to hire new deputies in Maple Valley, Covington, and Kenmore.
- King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall noted the Office appreciates the support for public safety, while Maple Valley Mayor Sean P. Kelly stated the investment represents a "meaningful step" toward a safer community.
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King County receives $15m public safety grant
King County has received a $15 million grant to support local public safety initiatives such as intervention training, behavioral health responder options and gun violence prevention programs.
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