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Office of Safer Communities

Important Dates

OSC hosts a quarterly convening for community-based organizations (CBOs) to improve collaboration across programs and to address sustainability and capacity building. 

OSC hosts an annual, in-person conference for all grantees in December. 

Funding Opportunities
  • Safer Communities Program

    The Safer Communities Program provides funding to support holistic, community-based strategies that address the root causes of community violence. 

  • Operation Ceasefire Grant Program (OCGP)

    OCGP grants are awarded to state and local law-enforcement, attorneys for the Commonwealth, social services providers, and non-profit organizations that aim to reduce violent crime through Virginia. 

  • Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (FVIP) Fund

    FVIP funding supports evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention efforts, such as street outreach, hospital-based violence intervention, and more.