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Colorado opens applications for gun violence prevention grant

By 04/22/2024 | updated 1 year ago

A Colorado state agency is accepting applications for grant money to fund projects that seek to reduce gun violence. 

An organization can receive up to $100,000 from a total of $500,000 in funding from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention.  

The money may be used for education, training, and community programs, such as those that focus on responsible gun ownership practices, safe storage, mental health and substance abuse resources, officials said. 

In particular, officials encouraged nonprofits that serve communities affected by firearm-caused suicides and violence to apply.

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“We want to make sure that Colorado communities are equipped to address gun violence through education, training and community-based initiatives,” said Ned Calonge, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s CDPHE’s chief medical officer, in a statement.

“That’s why the Office of Gun Violence Prevention has chosen to implement a grant program that is responsive to firearm-related suicide, as well as interpersonal violence and community violence in our state,” he added.

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