CVI Policy Analysis and Tracking Hub

Last updated October 8, 2024 .

Stay updated on the latest community violence intervention legislation.

The GIFFORDS Community Violence Intervention Policy Analysis and Tracking Hub (CVI-PATH) is designed to offer valuable assistance in navigating the landscape of historic investments in community violence intervention (CVI). With CVI-PATH, advocates are able to monitor the progress of CVI bills introduced through the legislative process, generating insight into policy changes that support lifesaving strategies. Stay informed about important legislative dates for your state.

For more detailed information or to contribute insights about community violence intervention efforts in your area, please feel free to reach out to the GIFFORDS Center for Violence Intervention team at gcvi@giffords.org.

Session Year	State	Bill	Title	Status	Updated	Category	Details

2023	Indiana	H-1360	Medicaid Violence Prevention Services	Failed	1/17/23	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023	Maryland	S-181	Fiscal Year Budget Bill	Failed	1/20/23	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 200
2023	Maryland	H-974	Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program and Fund	Failed	2/13/23	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 921
2023	New Mexico	H-404	Violence Intervention Program Act	Failed	2/14/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—$15M
2023–24	Illinois	H-2659	Criminal Justice Information Authority	Pending Action	2/16/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—approx. $23.5M; approx: $20.2M via ARPA
2023–24	Illinois	S-2489	Criminal Justice Information Authority	Pending Action	2/21/23	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 2659
2023–24	Illinois	S-2523	Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity	Pending Action	2/21/23	Funding	Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—approx. $51M
2023	Maryland	S-598	Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund	Failed	2/22/23	Funding	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—$40M annually
2024–25	Virginia	S-800	Budget Bill	Failed	2/22/23	Funding	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $12.6M over two years; $25M over two years for broad purposes
2023	Florida	H-403	Community Violence Intervention	Failed	3/7/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023	Florida	S-428	Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant	Failed	3/7/23	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 403
2023–24	Michigan	H-4016	Departmental Appropriations	Enacted	3/8/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$10.8M via ARPA
2023	Connecticut	H-5771	Medicaid Coverage	Failed	3/23/23	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023	Maryland	S-833	Prince George’s County Violence Reduction Program	Failed	3/26/23	Funding	Establishes a CVI program or fund; Jurisdiction and Program Specific Allocation(s)—$1M annually
2023–24	Pennsylvania	S-301	Executive Office Appropriations	Pending Action	3/28/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$105M
2023–24	Pennsylvania	S-480	State Agency Appropriations	Pending Action	3/28/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$30M
2023	Connecticut	H-5653	Excise Tax on Ammunition	Failed	4/20/23	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2023	Connecticut	H-5525	Department of Public Health for Gun Violence Prevention	Failed	4/21/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$10.8M over two years; $400,000 ongoing
2023	Maryland	H-200	Fiscal Year Budget Bill	Enacted	4/24/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—approx $8M
2023	Alabama	H-384	Community Outreach	Failed	4/25/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	North Carolina	H-843	Office of Violence Prevention	Pending Action	4/25/23	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention; Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation—$10M
2023	Connecticut	H-6659	State Budget	Failed	5/4/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $9M over two years; $1.4M via ARPA
2023–24	New York	A-3003	Aid to Localities Budget	Enacted	5/12/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s); Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—approx $96M; $18M via TANF (federal); $5.4M via Bryne JAG (federal)
2023–24	New York	S-4000	State Operations Budget	Enacted	5/12/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$500,000
2023	Colorado	S-241	Creation Of Office Of School Safety	Enacted	5/17/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—$1M
2023	Colorado	S-2	Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Services	Enacted	5/18/23	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023–24	Tennessee	H-1545	Appropriations	Enacted	5/18/23	Funding	Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—$2M
2023–24	Minnesota	S-2909	State Government	Enacted	5/19/23	Funding	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $75M
2023–24	Minnesota	S-3307	Legislative Enactments	Enacted	5/26/23	Funding	Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s); CVI-related appropriation(s)—$5M
2023–24	Vermont	S-4	Juveniles and Dangerous Weapons	Enacted	6/1/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023	Florida	S-2500	Appropriations	Vetoed	6/16/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$850,000 for violence interruption program; $5M dedicated to CVI was vetoed
2023–24	South Carolina	H-4300	Expenditure Regulation	Enacted	6/20/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund
2023–24	Illinois	H-2532	Violence Prevention	Pending Action	6/26/23	Funding	Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s); CVI-related appropriation(s)—$56M
2023–24	California	S-101	Budget Act of 2023	Enacted	6/27/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$75M
2023	Connecticut	H-6941	State Budget	Enacted	6/27/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $18.3M (includes multiyear appropriation); $1.4M via ARPA (2023)
2023–24	Vermont	H-494	Appropriations For the Support of Government	Enacted	6/28/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$5M
2023	Connecticut	H-6942	Adjusting Bonds of the State	Enacted	6/29/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—Seeks to authorize proceeds from state bonds to fund CVI
2023–24	Pennsylvania	H-1552	Appropriation of Federal Funds	Pending Action	6/29/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$30M
2022–23	New Jersey	A-5669	State Budget	Enacted	6/30/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$10M
2023–24	Pennsylvania	H-1130	Safe Communities Grant Program	Pending Action	7/27/23	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund
2023	Oregon	S-5506	Emergency Board for Allocations During Biennium	Enacted	8/21/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s); Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—$13.75M over two years
2023–24	District of Columbia	B-203	Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023	Enacted	8/29/23	Funding	Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI
2023–24	Michigan	H-4437	Departmental Appropriations	Enacted	9/6/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$5M
2023	Missouri	H-11	Appropriation Bill	Enacted	9/13/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—approx. $2M
2023–24	Pennsylvania	H-611	General Fund Appropriations	Enacted	9/22/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$40M
2023–24	California	A-28	Firearms and Ammunition: Excise Tax	Enacted	9/26/23	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2023–24	California	A-762	Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program	Enacted	9/26/23	Reauthorization/Expansion	ReSeeks to authorize and/or expand state’s violence intervention program—unspecified funding
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-4040	Appropriations	Enacted	10/5/23	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Establishes a CVI program or fund—approx. $44.3M; replaced HB 3901; SB 2400; HB 3900—approx. $44.3M; replaced HB 3901; SB 2400; HB 3900
2022–23	New Jersey	A-4978	Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance	Enacted	10/17/23	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023–24	New York	S-580	Community Violence Prevention Services	Enacted	10/17/23	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023–24	Massachusetts	S-1495	Firearms and Firearms Violence	Pending Action	11/20/23	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention —taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2023–24	New York	A-4571	Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act	Pending Action	1/3/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—at least $10M via VOCA
2023–24	New York	A-5199	Excise Tax on Sale of Ammunition	Pending Action	1/3/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 270
2023–24	New York	A-7302	Operation SNUG Program	Pending Action	1/3/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 2364
2023–24	New York	S-270	Tax on Sale of Ammunition	Pending Action	1/3/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2024–25	New Jersey	A-854	Supplemental Appropriation	Introduced	1/9/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$10M
2024–25	New Jersey	S-1807	Division on Violence Prevention and Intervention	Introduced	1/9/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes an office/agency with a focus on violence prevention and intervention
2022–23	New Jersey	A-5326	Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act	Enacted	1/12/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—$12M
2023–24	New York	S-2364	Operation SNUG Program	Passed 1st Chamber	1/22/24	Reauthorization/Expansion	Seeks to authorize and/or expand state’s violence intervention program; CVI-related appropriation(s)—$30 million
2024	New Mexico	H-144	Gun Violence Prevention Office	Failed	1/31/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes an office/agency with a focus on violence prevention and intervention
2023–24	California	A-912	Strategic Anti-Violence Funding Efforts Act	Vetoed	2/1/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2024–25	Virginia	H-1181	Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant	Failed	2/2/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2024–25	Virginia	H-602	Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention	Introduced	2/7/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund
2023–24	District of Columbia	B-695	Safe Neighborhoods Amendment Act of 2024	Introduced	2/15/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention
2023–24	Illinois	H-5709	Criminal Justice and Information Authority	Introduced	2/22/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $27.7M
2023–24	New York	A-1809	Non Profit Violence Intervention Programs	Failed	2/22/24	Workforce Development	Supports CVI worker training, workforce development, wages and benefits, and/or wellness
2023–24	Pennsylvania	S-1060	Additional Appropriation of Federal and State Funds	Introduced	2/23/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$100M
2024–25	Virginia	S-30	Budget Bill	Failed	3/5/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention; Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx $47.3M over two years
2024	Colorado	H-1196	Department of Public Health Environment Funding	Enacted	3/6/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $3M
2024–25	New Jersey	A-4021	Community Violence Prevention Services	Introduced	3/7/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 1407
2023–24	Washington	H-1140	Fiscal Biennium Operating Appropriations	Failed	3/7/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—approx. $39.7M over two years; $200M over two years for broad purposes
2023–24	Washington	H-2197	Medical Assistance Programs	Failed	3/7/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2024–25	New Jersey	S-1407	Community Violence Prevention Services Coverage	Introduced	3/14/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize and/or expand state’s violence intervention program; CVI-related appropriation(s)
2024	Indiana	H-1023	Violence Prevention Services	Failed	3/18/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-2297	Violence Prevention Trust Fund	Pending Action	3/25/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund —Up to $25 million per year
2024	Maryland	S-784	Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act	Failed	3/28/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2024–25	Washington	S-5950	Fiscal Biennium Supplemental Operating Appropriations	Enacted	3/29/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s); Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—approx 17M over two years; $200M
2023–24	Ohio	H-420	Building Safer Communities for Children Act	Introduced	4/2/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention; Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2024	Maryland	H-350	Budget Bill Fiscal Year 2025	Failed	4/8/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Introduced concurrently with SB 360—approx. $37M
2024	Maryland	H-935	Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act	Failed	4/8/24	Tax	Companion Bill—see SB 784
2023–24	Pennsylvania	H-2324	Additional Appropriation of Federal and State Funds	Introduced	4/10/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $4.3M
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-2	Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2025	Introduced	4/11/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $23M
2024	Kentucky	H-665	Office of Safer Communities	Failed	4/15/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention
2023–24	Wisconsin	A-1221	Violence Prevention Grants	Failed	4/15/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention; appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI— taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2023–24	Wisconsin	A-931	Community Violence Intervention	Failed	4/15/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023–24	Wisconsin	S-1094	Firearm Transfers and Possession Law Enforcememt	Failed	4/15/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$10M over two years
2023–24	Wisconsin	S-901	Community Violence Intervention	Failed	4/15/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023–24	Maine	H-1420	Supplemental Appropriations	Enacted	4/22/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $3.2M
2024	Maryland	S-430	Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program	Enacted	4/25/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	Tennessee	S-1649	Department of Finance	Failed	4/25/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	Tennessee	H-1845	Violence Intervention Program	Failed	4/25/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention
2023–24	Tennessee	H-1738	Tenncare	Failed	4/25/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2023–24	New York	A-8803	Aid To Localities Budget	Enacted	5/1/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$3M
2023–24	New York	S-8300	State Operations Budget	Enacted	5/1/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $214M
2023–24	North Carolina	H-962	Budget Operations	Pending Action	5/2/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023–24	North Carolina	S-868	Budget Operations	Introduced	5/7/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 962
2024	Alabama	H-38	Community Based Violence Prevention Program	Failed	5/9/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-1199	Hospital Based Violence Intervention and Prevention	Pending Action	5/9/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize or expand Medicaid reimbursement for violence prevention services
2024–25	Virginia	H-6001	General Assembly	Enacted	5/13/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx $49M over two years
2024–25	Virginia	H-6002	Budget Bill	Enacted	5/13/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$500,000
2024	Maryland	H-583	Center for Firearm Violence Prevention	Enacted	5/16/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 475
2024	Maryland	S-360	Budget Bill Fiscal Year 2025	Enacted	5/16/24	Funding	Introduced concurrently with HB 350; CVI-related appropriation(s)—$4M
2024	Maryland	S-475	Center for Firearm Violence Prevention	Enacted	5/16/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention—unspecified funding
2023–24	Minnesota	H-1712	Public Safety	Failed	5/20/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 1712
2023–24	Minnesota	H-25	Public Safety	Failed	5/20/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—up to $30M annually
2023–24	Minnesota	H-2873	Pilot Program to Reduce Trauma From Gun Violence	Failed	5/20/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund; Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—$5M
2022–23	Minnesota	H-3834	Violence Prevention Medical Services	Failed	5/20/24	Medicaid	Companion Bill—see HB 3834
2023–24	Minnesota	H-600	Public Safety	Failed	5/20/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see SB 393
2023–24	Minnesota	S-1549	Task Force on Youth Interventions	Failed	5/20/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	Minnesota	S-3196	Pilot Program to Reduce Trauma from Gun Violence	Failed	5/20/24	Companion Bill	Companion Bill—see HB 2873
2023–24	Minnesota	S-3649	Medical Assistance Coverage for Violence Prevention	Failed	5/20/24	Medicaid	Seeks to authorize and/or expand state’s violence intervention program; CVI-related appropriation(s)
2023–24	Minnesota	S-393	Public Safety	Failed	5/20/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s); Jurisdiction and program specific allocation(s)—$10M
2023–24	Minnesota	S-4911	Public Safety	Failed	5/20/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention
2023–24	Massachusetts	S-4	Appropriations	Introduced	5/23/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $40M
2023–24	Massachusetts	S-2800	Bill making appropriations	Introduced	5/30/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $40M
2023–24	Illinois	H-5650	Reimagine Public Safety Act	Introduced	5/31/24	Workforce Development	Supports CVI worker training, workforce development, wages and benefits, and/or wellness; CVI-related appropriation(s); Funding—$15M
2023–24	District of Columbia	B-724	Litigation Support Fund	Enacted	6/1/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$9.7M
2024	Louisiana	S-203	Weapons	Failed	6/3/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention
2023–24	Illinois	S-251	State Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations	Enacted	6/5/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $65.1M
2023–24	Michigan	H-4605	Sales Tax Distribution	Passed 1st Chamber	6/12/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention—redirects a portion of sales tax on fuel and automobiles
2024	Florida	H-5001	General Appropriations Act	Enacted	6/14/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund; Appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—$2.5M
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-2771	Excise Tax on Guns and Ammunition	Pending Action	6/17/24	Tax	Establishes or redirects a tax to fund violence intervention and prevention; appropriates funding for broad purposes that include CVI—taxes the manufacture, retail sale, and/or purchase of guns and/or ammunition
2023–24	South Carolina	H-3480	Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Division	Failed	6/26/24	New Office/Agency	Establishes a state office/agency with a focus on prevention and intervention; Establishes a CVI program or fund
2024–25	New Jersey	A-4700	State Budget	Enacted	6/28/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $26.5M
2023–24	Pennsylvania	S-1001	Executive, Legislative and Judicial Appropriations	Enacted	7/11/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$56.5M
2023–24	Michigan	S-747	Departmental Appropriations Omnibus	Enacted	7/24/24	Funding	CVI-related appropriation(s)—$5.5M
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-4885	Firearm Laws	Enacted	7/29/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—unspecified funding
2023–24	Massachusetts	H-4800	Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2025	Enacted	8/1/24	New Program/Fund	CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $40.8M
2023–24	South Carolina	H-5100	Appropriations and Revenue	Enacted	8/15/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund; CVI-related appropriation(s)—approx. $700,000
2023–24	California	A-1812	Budget Act of 2024	Failed	8/31/24	Workforce Development	Supports CVI worker training, workforce development, wages and benefits, and/or wellness; CVI-related appropriation(s)—$2M
2023–24	California	A-2064	Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program	Failed	8/31/24	New Program/Fund	Establishes a CVI program or fund—funded through savings from prison closures

What We Track

CVI-PATH focuses on bills introduced through the legislative process and does not include comprehensive information on policy changes made through other avenues, such as executive orders. The tracker also excludes monies from federal funding sources such as the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), unless otherwise specified.

We track the following main policy categories:

Companion Bill

The Companion Bill category is specifically designed to track similar or identical pieces of legislation that are introduced concurrently in both the Senate and the House.

Funding

The Funding category consolidates all CVI-related appropriations, including annual appropriations, jurisdiction and program-specific allocations, and some funding for broader purposes that include CVI. Funding may be related to the establishment or continuation of programs focused on community-based organizations working in violence intervention and prevention, accounting for both increases and decreases in funding.

However, it excludes bills related to the reauthorization and expansion of state programs focused on altering the program’s scope rather than funding. Funding primarily focused on law enforcement or appropriations not clearly inclusive of CVI are also not considered under this category.

Medicaid

The Medicaid category is defined by specific criteria focused on Medicaid’s role in funding violence prevention and intervention. It includes legislation that enables state Medicaid agencies to reimburse for violence prevention services, particularly those expanding coverage for CVI services or authorizing the use of Medicaid funds for such purposes.

New Office/Agency

The New Office/Agency category includes legislation that aims to create statewide offices or agencies specifically dedicated to CVI. This category focuses on new institutional structures with a clear mandate to address and reduce community violence through intervention and prevention strategies, though they may have a broader mandate.

The category excludes efforts that do not specifically focus on reducing community violence, are designed for local or non-statewide efforts, or lack a clear jurisdictional mandate for statewide CVI activities.

New Program/Fund

The New Program/Fund category encompasses legislation aimed at creating new grant programs or funds specifically for CVI. This includes bills that establish new programs for CBOs focused on violence intervention and prevention. The category is inclusive of initiatives with or without specified appropriations and those directing federal funds to establish CVI programs.

However, it excludes reauthorization or expansion of existing grant programs, funding for law enforcement or taskforces, and preventative programs not centered on community violence. The focus is on new, dedicated initiatives for CVI, clearly distinguishing them from broader or previously established programs.

Reauthorization/Expansion

The Reauthorization/Expansion category focuses on legislation that renews or broadens existing Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs or funds. In addition to legislation reauthorizing existing programs, this category also captures expansions and modifications to existing state-level CVI programs, such as expanding service coverage to new cities or populations. The focus is on enhancing and sustaining ongoing CVI initiatives.

However, this category excludes newly established grant programs or funds, expansions that only involve budget increases without substantive changes to the program’s scope or mandate. Legislative changes shifting the program’s focus away from CVI are marked under this category as a “regression.”

Tax

The Tax category refers to legislation that creates or increases taxes with the explicit intention of directing the revenue generated towards CVI programs and efforts. This category focuses on creating sustainable funding streams for CVI initiatives through taxation.

This category excludes bills that do not direct a significant share of the resulting tax revenue to CVI work.

Workforce Development

The Workforce Development category includes legislation focused on aiding the CVI workforce. It encompasses bills that provide support for CVI workers in aspects such as, but not limited to, training, workforce development, improved wages, benefits, and wellness programs.

This category excludes legislation that does not specifically center the training, development, and well-being of CVI workers, ensuring a focused approach on the human resource aspect of CVI initiatives.

Note

While we strive to track jurisdiction- and program-specific allocations, we may not have access to complete information about every organization operating within every state. CVI-PATH should not be considered an exhaustive picture of all public funding received by community violence intervention organizations.

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