HB2791 Summary

• Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act to modify definitions, including changing "evidenced-based" to "evidence-based" and adjusting terminology for violence prevention organizations and professionals.

• Reduces the number of most violent neighborhoods/areas eligible for grants from 17 to 10 in municipalities with 1,000,000+ residents, with authority to identify up to 7 additional eligible neighborhoods using per capita and total victim metrics.

• Increases population threshold for smaller municipalities from 25,000 to 35,000 residents to qualify for firearm violence prevention grants and related services.

• Adjusts grant amounts and requirements for violence prevention organizations, youth development organizations, and technical assistance providers, including reducing minimum grants from $400,000 to $300,000 for violence prevention organizations.

• Modifies procedures for Lead Violence Prevention Conveners, local advisory councils, and grant distribution timelines, including changing initial grant deadline from March 1 to April 1, 2022.