Firearm and Violence Reduction Program

Since the office was launched, OFSVP has distributed grant funds in communities throughout Washington state, supporting local efforts to prevent and intervene in firearm violence. Among other things, we have learned that the most effective solutions to crime and violence come from the community and that there is a tremendous appetite at the community level to engage in collaboration to keep neighborhoods and families safer. We have also learned that violence intervention and prevention efforts work best when we partner with law enforcement and other system partners.