Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program
Forecasted
The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program supports Massachusetts agencies’ continuing gun violence prevention and crisis intervention projects to reduce risk among people currently at risk of gun violence.
Funder: Office of Grants and Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: $1,868,802.77 available for continuation awards; applicants request their prior award amount for approximately 12 months
Summary: Supports continued gun violence prevention and intervention projects run by previously funded Massachusetts agencies.
Key Information: Only prior FY22–23 Byrne SCIP recipients may apply; new programming is not eligible.
Description
The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program is administered in Massachusetts by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) with federal funding authorized under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022. This continuation opportunity sustains projects previously funded under the FY22–23 program.
Projects must use evidence-based strategies or promising programming to prevent or reduce gun violence among people currently at risk. The program emphasizes prevention and intervention rather than enforcement, investigation, or responses to crimes in progress or already committed. Funded work may include crisis intervention initiatives, such as extreme risk protection order programs and related mental health or veterans services.
