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Illinois expands Reimagine Public Safety Act in attempt curb gun violence

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CHICAGO (WREX) — Governor JB Pritzker signed a trailer bill to the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA), which established the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP).

The office takes a targeted approach to violence prevention in communities with the highest rates of violence, while providing resources for violence intervention programs, according to the governor's office.Ìý

Illinois will expand upon the state’s evidence-based violence prevention services, by identifying community-based organizations to serve as advisors for the initiative.

The grants will assist the organizations as they pursue reducing gun violence through youth development programs and the provision of trauma-based services. In the coming weeks, additional funding opportunity notices will be released to identify community partners across the state.

The new legislation clarifies guidelines to implement the RPSA and gives both IDHS and the OFVP greater flexibility in their grant-making authority. To reach communities with higher concentrations of violence, the bill diversifies the neighborhoods where community-based organizations are eligible for grants.

Community organizations looking to apply for state funding, should access the RPSA Violence Prevention Training, Technical Assistance and Support NOFO .

The governor declared .Ìý

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