Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC - Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice for grant funds in the amount of $2,000,000, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Department of Justice's Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) aims to reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based community-based intervention and prevention programs. Harris County Public Health is seeking the court's permission to apply for grant funding to support violence intervention activities through the Community Health Services and Violence Prevention (CHVPS) division. These funds would enable an expansion of CHVPS' Relentless Interrupters Serving Everyone, or RISE, program, which currently operates in four Harris County zip codes most affected by violence: 77021, 77033, 77051, and 77090.
Expected Impact:
CVIPI funding would allow CHVPS to expand RISE services to 77026, the zip code in Harris County with the highest Gun-Related Homicide and Social Vulnerability Score. This expansion would include community engagement to distribute education materials and host community-building activities to promote neighborhood cohesion. Additionally, and in line with CVIPI objectives, Outreach Specialists (Credible Messengers/Violence Interrupters) from the community with similar lived experience to the target population wil...
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