Violence prevention partners

Apply to join the list of violence prevention service providers.

A community-driven, citywide approach to violence prevention

For a successful citywide violence prevention approach, we must include strategies that are rooted in the experiences and needs of the community. To achieve this, we are creating an eligible list of service providers to be part of a master contract. We want to invest in grassroots strategies that come from the community.

What we're looking for

We're building a pool of experienced and qualified partners. Partners will deliver community-driven services across one of the four priority areas:

  • Hospital-based violence intervention
  • Supportive services for youth and families
  • Street engagement, community justice partnerships, and community norm change
  • Environmental design and safety enhancements

Responders may only apply to one of the four categories.

Learn more about the priority areas

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Application process

Request for Proposals

We have issued a Requests for Proposals (RFP) so we can create a list of qualified service providers. This document outlines the details and instructions.

View the RFP

Timeline

The RFP will be open from April 11 - May 5, 2025.

How to apply

Responders must apply through the city's eSupplier Portal.

Go to eSupplier

Who can apply

Eligible applicants include

  • Cultural, faith-based, neighborhood and nonprofit organizations
  • Businesses

Applicants must have a history of serving people in Minneapolis for at least one year.

Government entities are not eligible to apply. See the RFP for specific eligibility.

Next steps

Selected responders will be eligible to receive work orders over a three-year period. The work orders will come from the Neighborhood Safety Department.

Work orders will be based on

  • Community needs
  • Available resources

The master contract

  • Sets the framework for engaging selected responders
  • Does not guarantee work or specific funding amount

All funded efforts will help prevent and reduce violence while enhancing community safety.

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Join the April 17 pre-proposal meeting

Join the online meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. You will learn about the application process. You can also ask questions directly to NSD staff.
Join the Teams meeting

Updated process

New master contract process

The 2025 Violence Prevention Master Contract Request for Proposals (RFP) is different than other Neighborhood Safety Department RFPs. 

Key differences

  • The master contract RFP is a one-time application process. You will join a pre-qualified pool of providers.
  • Organizations will be engaged for work through individual work orders. This is instead of organizations receiving funding at the time of initial selection.
  • This streamlines the process. It allows the City to respond efficiently to emerging needs in communities.
  • We can provide a timely and coordinated response to community safety priorities.

Background

  • The new process replaces the former Violence Prevention Fund program.

Learn about past funded projects

 

 

Priority areas for service

Responders may only respond to one category of service.

Hospital-based violence intervention

Providers must offer hospital-based support to people impacted by violence.

The goal is to reduce

  • Revictimization
  • Substance use
  • Legal justice system involvement

Services could include

  • Crisis intervention
  • Case management
  • Referrals to community services

Supportive services for youth and families

Programs must support youth and families who are impacted by violence.

Services could include

  • Promote healthy family relationships
  • Connect youth to positive role models, mentorship, and activities
  • Provide early intervention programs 

Street engagement, community justice partnerships, and community norm change

Outreach efforts must

  • Build trust with people at high-risk of violence
  • Mediate conflicts
  • Connect people to resources
  • Foster community-wide shifts in norms around violence

Services could include

  • Violence prevention workshops
  • Mediation services
  • Create safe space for youth
  • Facilite conversations between law enforcement and community
  • Re-entry services or diversion programs

Environmental design and safety enhancements

Projects must improve public spaces and promote safety.

This can be through

  • Neighborhood beautification
  • Green spaces
  • Other environmental changes

Services could include

  • Community green space projects
  • Transform underutilized spaces
  • Address harmful community conditions

Contact us

 

Neighborhood Safety

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Address

250 Fourth St S, Room 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415