The Eastern District of Virginia has more than $500,000 in grant funding available to help fund programs that may help reduce violent crime in the Commonwealth. The funding is available through Project Safe Neighborhood, or PSN.

“Addressing violence requires an all-hands effort,” said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Communities that work closely together are more successful in driving down violent crime rates. Prevention, intervention and enforcement go hand in hand to tackle the root causes of violent crime. PSN grant funding is an important resource in a strategy that assists communities and neighborhoods to work together.”

Since 2022, local organizations in EDVA have received more than $750,000 in PSN grant funding.

The last two years of PSN recipients include the following:

The goals to reduce violent crime include:

Applying for a PSN grant

Grant assistance for programs that support the PSN goals is available through the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services website .

Applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on May 29.

The PSN grant committee is currently prioritizing three regions impacted most by violent crime – Richmond, Newport News, and Norfolk.

However, the committee will evaluate grant applications from across the Eastern District. The EDVA includes four divisions in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News, encompassing more than 19,000 square miles and serving a population of over six million residents in Virginia.

Applicants submitting a grant may apply for funds between $25,000 and $200,000.

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