Project Safe Neighborhoods Program

The Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, or PSN, is a national program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to address violent crime in communities across the United States. For Florida, PSN funds are allocated through the U.S. Attorney's Offices, with awards made to a designated fiscal agent. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Grants unit was selected by Florida's three U.S. Attorney's Office districts to administer these funds within the state. Florida is divided into the Northern, Middle, and Southern U.S. Attorney's Office districts for purposes of the program. The PSN program is organized around the principles of leadership, partnership, targeted and prioritized enforcement, prevention, and accountability. Each U.S. Attorney's Office district is required to develop a strategic action plan that identifies targeted enforcement areas and establishes data-driven strategies for addressing violent crime problems in those areas. Florida's PSN program competitively awards funding within each of the state's three U.S. Attorney's Office districts. Applicants should therefore consider the priorities and strategies established for the applicable district when developing a proposed initiative. Federal PSN guidelines require proposed awards to be nominated for funding by an approved selection committee in each district. Selection committees score applications using defined criteria that include applicant eligibility, the relationship of the proposal to identified priorities, and whether the proposed initiative is evidence based. After a district selection committee makes its funding recommendations, the applications are forwarded to the U.S. Department of Justice for final review and approval. The provided information does not state award minimums, maximums, total available program funding, anticipated number of awards, allowable expenditure categories, period of performance, or other financial restrictions. It also does not identify a required cost share or matching contribution. Prospective recipients must verify that they comply with the eligibility requirements specified in the applicable posted award solicitation before submitting a PSN application. Failure to satisfy those requirements results in rejection of the application. The provided program information does not enumerate the specific organization types eligible to apply, so eligibility should not be inferred beyond the requirements contained in the solicitation. Applicants should review the solicitation applicable to the funding opportunity and their district before proceeding. When a Florida PSN funding opportunity is open, applications must be submitted through the AmpliFund grant management system. Detailed requirements concerning application content and associated application forms are provided in the award solicitation. Applicants are specifically directed to read the solicitation. The provided information does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. After a recipient has been selected and approved by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Grants unit approves the award in AmpliFund, executes the award documents, and provides copies to the recipient. Recipients are advised to review all award enclosures carefully for special conditions. If special conditions apply, recipients should contact their assigned grant manager for additional information before beginning project activities.

Verify all solicitation eligibility requirements before submission because noncompliance results in rejection; Align the proposed initiative with identified district priorities; Demonstrate that the proposed initiative is evidence based; Read the solicitation carefully