US EditionTrump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – The Trump administration cut $158 million in grants, terminating 69 community violence intervention contracts and forcing organizations to downsize and find new funding sources.
- The Trump administration cut more than half of federal funding for gun violence prevention programs, totaling $158 million in grants, which affected cities like New York and Los Angeles.
- The Justice Department terminated 69 community violence intervention grants in April, part of a broader halt of 365 grants worth $811 million.
- Experts, including Michael-Sean Spence, stated that the cuts threaten the sustainability of community violence intervention initiatives in predominantly Black and Latino areas.
- Eighteen law enforcement groups have urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to restore funding that has produced significant reductions in violence and homicides.
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Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention - West Hawaii Today
The Trump administration has terminated more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs in the U.S., cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Baltimore. Of the 145 community violence intervention (CVI) grants totaling more than $300 million awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice, 69 grants were abruptly terminated in April…
Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
CHICAGO — The Trump administration has terminated more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs in the U.S., cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Baltimore. Of the 145 community violence intervention (CVI) grants totaling more than $300 million awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice, 69 grants were abruptly terminate…
Federal Funding Cuts: A Setback for Gun Violence Prevention Programs
Federal Funding Cuts: A Setback for Gun Violence Prevention Programs The Trump administration has slashed over half of the federal funding for gun violence prevention programs across the U.S., cutting grants worth $158 million. Cities like New York, Chicago, and Baltimore face significant setbacks as 69 Community Violence Intervention (CVI) grants, part of the broader $811 million reduction by the DOJ, are scrapped.Originally backed by the 2022 …
Trump’s deep cuts threaten efforts to combat gun violence even as US battles mass shootings
The Trump administration has abruptly terminated over half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention, cutting $158 million in grants to community programs across major US cities.
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