The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) in partnership with the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) announces the availability of FY2025 grant funds for strategies designed to improve student safety along school commute routes and during identified school-related
events within identified Safe Passage, Safe Blocks priority areas. This application is for one priority area- Minnesota Ave.
Safe Passage, Safe Blocks (SPSB) utilizes a community-based crime reduction model to improve student safety in Safe Blocks priority areas through surveillance and violence interruption services. Safe Passage Ambassadors are trained to identify, intervene, deescalate, and report violence against students.