Grantee Profile
Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
Grants to Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
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$500,000Active Strategy
2011 (Inactive Grant)
Community & Economic Development
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Operated by the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention at the University of Illinois at Chicago, CeaseFire is a nationally-recognized initiative that intervenes to reduce gun violence by fielding a network of "violence interrupters" and outreach workers who identify emerging conflicts and intervene to defuse them before violence occurs. This grant will support CeaseFire’s anti-violence activities in Chicago neighborhoods that are part of the New Communities Program, the 16-neighborhood revitalization initiative supported by the Foundation and managed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
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$500,000
2009 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of the CeaseFire gang intervention initiative (over two years).
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$1,200,000
2005 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support efforts to reduce homicides and other violent crimes in Chicago neighborhoods (over four years).
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$250,000
2003 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of violence prevention activities in ten neighborhoods.
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$500,000
2000 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To involve residents of low-income neighborhoods in crime prevention and community safety (over two years).
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$500,000
1998 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support resident involvement in crime prevention efforts and policy development (over two years).
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$4,000
1998 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support a meeting with experts on youth violence reduction and community policing.
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$100,000
1997 (Inactive Grant)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To provide technical and other assistance to neighborhood partnerships working to reduce violence in their communities.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Chicago Project for Violence Prevention $3,554,000 between 1978 and 2016.
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