ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Massachusetts FY2027 Shannon Community Safety Initiative (CSI)
Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research funding for municipal and regional, multidisciplinary strategies to reduce gang and youth violence through prevention, intervention, opportunity provision, community mobilization, law enforcement coordination, prosecution and reentry. Letter of Intent due September 10, 2026; full application due September 25, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
FundingApproximately $8,916,591.46 available statewide for FY2027 Shannon CSI site awards. OGR may award full, partial, or no funding; the controlling AGF does not publish a single per-applicant maximum. A 25% match from municipal or private contributions is required.
DeadlineSeptember 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. A Letter of Intent was due September 10, 2026; questions were due September 4, 2026.
Last verifiedSeptember 16, 2026
Required next actionConfirm that a Massachusetts municipality with documented gang-related activity and supporting local statistical data will serve as the lead applicant and fiscal agent. Build the required multidisciplinary partnership and written commitments, document youth violence, gang activity and substance-use conditions, define prevention, intervention, enforcement, prosecution and/or reintegration strategies with measurable outcomes, secure the required 25% municipal or private match, and submit the complete application by September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The Letter of Intent deadline has passed, so do not present it as a remaining action.
Broad Eligibility
The lead applicant and fiscal agent must be a Massachusetts municipal entity. Eligible communities must demonstrate gang-related activity with local statistical data. Regional collaborative applications are permitted with one municipality serving as lead and fiscal agent, and project partners may include municipal and state law-enforcement agencies, nonprofit and community-based organizations, and other government agencies. The FY2027 AGF requires a written commitment to provide a 25% match from municipal or private contributions.
Atlas Analysis
A substantial statewide school-and-community safety opportunity supporting evidence-based, regional and multidisciplinary responses to youth and gang violence. The FY2027 program has approximately $8.92 million available and favors applicants that demonstrate serious youth-violence, gang and substance-use conditions, multi-jurisdictional collaboration, measurable outcomes, strong local data, a credible 25% match and responsible grant management. This is not a general healthcare grant; Atlas should present it primarily to municipalities and school/community-safety partnerships that can connect prevention, intervention and reintegration strategies to measurable youth outcomes.
Massachusetts’ FY2027 Shannon Community Safety Initiative supports evidence-based, multidisciplinary strategies addressing youth violence, gang activity, and related community-safety conditions. The Office of Grants and Research has approximately $8.92 million available for site awards and requires a 25% match from municipal or private contributions.
The lead applicant and fiscal agent must be a Massachusetts municipality able to document gang-related activity with local statistical data. Regional collaborations are permitted, and partners may include law enforcement, nonprofit and community-based organizations, schools, and other public agencies. Strong applications should connect prevention, intervention, enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration strategies to measurable youth outcomes.
Current timeline
Applications are due September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The controlling COMMBUYS solicitation is BD-27-1044-EPS11-1044O-132485 and remains OPEN. A Letter of Intent is strongly encouraged by September 10 but is not mandatory, and questions are due September 4. This is a community-safety grant rather than a direct clinical-technology opportunity.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.mass.govAtlas last verified this record September 16, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
