DOJ Cancels Grants On Gun Violence Prevention

The Washington Post reports:

The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.

Maureen Henneberg, the acting head of the Office of Justice Programs, which oversees the Justice Department grant program, told staff in the email that the canceled awards were identified through a weeks-long review process and did not align with the Trump administration’s priorities.

Administrators of the affected programs received termination notices Tuesday and were ordered to cease all grant-funded operations. Their access to already allocated funds was also cut off, according to an email sent to one grant recipient that was obtained by The Post.

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DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy

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