For those interested, the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) is seeking Panel Members for the fifth cohort
of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP)
Grant. Please see below for additional information.
The purpose of CalVIP is to improve public health and safety by
supporting effective community gun violence reduction initiatives
in communities that are disproportionately impacted by community
gun violence. To date, BSCC has administered four rounds of
CalVIP grant funding that have provided more than $250 million to
cities and community-based organizations for local violence
intervention and prevention efforts.
The BSCC is seeking individuals to serve on a Scoring Panel who
have professional expertise and/or personal life experiences
related to community-based gun violence. This includes the
following:
Persons with direct experience (with either a public agency
or a community-based organization) in developing, implementing or
evaluating violence reduction initiatives, including initiatives
that incorporate public health and community-based approaches.
