U.S. Attorney announces anti-gang grants for Massachusetts

Source: Associated Press
Date: 2007/11/28

BOSTON - U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan is handing out just over $1 million to eleven cities across the state in an effort to stem gang violence.

The Project Safe Neighborhood and Anti-Gang Initiative grant funds will be used to support law enforcement and community or faith based programs.

Sullivan says the money will help combat crime and gang violence across Massachusetts.

Cities sharing in the grant include Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Springfield and Worcester.

Officials say previous rounds of funding from the Project Safe Neighborhood program have been used to increase officer training, prevention and intervention programming and gun violence reduction strategies.

More than $1.5 billion has been committed nationwide since 2001.