Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the effects of community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling related to principles of nonviolence in conflict resolution. Eligible entities include state or local government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit communities, and faith-based organizations. In awarding grants under the program, DOJ shall give priority to applicants that agree to use the grant funds in at least one community that can certify (1) an increased or sustained level of violence or tension in the community; or (2) a lack of resources to adopt innovative, integrated, community-based violence prevention programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Crime preventionEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime
Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4167| House
| Updated: 8/6/2019
Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the effects of community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling related to principles of nonviolence in conflict resolution. Eligible entities include state or local government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit communities, and faith-based organizations. In awarding grants under the program, DOJ shall give priority to applicants that agree to use the grant funds in at least one community that can certify (1) an increased or sustained level of violence or tension in the community; or (2) a lack of resources to adopt innovative, integrated, community-based violence prevention programs.
Crime preventionEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime