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(PSN)
16.609
The Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) formula grant program awards funds to certified fiscal agents who work with PSN teams in federal judicial districts to provide funding support to the district’s PSN strategy. Each United States Attorney’s Office is responsible for establishing and leading a team of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (where applicable) law enforcement and community-based organizations and representatives (herein PSN Team) to implement a strategic plan for addressing the most pressing violent crime problems within the USAO district. Goal(s): To reduce gun and gang violence by the most violent offenders in target neighborhoods by employing a research-driven, intelligence-led, and problem-solving approach to reduce firearm and gang violence through enforcement, deterrence, and prevention. Objective(s): Foster effective and sustainable collaborations with law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and external agencies; foster community trust in, and increase the legitimacy of, federal, state, and local law enforcement entities; and, use intelligence and data to identify violent crime drivers and individuals at risk of violence victimization or perpetration. Performance Measure 1: Percentage of PSN projects conducting community activities; and, Performance Measure 2: Percentage of PSN projects that experienced a measurable positive impact on their problem of focus.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
Made awards to 16 news sites. Each awardee completed a Strategic Action Plan to guide planning and implementation.
Fiscal Year 2017: Made competitive awards to 14 sites. In FY 18, 93 formula awards are planned.
Fiscal Year 2018: Made formula awards to 83 sites.
In FY 2018, the Justice Department prosecuted more violent crime defendants than ever before, exceeding the previous total by almost 15 percent. DOJ also charged more than 15,000 defendants with federal firearms offenses, 17 percent more than the previous record. Based on reliable data, productivity in these areas increased more in 2018 than ever before.
For detailed accomplishments, visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/project-safe-neighborhoods-psn/publications-performance-reports
In Fiscal Year 2021, BJA awarded 17.5 Million in PSN funding to 88 federal judicial districts. In FY 2022, BJA is anticipating the award of up to $20 Million to 94 federal judicial districts
Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/project-safe-neighborhoods-psn/publications-performance-reports
Please the following weblinks for programmatic highlights and accomplishments:
A Systematic Review of Project Safe Neighborhoods Effects: https://psntta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/A-Systematic-Review-of-Project-Safe-Neighborhoods-Effects.pdf; and,
A National Portrait of Project Safe Neighborhoods Implementation: https://dpjh8al9zd3a4.cloudfront.net/publication/national-portrait-project-safe-neighborhoods-implementation/fulltext.pdf.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
