Contribution: Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
Province of British Columbia | Province de la Colombie-Britannique
$5,300,169.00
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund - British Columbia (GGVAF-BC)
FY 2018-19 · 2019-01-21
Summary
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to support law enforcement and intervention initiatives within the Province of British Columbia to support police services and other organizations in enhancing efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increase awareness and understanding of related issues.
Department
Program
Gun and Gang Violence Action FundGun and Gang Violence Action Fund (linked with high confidence)
Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Business Number
107864738
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2020-03-31
Agreement Number
20746
Agreement Start Date
2019-01-21
Agreement Title
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund - British Columbia (GGVAF-BC)
Agreement Title (French)
Fonds d'action contre la violence liée aux armes à feu et aux gangs - Colombie-Britanque (FACVAFG-CB)
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$5,300,169.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to support law enforcement and intervention initiatives within the Province of British Columbia to support police services and other organizations in enhancing efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increase awareness and understanding of related issues.
Description (French)
La contribution vise à soutenir financièrement les initiatives d’application de la loi et d’intervention en Colombie-Britannique pour aider les services de police et d’autres organisations à améliorer leurs efforts de prévention, de perturbation et de lutte concernant la violence liée aux armes à feu et aux gangs, et accroître la sensibilisation et la compréhension en ce qui a trait aux problèmes s’y rattachant.
Expected Results
Community engagement and ownership of implementing and sustaining initiatives and programming to prevent and intervene in local gang issues; timely firearms forensic examination services provided to BC law enforcement agencies will reduce delays and ensure primacy, accuracy, and enhanced advancement of firearms involved in criminal investigations and prosecutions; and increased research and analysis capacity within the provincial government for the purposes of administering all programs and community initiative grants.
Expected Results (French)
Mobilisation communautaire et prise en main de l’adoption et du maintien en place d’initiatives et de programmes de prévention et d’intervention face aux problèmes de gangs locaux; prestation de services rapides d’examen criminalistique des armes à feu aux organismes d’application de la loi en Colombie‑Britannique, ce qui permettra de réduire les délais et d’assurer la primauté du droit, l’exactitude et l’amélioration de l’examen des armes à feu en cause dans les enquêtes et les poursuites criminelles; capacités de recherche et d’analyse accrues au sein du gouvernement provincial pour l’administration de toutes les subventions relatives aux programmes et aux initiatives communautaires.
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds d'action contre la violence liée aux armes à feu et aux gangs
Program Purpose
The program purpose is to support law enforcement and intervention initiatives at the provincial/territorial, municipal and community levels by providing funding to provincial and territorial governments to support police services and other organizations in enhancing efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increase awareness and understanding of related issues.
Program Purpose (French)
Le but du programme vise à appuyer les initiatives d’application de la loi et d’intervention aux niveaux provincial, territorial, municipal et communautaire en fournissant un financement aux gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux en vue d’appuyer les services de police et d’autres organisations à accroître les efforts en matière de prévention, d’interruption et de lutte contre la violence liée aux armes à feu et aux gangs et de sensibilisation et de compréhension accrues de questions connexes.
Recipient Business Number
107864738
Recipient City
Victoria
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Province of British Columbia | Province de la Colombie-Britannique
Recipient Postal Code
V8W 9J7
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
214-2018-2019-Q4-0082