The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released the FY 2011 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) site-based grant announcement. Each PSN task force must identify a fiscal agent for the district, which must be certified by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Eligible fiscal agents include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, and private nonprofit organizations. The application deadline is July 21, 2011. For more information visit www.bja.gov/grant/psn.html.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released an evaluation of the development and implementation of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The evaluation found a greater decline in violent crime in cities that implemented PSN programs than in cities that did not, with the greatest reductions found in cities with a high level of federal prosecution. Learn more about these findings.

For information on other funding opportunities, please go to www.bja.gov/grant/psn.html