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Reducing Violence in Communities: An In-Depth Study of Efforts in Durham, NC and Minneapolis, MN

Award Information

Award #
2017-IJ-CX-0015
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
Total funding (to date)
$999,728

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2017, $999,728)

The applicant proposes to conduct research on the range of anti-violence efforts that have been used to address violence levels in two communities: the East Durham neighborhood of Durham, NC and in the Northside (North Minneapolis) neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN.

The researcher will use existing open source data from cities for data on crime, collect data on programs implemented via snowball sample interviewing starting with the project advisory board, and gather contextual information such as legislative changes and socio-demographics in cities.

Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law," and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2CFR 200.210(a)(14).
CA/NCF

Date Created: September 6, 2017