Grants and Contributions:

Short-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities have funding for prevention and intervention initiatives to address and respond to gun and gang violence.

Project Short Term Outcomes includes:
• support youth involved or at-risk of being involved with guns and gangs
and support their social human networks

Medium-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence.

Project Medium-Term Outcomes includes:
• Develop and enhance community partnerships

Long-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities are equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.

Project Long-Term Outcomes includes:
• Improve community safety and well-being

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027. There is no change to Public Safety Canada funding.

The program purpose is to support Municipalities and Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang violence.