Overview
The Shannon Community Safety Initiative (CSI) is a multi-pronged approach to address a community’s gang and youth violence problem. The program focuses on five strategy areas:
- Social intervention
- Suppression
- Opportunity Provision
- Organizational Change
- Community Mobilization
Shannon CSI incorporates the key elements of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model. The program supports regional, multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention, intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reentry programs.
This program is made available through state funding.
Eligibility
Communities experiencing high levels of gang-related activity are eligible to apply to support multi-disciplinary collaborations addressing gang violence in their geographic area.
Multiple municipalities may apply as a regional collaborative group, with one municipality serving as the lead applicant and fiscal agent for the group. Program partners may include local, state, and nonprofit organizations.
Key Dates and Materials
Key Dates
AGF Posted: August 14, 2026
Deadlines for Questions: September 4, 2026
Deadline for Letter of Intent: September 10, 2026
Application Due Date: September 25, 2026, no later than 4:00 p.m.
Award Notification (tentative): December 2026
Performance Period (tentative): January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027
Application Materials
Shannon Community Safety Initiative AGF
Shannon Community Safety Initiative Application
Shannon Community Safety Initiative Budget Worksheet (Attachment A)
Shannon Community Safety Initiative Crime Reporting Compliance Template (Attachment B)
Additional Materials
Related Funding Opportunities
Shannon CSI includes a research component made up of the Local Action Research Partners (LARPs) and the Statewide Research Partner (SRP). LARPs provide strategic, analytic, and research support to individual Shannon CSI sites. The SRP provides similar support to OGR, the LARPs, and all funded Shannon CSI sites and partners without a LARP.
Program Impact
For 20 years, the Shannon Community Safety Initiative has been improving the lives of young people and the safety of Massachusetts communities.
Find annual site briefs and comprehensive reports produced by the Shannon CSI Statewide Research Partner in OGR's Report Archive.
Resources for Grant Recipients
Resources for Shannon CSI funding recipients - These resources are intended for current grant recipients and should not be submitted with requests for funding.