DOJ Cancels Grants For Gun-Violence And Addiction Prevention, Victim Advocacy

By Perry Stein, Tom Jackman and Jeremy Roebuck

The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.

Maureen Henneberg — the acting head of the Office of Justice Programs, which oversees the Justice Department grant program — told staff in the email that the canceled awards wereidentified through a weeks-long review process and did not align with the Trump administration’s priorities.

Some of grants sentmillions of dollars to organizations that provide crime data analysis for local governments. Others fundedan intervention program for nonviolent youth offenders in Jersey City, New Jersey,a program aimed at identifying community-based approaches to preventing hate crimes against Arab Americans and a confidential hotline run by the National Center for Victims of Crime to inform crime victims about their rights.

The Office of Justice Programs typically distributes grants over a three-year cycle. The cancellation notices came midway through the cycle, potentially creating massive funding shortfalls for these programs. The notice reviewed by The Post said program administrators would have 30 days to appeal the Justice Department’s decision.

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