Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced
more than $13.3 million in funding for law enforcement agencies to continue
fighting gun violence in the 17 counties currently participating in the state's
Gun Involved Violence Elimination – or GIVE -- initiative. This initiative
provides technical assistance, training and funds personnel, such as
prosecutors and crime analysts, as well as overtime and equipment.
"We've worked tirelessly to combat
gun violence across this state and prevent the senseless tragedies it
causes," Governor Cuomo said. "The GIVE initiative gives law
enforcement agencies the resources necessary for fighting gun violence in our
streets, and helps create a safer and stronger New York for all."
The GIVE initiative targets communities
served by 20 police departments in those 17 counties, which report 85 percent
of violent crime in the state outside of New York City. This is the second year
of a two-year contract, with agencies in those counties receiving the same
grant award as last year. The GIVE initiative is administered by the Division
of Criminal Justice Services. Its funding cycle begins July 1, 2016, and ends June
30, 2017. Those 20 police departments and their county law enforcement partners
– district attorneys' offices, probation departments and sheriffs' offices –
receive funding.
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Source: Press Office, Governor
Andrew M. Cuomo
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