Gun Violence Prevention Mini Grant & Sponsorship Program
Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVI)
Gun Violence Prevention Mini-Grant and/or Project Sponsorship Program Tampa Youth Violence Prevention Week
Please initiate your application by selecting one of the following request categories.
How do we begin to solve the problem of gun violence in our community?
By engaging the community!!!
In 2024, the City of Tampa, through the Tampa Police Department was awarded a grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to provide a Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVI) to address and prevent youth gun violence. Safe & Sound Hillsborough is a proud sub-recipient of this funding opportunity and is excited to be able to provide support for neighborhood groups, small nonprofits, and other interested parties committed to the overall safety and wellness of our youth and families in the city of Tampa.
Through this opportunity, Safe & Sound Hillsborough is seeking to provide grant funding and/or project/event sponsorships to non-profit and community-based organizations, including smaller organizations, to provide services focused on building awareness, education, and prevention related to reducing youth gun violence.
Funding available in this round of grants will be awarded between May and June of 2025 with projects needing to be completed by June 30, 2025. Awards may range between $2,500- $5,000 and shall specifically support programming, events, activities, trainings, campaigns, resource development and distribution, or other activities related to prevention and reduction of youth gun violence. Funded activities may engage youth, adults or the community at large.
Proposed projects and events must be within the City of Tampa. Projects, events, locations, and services outside of the city limits will not be approved.
This is a competitive process. Some applications may not be funded, and some may be only partially funded.
If you have a question or need help understanding these guidelines or the application, email Idalia Rivera at: irivera@safeandsoundhillsborough.org
Week of Programming
Approved projects will be conducted during “Tampa Youth Violence Prevention Week”, designated for June 22, 2025, through June 28, 2025. All projects will need to be conducted through this period.
Deadline for Applications
Applications must be received via online submission, mail, email, or in person no later than 4:30 p.m. May 23, 2025. No applications will be accepted beyond this deadline.
Any applications that are not received by 4:30 p.m. on May 23, 2025, or that do not have all requested paperwork, will not be accepted.
No applications by fax, please.