Federal funding for community violence prevention, not police—$2.2B over 8 years

What it does

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to community organizations and local governments for violence-reduction programs, and the Department of Labor to fund job training for at-risk youth in high-violence communities. The HHS grants (up to $700M annually by 2028) support evidence-based violence intervention services focused on trauma care and economic opportunity rather than incarceration; the DOL grants ($1.5B over 8 years) connect opportunity youth to job training and apprenticeships. Both programs prioritize serving communities of color disproportionately affected by violence.

Why we flagged it

The bill's core mechanism is direct federal grants to community organizations and local governments for violence intervention and job training, with explicit public-health and workforce-development framing. No hidden carve-outs or private-sector giveaways detected.

What the text implies

• The 75–90% pass-through requirement for local governments and hospitals ensures federal dollars reach frontline nonprofits, but creates administrative burden and potential for local political gatekeeping of which organizations receive subgrants.
• The 'supplement, not supplant' language prevents double-funding but may be difficult to enforce if local budgets are already strained; communities may struggle to demonstrate they are not replacing existing violence-prevention spending with federal grants.
• The National Community Violence Response Center and Advisory Committee create a new federal infrastructure for violence research and coordination, potentially shifting power over local violence-prevention strategy toward federal agencies and national researchers rather than community-led models.
• The bill's emphasis on 'evidence-informed' and 'demonstrated promise' strategies may inadvertently favor established, research-backed programs over emerging grassroots interventions that lack formal evaluation but have strong community trust.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

The bill directs federal funding to community-based violence prevention and workforce development in underserved communities, with explicit requirements for trauma-informed care, evidence-based practices, and avoidance of mass incarceration. Ordinary citizens in high-violence communities gain access to intervention services and economic opportunity; the structure requires local nonprofits and community organizations to deliver services, not law enforcement, and mandates community oversight throu

Who stands to gain

• community-based nonprofit organizations
• local government agencies
• community colleges
• apprenticeship programs
• hospitals (in nonprofit capacity)
• workforce development providers

Named in the bill

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Office of Community Violence Intervention, National Community Violence Response Center, Community Violence Intervention Advisory Committee, Community Violence Research Advisory Council, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Crime Victims Fund

Where it stands

21 cosponsors: 20 Democrats, 1 Independents.

• Jun 28, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
• Jun 28, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $430,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 85 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.

Cory Booker, the sponsor, reported $496,300 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• American Federation of Teachers — $410,000 on 1 filing
• Beyond Impact (on Behalf Community Justice Action Fund) — $20,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 24, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.