Who Qualifies for Community Safety Grants in Tennessee
GrantID: 77958
Grant Funding Amount Low: $25,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $5,000,000
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Grant Overview
Tennessee Eligibility Criteria for Violence Prevention Grants
Tennessee restricts criminal justice program funding to entities operating in counties with violent crime rates above the state average of 595 per 100,000 residents according to the most recent Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report. Eligible counties include Shelby, Davidson, Hamilton, and Knox plus nine additional rural counties meeting the threshold.
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or public agencies with documented memoranda of understanding with local law enforcement agencies. Proposals must cite specific neighborhood-level crime data rather than citywide statistics.
The funding requires submission of three years of program participant recidivism or incident data through the Tennessee Department of Correction or local court records. Budgets may not exceed $275,000 annually and must allocate at least 30 percent to evaluation.
Tennessee differs from Kentucky because applications must reference the state's specific three-tiered grant review process administered jointly by the Office of Criminal Justice Programs and the Department of Children's Services.
Who Qualifies in Tennessee
Tennessee law enforcement agencies, county governments, and nonprofits with prior service contracts in high-violence census tracts may apply. Each proposal must include a signed data-sharing agreement allowing the state to match participant records against arrest logs. Priority is given to projects that target individuals aged 14-24 with prior adjudication for aggravated assault or weapons offenses.
Application Requirements and Realities
Required attachments include a logic model linking proposed activities to reductions in shootings or homicides within the target census tracts. Multi-site applications must demonstrate separate evaluation plans for each county. Awards are disbursed quarterly upon verification of enrollment and activity logs submitted through the state's grants management portal.
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