Violence Prevention Fund

A community-driven, citywide approach to violence prevention

For a successful citywide violence prevention approach, we must include strategies rooted in the experience and wisdom of the community. To do that, we set up a Violence Prevention Fund in 2019. We use the Violence Prevention Fund to invest in grassroots strategies that come from the community.

We fund many types of programs, including things like:

Increased street lighting, vacant lot cleanup, and neighborhood beautification
Community outreach and community building
Education, employment, certification, and trade opportunities
Leadership development
Public art and murals
Recreation activities and increased access to recreational spaces
Restorative justice
Trauma awareness and resilience work
Violence prevention events
Youth mentoring and skills training

Go to our Legislative Information Management System (LIMS) to see a list of who we funded in 2021

Application process

We issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) so we can learn about your ideas for grassroots violence prevention programs that:

Serve Minneapolis residents
Promote violence prevention, safety, resilience, connectedness, and healing

Timeline

The next RFP will be issued in the fall of 2022.

Eligibility and funding categories

Through the Violence Prevention Fund, we issue contracts for projects in many categories. We base the categories on:

Project size
Type of applicant

We fund many types of applicants, including:

Businesses
Cultural, faith, neighborhood and nonprofit organizations
Individuals

See the RFP for specific eligibility.

Program impact

Highlights from our 2021 projects

10,000	People viewed the anti-violence PSA created through a project we funded
9,820	People participated in projects we funded
818	People, on average, participated in each project funded
200	People responded to surveys about community safety planning, thanks to a youth-led neighborhood engagement team
180	Violence prevention events or activities took place in our community
60	Youth participated in a six-week reading and cultural literacy program training
60	Families participated in co-parenting skills training
26	Young people received stipends and skills training; over half secured employment

Neighborhood Safety

Email Neighborhood Safety

Address

250 Fourth St S, Room 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday