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Award Letter
Award Information
Project Information
This award is offered subject to the conditions or limitations set forth in the Award Information,
Project Information, Financial Information, and Award Conditions.
Solicitation Title
2021 BJA FY 21 Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation Program (BCJI)
Application Number
GRANT13389427
Awarding Agency
OJP
Program Office
BJA
Grant Manager Name Phone Number
202-353-5423
Ivette Ruiz
E-mail Address
Ivette.M.Ruiz@usdoj.gov
Project Title
Miami BCJI Project
Performance Period Start
Date
10/01 /2021
Budget Period Start Date
10/01 /2021
Project Description
Performance Period End
Date
09/30/2024
Budget Period End Date
09/30/2024
Miami, Florida, is divided into 13 neighborhoods known as Neighborhood Service Centers.
Data gathered from 2018-2020 crime reports show that the neighborhoods of Little Haiti and
Model City account for an outsized volume of gun violence in Miami --out of 5,397 city-wide gun
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violence incidents, Little Haiti (population 36,664) and Model City (population 21,365) account
for nearly 58% of those incidents. Burdened with high poverty rates, the census tracts within both
neighborhoods have been identified as Opportunity Zones (QOZ).
The City of Miami is requesting $1,000,000 in funding support to develop the Miami BCJI
Project (Project) in Little Haiti and Model City for research, evaluation, and implementation of a
Focused Deterrence framework, including Community Violence Intervention strategies. Project
goas are to: 1) design evidence -informed strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted
neighborhoods in the City of Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the GVI; 2) implement
customized and tailored strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted neighborhoods.; and 3)
develop a plan to sustain Miami's strategy beyond the life of this federal grant. The geographic
boundaries of the project will be within Little Haiti zip codes 33127, 33137, 33138, 33150 and
Model City zip codes 33127, 33142, 33147, and 33150.
City of Miami Police Department (MPD) is the lead agency in collaboration with the National
Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Ummah Futures
International. Project activities include rigorous research and analysis of the immediate violence
dynamics in the target areas; peer exchanges to jurisdictions implementing strategies to address
similar dynamics; strategic advising from experts with deep experience in the design and
implementation of evidence -informed public safety frameworks; program management costs, and a
team of Street Outreach Workers and Clinical Social Workers for community outreach and case
management services. MPD will provide and manage the full-time Project Coordinator. The Project
has the support of the Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney's Office for collaborative efforts,
including expanding Project Safe Neighborhoods initiatives.
Miami -Dade County has successfully adopted Focused Deterrence framework in multiple
districts. The City sees an opportunity for sustainability with the economies of scale, given the deep
investments that multiple law enforcement, community, and support and outreach partners have
already made that could inform similar work in the City of Miami. The City's Office of Grants
Administration will seek other funding opportunities to support BCJI efforts.
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Financial Information
Award Conditions
Award Acceptance
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City of Miami Proposal Narrative Miami BCJI Project
a. Description of Issue (20916)
The City of Miami is the largest municipality in Miami -Dade County with a 2018 estimated
population of 470,914, covering 36 square miles. It has an ethnically diverse population that is
72.2% Hispanic, 19.2% Black, and 10.5% White. As the second-largest city in the state of Florida,
Miami experiences a chronically high level of crime. The 3-year UCR Comparison (See
Attachment- Crime Data- Table 1) demonstrates the high incidence of Part I Crimes in Miami-
17,770 in 2018, 20,562 in 2019 and 15,805 in 2020 for a total of 54,317 Part I Crimes. While the
pandemic decreased crime in 2020 compared to prior years, there was a 29% increase in homicides
in 2020 compared to 2019. Data gathered from Signal reports from 2018-2020 (See Attachment -
Crime Data -Table 2), indicates that gun violence in Miami is pervasive and increasing at an
alarming rate. In the last three years, there have been approximately 4,279 incidents of gun
violence. Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 24.5% spike in gun violence incidents and an 132%
increase from 2018 to 2020.
That said, violence in Miami is not randomly or evenly dispersed. 1 Half of America's homicides
occur in just 127 American cities; more than a quarter of homicides occur in neighborhoods that
contain just 1.5% of the country's population, and as little as 5% of blocks in cities generate over
half of all complaints of crime and violence. While the geographic concentration of violence is
stark, the most serious violence —homicides and shooting violence —are also concentrated socially
and correspond to particular demographic profiles and social connections. Miami also experiences
similar patterns of geographically concentrated violent crime. The City of Miami is divided into
13 neighborhoods known as Neighborhood Service Centers (formerly NET). The City of Miami
Police Department (MPD) serves these centers within its three police districts —North, Central and
South. Data gathered from crime reports and acoustic Shot Spotter gunfire detection system show
that Little Haiti and Model City account for an outsized volume of gun violence in Miami. The 3-
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year (2018-2020) Shot Spotter data comparison (See Attachment -Crime Data -Table 3)
demonstrates that out of 5,397 city-wide gun violence incidents, Little Haiti and Model City
accounted for nearly 58% of those incidents.
Therefore, the proposed Miami BCJI Project, will focus on Little Haiti and Model City as the
target neighborhoods for research, evaluation, and implementation of evidence -based models to
reduce violent crime. The geographic boundaries of the project will be within Little Haiti zip
codes 33127, 33137, 33138, 33150 and Model City zip codes 33127, 33142, 33147, and 33150.
The specific city blocks that will be the starting point of the Miami BCJI Project's problem
analysis are areas in Little Haiti and Model City which comprise the bulk of the city's gun violence.
Within Little Haiti, the top three repeat locations center around specific public housing
developments located at/around 6326 NW 2ND Place (Edison Courts), 7150 NE 2ND Avenue (Gwen
Cherries 5), and 530 NW 75 h Street (Victory Homes). For Model City, the top repeat location is
also a public housing development located at/around 1415 NW 63RD Street (Liberty Square) and
surrounding area down to NW 16T" Avenue to NW 61 ST Street, as well as the surrounding area
around Charles Hadley Park and east and south of the park, which abuts with the Miami -Dade
County's jurisdiction. As we examine concentrated crime in these specific city blocks, the Project
will conduct an analysis of other blocks during the Planning Phase that are discovered to have an
excess of violent crime incidents.
With an estimated population of 36,664 residents, Little Haiti has a great social and cultural
significance to the Haitian Diaspora. 2 In census tracts 14.01, 14.02, 20.01 and 20.04 between 35%
and 76% of residents identify as Haitian. In 2013, the largest segment of the population in Little
Haiti was between the ages of 25-44 years old (28%). Neighborhood assets include over 300
Haitian owned and operated businesses; the City -run Little Haiti Cultural Complex which serves
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as an incubator for Haitian arts, culture and local businesses; over 40 faith organizations,
neighborhood associations and social service organizations, such as the "Haiti American
Community Development Corporation" and the "Haitian American Alliance"; and approximately
14 schools and education centers. 3 Model City is the heart of Miami -Dade County's largest
African -American community, with a population of 21,365. Model City dates back to the
construction of Liberty Square, the oldest public housing developments in the country, and the
first in Florida to be designed for African Americans during segregation. Model City (also known
as Liberty City) is supported by community organizations such as the "Liberty City Community
Revitalization Trust" and the "Liberty City Community Action Center." There are about 20
schools, daycares, and private education centers. In terms of social programs, there are programs
for middle school age and below, but ones for young men over 14 are literally nonexistent. Little
Haiti and Model City suffer from community development challenges due to equity gaps and
increasing gentrification. There are deep pockets of poverty within these two areas ranging as high
as 59% to 62% in select census tracts, with an overall poverty rate of 34% in both neighborhoods;
unemployment rates are at 22% or above. 4 Little Haiti and Model City are areas in Miami -Dade
County where more than 8 in 10 households are very low income and low- to middle -income. In
these two neighborhoods, families have some of the lowest median incomes in the City of Miami
($23,511.38 in Liberty City and $24,511.08 in Little Haiti in 2015), and experienced decreased
household income over a 15-year period.
Therefore, the City of Miami is requesting $1,000,000 in funding support from the Byrne
Criminal Justice and Innovation Program to develop the Miami BCJI Project (Project). The City
of Miami Police Department (MPD) will provide the full-time Project Coordinator as an in -kind
match valued at $433,176. Funding support is vital to this initiative as the City of Miami froze all
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property taxes for the majority of 2020 to assist residents and small businesses, causing revenue
shortages that affected all City departments. The police department also had to reallocate resources
to support the City's priorities to curb the pandemic among residents. Additionally, officers were
among the City employees hardest hit by COVID-19, causing further strain on resources. This
Project is a partnership effort between the City of Miami Police Department (MPD), the National
Network for Safe Communities at City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal
Justice and Ummah Futures International (UFI). This partnership is otherwise referred to as the
Miami BCJI Management Team (Team). The Team will conduct research analysis of the most
serious violent crimes affecting the target neighborhoods and the most immediate dynamics
affecting those crimes; identify evidence -informed models of intervention and prevention such as
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies; and implement a strategy based on the Final
Action Plan. Funding will support rigorous research and analysis of the immediate violence
dynamics in the target areas; peer exchanges to jurisdictions implementing strategies to address
similar dynamics; strategic advising from experts with deep experience in the design and
implementation of evidence -based public safety frameworks; program management costs and
Street Outreach Workers and Clinical Social Workers to provide access to community resources
and social services. Community -based solutions will be central to the project goals of reducing
violent crime in the targeted neighborhoods and increasing community capacity for anti -violence
efforts.
b. Project Design and Implementation (40%)
Under the Office of the Chief at the City of Miami Police Department (MPD), the Miami BCJI
Project will be instituted in two of Miami's most violent neighborhoods —Little Haiti and Model
City. The program's objectives will be driven by the program goals for the Project : 1) design
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evidence -informed strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted neighborhoods in the City of
Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the GVI; 2) implement customized and tailored
strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted neighborhoods.; and 3) develop plan to sustain
Miami's strategy beyond the life of this federal grant. The BCJI Management Team will design
and implement an evidence -informed framework that focuses on the people and groups most
vulnerable to involvement in serious violence in Little Haiti and Model City; addresses the
immediate dynamics contributing to the most serious violence in these targeted neighborhoods;
prioritizes keeping community members safe, alive, and out of prison; enhances the legitimacy of
the institutional public safety actors in Miami; engages community members in the design and
implementation of the framework; and minimizes the use of formal law enforcement as the last
resort. MPD will be the lead agency and has instituted the Director of Community Engagement as
the Program Director and will provide the full-time Project Coordinator as an in -kind match.
NNSC is the Research Partner who will provide intensive strategic advising to assess the nature
of violent crime occurring in the project area. UFI will be the Resources Coordinator responsible
for overseeing activities involving community partners and local residents; and managing the
Street Outreach Team of Clinical Social Workers and Outreach Workers.
Planning Phase (Year 1)
During months 1-6, the Miami BCJI Project will be established via the signing of contracts
between the Team partners and acceptance of the DOJ contract award by the City of Miami Board
of Commissioners as required by City policy. Once the BCJI Management Team is established,
the work begins to finalize the Initial Action Plan in months 7-12. The Team, guided by NNSC
researchers, will conduct a quantitative and qualitative analysis and assessment of the most serious
violence in the targeted neighborhoods. This will include an assessment of groups (including
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gangs, crews, loose social networks, etc.) involved in serious violence in the targeted
neighborhoods, as well as a historical review of homicide and shooting violence in the targeted
neighborhoods with a focus on immediate contributing factors (intimate partner violence,
involvement of known group members, persistent micro-hotspots, individual chronic offenders,
and so on). The analysis will also be used by MPD's crime analysts to develop geographic
depictions of the crime and violence overlaid with identified group territory or open-air drug
markets. The geographic depictions will allow the Team to reassess the specified city blocks
targeted for intervention and finalize areas where the Project's focus will be concentrated. During
the planning process, MPD will work closely with the BCJI Team to provide all pertinent
information in the data collection process to allow for an in-depth problem analysis. Based on the
results of this analysis, if the findings dictate additional resources are needed, we will incorporate
those into the Final Action Plan with the assistance of the BCJI TTA provider.
The City of Miami is particularly interested in, though not pre -committed to, a focused
deterrence approach known as the "Group Violence Intervention" (GVI) and, through the problem
analysis, will assess the extent to which a highly tailored and customized version of GVI might be
appropriate for the violence dynamics in the City of Miami. The GVI is a focused deterrence
framework that falls under the umbrella of Community Violence Intervention strategies. GVI
joins community members with law enforcement and social service providers to deliver an anti-
violence message to highly active street groups that are disproportionately involved in homicide
and shooting violence. The internal dynamics of groups drive cycles of violence that persist even
as law enforcement works to address any one particular shooting or homicide. GVI identifies these
most vulnerable groups and individuals in real time; creates ways of communicating directly to
them to explain their exposure to formal law enforcement attention if they persist in their violent
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behavior and to offer meaningful support and assistance; mobilizes all available resources to keep
the highest -risk people safe, alive, and out of prison; and — as a last resort and only if violence
continues — organizes consequences for the group as a whole if the group persists committing
violence. GVI is always adapted to the local dynamics of a particular community; and can
incorporate a broad range of particular tactics including street outreach, wraparound case
management, and hospital based intervention. This framework encourages partnerships between
law enforcement and communities to reduce violence and improve public safety; minimize arrest
and incarceration; strengthen communities; and improves relationships between law enforcement
and the public.
Simultaneous with the problem analysis, the Team will identify and convene a Working Group
of law enforcement, social service providers and community representatives with moral authority
on issues of violence. This Working Group that will provide input to the BJCI Management Team
in the Planning Phase and support the design and implementation of activities in the
Implementation Phase. MPD is leveraging its professional relationships to invite Miami -Dade
Police Department, Miami Gardens Police Department, the Miami -Dade State Attorney's Office,
and the Miami -Dade Department of Corrections to the Working Group and has garnered the
support of the Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney's Office for potential collaborative
efforts, including expanding Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiatives. MPD has an
established Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) and is a member of the Miami National Public
Safety Partnership (PSP) site and can also use that partnership to identify other key law
enforcement stakeholders. MPD recently created a position within the CGIC tasked with
investigating state and federal firearm law violations. This position also serves as a part-time Task
Force Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and therefore, MPD
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is now a part of PSN's enforcement initiatives for the Northend Target Enforcement in Miami -
Dade County. To ensure representation from community members with moral authority on issues
of violence, the Team has secured commitments from community organizations such as Parents of
Murdered Children and Circle of Brotherhood to be part of the Working Group. NNSC and UFI
will aid MPD in identifying additional individual community members, community organizations
and social service providers for the Working Group who can provide meaningful resident
involvement. The Working Group will serve the Project to build a bridge of trust between MPD
and the local population; and increase community capacity to support intervention strategies.
To support the working group and enhance stakeholder understanding of focused
deterrence as a framework that may inform the design of public safety strategy in Miami, the Team
will conduct a number of Peer Exchanges with other cities implementing focused deterrence
strategies. The Team's Research Partner, the National Network for Safe Communities, links more
than two dozen cities around the country and the world who are working to implement focused
deterrence strategies; Miami is poised to benefit from the practical experience of peers in other
cities in designing its own intervention framework. The Team will support two Peer Exchanges
each fiscal year of the project period, beginning in the last two quarters of the Planning Phase.
Upon completion of the problem analysis toward the end of the 4t' quarter, the NNSC
research team will hold a one -day workshop to present key findings to the Working Group and to
begin tailoring an public safety strategy for Miami that is informed both by the extensive literature
and evaluation of focused deterrence strategies broadly and by the particular findings about
immediate violence dynamics in Miami. During the workshop, NNSC will share its analysis of the
involvement of active street groups in serious violence in Miami as well as other characteristics
(e.g. drug transactions, robbery dynamics, intimate partner violence, etc.) that are linked to the
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most serious incidents of violence and will lead a discussion among the working group on how to
tailor a focused deterrence framework to the facts on the ground of violence in Miami.
Lastly, two Clinical Social Workers and three Outreach Workers will be hired by the Resources
Coordinator (UFI) in the last quarter of Year 1 to support the Implementation Phase in Years 2
and 3. These professionals will comprise a Street Outreach Team that will work with the
community to provide necessary direct services. As the community may not always trust law
enforcement, the Street Outreach Team will be beneficial to building trust within the community.
By providing social services and emergency services, the Project will improve relationships with
the public, where they see MPD is trying to look for alternatives that are not necessarily based on
arrest and enforcement. This is an opportunity to engage the community and to provide the Team
feedback on community needs. Anecdotally, there is a level of trust present that MPD saw during
social justice protests in the summer of 2020, where resident protesters and law enforcement
largely cooperated with each other to evade community suffering from property damages and
criminal acts. The Project can further build on this moment of community connection MPD
experienced over the summer.
Implementation Phase (Years 2 & 3)
Throughout Year 2 and 3, the BCJI Management Team and the Working Group will meet
for Quarterly Implementation Reviews for periodic assessment of the implementation, the fidelity
to the Focused Deterrence model, ongoing strategic planning, and may determine whether
intervention strategies need to be recalibrated. As part of the Quarterly Review process, MPD will
also conduct post homicide and hotspot (repeat shootings) assessments with Neighborhood
Resource Officers (NROs) to assess environmental factors which may have contributed to shooting
incidents. MPD will incorporate Code Compliance and Nuisance Abatement Boards to take
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appropriate sanctions on properties as needed in order to "design out" crime, otherwise known as
a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design strategy. The Street Outreach Team will be
represented by the Resources Coordinator, who will provide updates on case management progress
and identified gaps in service. Weekly Incident Reviews will be conducted between the BCJI
Management Team and the law enforcement/criminal justice stakeholders from the Working
Group. The Weekly Reviews serve as a crime data information sharing session between cross
jurisdictional agencies including other police agencies in the County. MPD can leverage the work
from its CGIC and in-house National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
technology to share NIBIN leads during the reviews. This will serve to identify any guns and/or
casings collected at MPD crime scenes in the hotspots, that may be linked to other incidents in the
Miami -Dade County jurisdiction. Based on the best available insights into what happened around
each shooting or homicide and why it may have happened, intervention strategies will use a
combination of direct messaging with the highest -risk people; specially tailored outreach and
support services designed to keep those at highest risk for involvement in violence- safe, alive, and
out of prison; and prior notice for the legal consequences for further perpetration of violence. The
process will include the following activities:
I. The Project Coordinator and Resource Coordinator will receive training from our NNSC
research partner, so they are knowledgeable in coordinating focused deterrence strategies, on
behalf of the City during and after the project period for added sustainability. NNSC training will
provide a comprehensive understanding of focused deterrence theory and key components of
effective implementation as well as guide the Project's effective operation within law enforcement,
social service, and community circles.
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II. NNSC will provide Strategic Advising calls (6 months, weeklyI6 months, bi-weekly) with the
Team and other key partners, including select stakeholders within the Working Group. The weekly
calls will guide the strategic implementation of focused deterrence, plan and support additional
investments in the comprehensive strategy, and provide expert guidance on any challenges that
arise. The calls will be supplemented with Intensive Strategic Advising from NNSC to provide on -
site support to assess implementation progress, meet with stakeholders, and guide partners through
implementation challenges on the ground.
III. Peer Exchanges that began in the Planning Phase will continue throughout Years 2 and 3.
Stakeholder engagement will be enhanced in the Implementation Phase with the addition of one
Working Session in Year 2 and 3 respectively. The Working Sessions are closed -door planning
workshops are designed to bolster implementation of intervention strategies within the Focused
Deterrence framework. City of Miami partners will interface with NNSC's broad network of site
partners to learn innovations, increase local capacity, and address implementation challenges. This
may include regional collaboration with other jurisdictions implementing the GVI strategy in the
Southeastern United States.
IV. Miami's strategy will give particular attention to violent street groups that contribute to
shooting and homicide violence in the City and will work to interrupt cycles of retaliatory violence.
The regular weekly incident reviews will allow the Team to assess, in real time, the extent to which
street groups are involved in the most serious violence. The Project Team will develop mechanisms
for direct communication to the most active groups, including by regularly conducting "call -in"
meetings with individuals involved in active street groups. A "call -in" is a face-to-face meeting of
law enforcement representatives, community figures, social service providers, and group -involved
individuals who can represent their group and carry messages back to their associates. During a
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call -in, the Team and Working Group can deliver a powerful moral message against violence; a
genuine and meaningful offer of support for anyone who needs it to stay safe, alive, and out of
prison; and a credible law enforcement message about the consequences of further violence. The
frequency of initial Call -Ins and follow-ups will be determined on an as needed basis.
V. The Working Group, BCJI Management Team and Street Outreach Team will identify social
service providers the high -risk groups or individuals can be referred to. These are much needed
reentry -style services including mental health treatment, case management, education,
employment training and placement, crisis intervention, housing, drug treatment, mentoring, and
emergency services. Providing access to social services will lend validity to the Working Group's
offers for help during "Call -Ins."
IV. To further enhance community engagement, the Team will implement the Walking One Stop
strategy; a powerful intervention initiative that brings elected officials, social and economic service
providers, community activists, faith leaders, and criminal justice personnel face to face with
residents in neighborhoods that have experienced recent, severe, or persistent incidents of violence
delivering quality of life services and referrals door to door. This door-to-door engagement will
also be used as a vehicle for "listening sessions" via resident surveys for community feedback that
can be used to determine if adjustments to the project model are needed.
V. When shooting or homicide violence occurs in the targeted neighborhoods, the commanding
officer or detective on the scene will contact the Resources Coordinator to assign one of the
Outreach Workers to go immediately to the crime scene. Upon arrival, the Outreach Worker will
get a briefing on the situation from the commanding officer or detective. From there, the Outreach
Worker will speak to the immediate surrounding community and identify involved individuals that
may require case management services from the Clinical Social Workers. The Clinical Social
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Worker then performs case management duties such as home visits; client interviews and
assessments; formulating success plans clients; identifying and recommending social and
economic serve interventions; and tracking progress of interventions. If a client needs financial
assistance for emergency ancillary services, the Street Outreach Team will send the Client Support
Services request to the Resource Coordinator for approval. The Resource Coordinator
communicates feedback from the Street Outreach Team and client case reviews to the BCJI
Management Team during the weekly off -site strategic calls. The Outreach Workers will also
serve as a community engagement tool and assist the Team in organizing outreach events to
identify barriers to public safety in the community.
At the end of Year 3, the work of the Miami BCJI Project will culminate in a comprehensive
Final Analysis Report to be presented to the Working Group, and additional stakeholders from
local government, non -governmental agencies, and civil rights organizations. The report will detail
best practices, data findings (with respect to privacy of program participants) and a clear path for
moving forward with sustainable strategies. If the Project proves successful, there is an expectation
that the Miami BCJI Project will see supportive funding from the City of Miami and can strengthen
sustainability by leveraging stakeholder relationships and community resources developed during
the project period. Furthermore, Miami -Dade County has successfully adopted Focused
Deterrence as an evidence -based model and has rolled it out to multiple districts within the County.
The City sees an opportunity for future sustainability with the economies of scale, given the deep
investments that multiple law enforcement, community, and support and outreach partners have
already made that could inform similar work in the City of Miami. Additionally, the City's Office
of Grants Administration can seek other State and Federal funding opportunities.
c. Capabilities and Competencies (25%)
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The City of Miami (City) will serve as the fiscal agent. The City manages 34 departments and
agencies with approximately 4,346 employees. For FY 2020-21, the City has an $1,165,516,000
operating budget, including over $60,606,000 million federal, state, and local grants. In 2020, the
MPD Administration Division provided administrative and financial oversight for 22 grant -funded
programs, totaling $17,864,472. The MPD Administrative Division will manage and monitor grant
expenditures, drawdowns and BCJI subawards, which are subsequently reviewed by the City's
Management and Budget to ensure project and fiscal accountability. Tracking of all drawdowns
and expenditures will be kept separately from all other funding. All expenses will be handled by
the City of Miami, Finance Department.
MPD has a demonstrated capacity to lead community outreach and trust -building efforts.
Through proactive community outreach and relationship building, the Department's Area
Commanders, Neighborhood Resource Officers, and several other organizational elements work
with community stakeholders on a daily basis to enhance public safety and quality of life. MPD
already has strong working relationships with the community partners with whom we seek to enter
into a gun violence initiative. MPD participates community programs such as the Citizens on Patrol
and Neighborhood Crime Watch and hosts a Citizens Police Academy to establish open lines of
communication between the community and the Police Department. MPD has also developed a
Cultural Awareness Relationship Enrichment initiative in which monthly workshops are being
held designed to enhance the relationships between community members and law enforcement.
MPD is actively involved in several youth mentorship programs such as the Police Explorers,
Police Athletic League, Do the Right Thing, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The Department
has also participated in several 5,000 Role Model Program's events. Throughout the years, MPD
has seen many young members of the community develop into successful young men and women
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as a result of their involvement in these mentorship programs. MPD has demonstrated capacity to
manage partnerships to effectively implement place -based, community -oriented crime and
community revitalizations strategies. It is currently the lead agency in four major collaborative
projects supported by U.S. Department of Justice funding: 1) FY 2018 Justice and Mental Health
Collaboration Program; 2) FY 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site -based Program; 3) FY
2019 Strategies for Policing Innovation; and 4) FY 2020 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun
Intelligence Center Integration Initiative.
The BCJI Management Team will analyze crime problems and develop solutions using in-
depth quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Data collection, issues and analysis will be
executed via a Problem Analysis. The analysis includes a group audit, a violent incident review,
and an examination and analysis of crime drivers. The group audit aims to uncover through social
network analysis all known relationships among groups engaged in serious violence in the City of
Miami, and the extent to which those groups are driving the most serious violence in the city. The
violent incident review includes an analysis of recent shootings and homicides, designed
specifically to uncover what is driving the violence. This process examines both the role of groups
engaged in violence and other dynamics that may be driving homicides and shootings.
Additionally, the incident review considers characteristics of the most serious violent incidents in
the community more broadly, including elements of intimate partner violence, overlap with drug
or robbery transactions, cycles of retaliation, particular weapons usage, etc. This information is
then used to inform decision making around the particular interventions most appropriate to
address the City of Miami's specific crime problems. This problem analysis exercise will be
tailored based on the existing data gathering mechanisms in place in Miami and take advantage of
existing expertise around community violence dynamics in particular (e.g. the Miami -Dade GVI
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partnership). The analysis will include data collection with frontline law enforcement —police,
probation, parole, county, and federal prosecutors, etc. —and will be tailored as appropriate for
sharing sensitive information. To monitor strategy implementation and achievement of objectives,
the BCJI Management Team will have Quarterly Implementation Reviews for a) quarterly
assessment of implementation and fidelity to model, and b) ongoing strategic planning. The
Quarterly Reviews will govern any changes or modifications to the strategy.
MPD's crime analysis, action research capacity and expertise is supported by its crime
analysts. The analysts are currently divided between intelligence analysts (two Intel Analysts and
Supervisor) and crime analysts (four Crime Analysts and Supervisor). Intel Analysts are primarily
utilized to run criminal backgrounds and link analysis which is based on a request -driven process.
Crime analysts primarily focus on the most pervasive Part 1 Crimes: Homicide, Assaults,
Robbery/Carjacking, Burglary, and Burglary to Motor Vehicles. The crime analysts have the
capacity to produce strategic and tactical products, including trend reports and hot -spot mapping.
Additionally, our partner NNSC has been under contract and working directly with Miami -Dade
County on their implementation of the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) since early 2019. The
Miami -Dade GVI partnership includes representatives —who also serve the City of Miami —from
the State Attorney's Office, US Attorney's Office, Juvenile Services Department, as well as state
and federal probation and parole offices. The Miami -Dade GVI partnership currently coordinates
investigative efforts with MPD on shooting and homicide cases that may involve both
jurisdictions. Project implementation will be specifically designed to incorporate existing
resources with the partners and resources that overlap with Miami -Dade County, while offering
guidance on the development of structures and community partnerships that are local and specific
to the needs of the City of Miami.
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City of Miami Proposal Narrative Miami BGI Project
The roles, responsibilities, and capacity of the BCJI Management Team is as follows:
Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program Manager, City of Miami Police Department
(MPD): Major Thomas -Butler has over 24 year of law enforcement experience. Her long and
successful track record of spearheading community engagement initiatives and executive
leadership led to her current appointment as the Community Engagement Director under the Office
of the Chief. As Program Manager, Major Thomas -Butler will be responsible for the periodic
monitoring of subrecipients and will be the point of contact for collaborative efforts with the BCJI
TTA provider and subject matter experts. She will ensure compliance with the grant requirements
and fulfillment of the grant objectives. The Program Manager will collect, collate, and submit
timely performance data, semi-annual progress reports and quarterly financial reports. Officer
Tasheba Pratt, Project Coordinator, MPD: Officer Pratt has 6 years of law enforcement
experience. She currently serves as the Overtown service area Neighborhood Resource Officer. In
her current position, she utilizes a community -oriented policing approach to serve the community.
As Project Coordinator, Officer Pratt will work full-time 40 hours per week on the Miami BCJI
Project, and report directly to the Program Manager. She is the primary liaison, coordinating the
day-to-day activities and communication between the BCJI Management Team members. Officer
Pratt will direct communications with the Working Group and other identified key stakeholders,
coordinate project meetings, presentations, and work with the MPD crime analysts for crime data
collection.
David Kennedy, Executive Director, National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC): Dr.
Kennedy has presided as NNSC Director since 2019. He has over 39 years of combined executive
leadership and academic experience in the field of criminal justice policy. Louisa Aviles,
Director, NNSC: Ms. Aviles is an experienced practitioner in crime prevention strategies. She has
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City of Miami Proposal Narrative Miami BUI Project
an M.A. in Criminal Justice; Advanced Certificate in Crime Prevention and Analysis and is CITI-
certified for research with human subjects. They will oversee the problem analysis of violence in
City of Miami; lead closed door working session(s) with the City of Miami; oversee design and
tailoring of violence intervention framework for the City of Miami, including the adaptation of
core evidence -based and proved strategies to fit the facts on the ground in Miami. Ms. Aviles will
direct the implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework through
participation as needed in regular and intensive strategic advising; designing peer exchanges,
working sessions and other collaborative learning opportunities; and supporting other members of
NNSC's Miami research/advising team in guiding the work in Miami. Paul Smith, Director,
National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC): Mr. Smith has 23 years of combined
experience as an educator and expert in Group Violence Reduction strategies. Mr. Smith will lead
the implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework, including by leading
NNSC's strategic advising through regular calls and intensive advising/site visits; facilitating
Miami's participation in collaborative learning opportunities; working regularly with other
members of NNSC's senior staff and advising team to regularly bring the strongest innovations
from NNSC and from the field to the Miami partnership. Heather Conley, Field Associate,
National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC): Ms. Conley is a candidate for a B.A./M.A.
in Criminal Justice and has developed extensive experience in anti -crime initiatives and strategic
planning with NNSC over the past 6 years. Ms. Conley will provide logistical and administrative
support to NNSC's project team.
Wayne Rawlins, Resources Coordinator, Ummah Futures International (UFI): Mr.
Rawlins has over 20 years of experience in implementing community revitalization strategies,
urban and rural community planning and resource management. He has served as the Program
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City of Miami Proposal Narrative Miami BCJI Project
Manager for the Miami -Dade Gun Violence Initiative since 2018. Mr. Rawlins will assist and
advise MPD on integration of GVI activities within the Focused Deterrence framework; help in
the identification of community members for the Working Group; and assist in organizing
Walking One Stops to bring social and economic service referrals door-to-door in areas that have
experienced recent, severe, or persistent incidents of violence. Mr. Rawlins will also oversee the
Street Outreach Team comprised of the three Outreach Workers and two Clinical Social Workers.
d. Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation's Performance Measures
(5 %)
For the project's goals, the criteria that will determine how and if the objectives have been
successfully met will be based on the following:
Goal 1: Design evidence -informed strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted neighborhoods in
the City of Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the Group Violence Intervention.
Objective/Outcome la: Conduct problem analysis.
Objective/Outcome 1 b: Attend peer -to -peer exchanges with other cities successfully implementing
evidence informed strategies to inform the design of Miami's own framework.
Objective/Outcome lc: Conduct closed -door working session to tailor a strategy to Miami's particular
violence dynamics.
Objective/Outcome Id: Use expert strategic advising to inform the implementation of Miami's strategy.
Goal 2: Implement customized and tailored strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted
neighborhoods.
Objective/Outcome 2a: Identify small numbers of people, groups and immediate dynamics driving
violence in real time on a regular basis.
Objective/Outcome 2b: Conduct direct messaging to relevant people, groups and dynamics using a
variety of tools and methods.
Objective/Outcome 2c: Mobilize non -law enforcement and community -based interventions directly to
address high risk people/groups/situations, with a focus on increasing safety, addressing trauma,
providing immediate stability and support, and lowering risk of arrest and incarceration.
Objective/Outcome 2d: Use enforcement strategically to create swift, certain, fair consequences for
group -involved violence.
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City of Miami Proposal Narrative Miami BCJI Project
Goal 3: Develop plan to sustain Miami's strategy beyond the life of this federal grant.
Objective/Outcome 3a: Integrate successful elements of Miami's strategy into policies and practices
(e.g., produce formal guidance around shooting reviews, call -ins, custom notifications, etc.).
Objectives/Outcome 3b: Draft Miami -specific implementation materials to ease personnel transitions and
build up local expertise in the strategy and reduce reliance on technical assistance providers (rubric,
manager guide, etc.).
3c. Include mini case -studies to codify success and address
Data sources to be used to determine whether the identified outcomes are accomplished will
include:
Goal
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a)preliminary and full problem analysis reports; b) agendas and itineraries for peer to peer visits; and c)
agenda and associated materials for closed door working session.
Goal
a) agenda/participant lists for regular shooting reviews and group audits; b) ongoing assessment of extent
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to which shootings and homicides involve members of violent groups; c) documentation of direct
messaging, including call -ins, custom notifications, and other forms of direct communication; d) case
management files from the Street Outreach team; and e) NNSC quarterly implementation rubric to assess
consistency and thoroughness of implementation.
Goal
a) draft policies and practices codifying key elements of the strategy; b) draft Miami -specific
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implementation materials; and c) draft case studies.
MPD's Project Coordinator will be responsible for collection of data. The Program Manager
will then use the data to generate performance assessments and report the findings to the BCJI
Management Team. This information will be reviewed during Weekly Incident Review meetings
and Quarterly Program Reviews. The Performance Management Plan will be developed within the
first 6 months of the Planning Phase. Policies and agreed upon strategies for data collection, data
review and use of data to improve program performance will be finalized in the partnership
contract agreement. Guidance from the BCJI TTA provider will be incorporated into the final
language of the Performance Management Plan.
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Budget Narrative
Miami BCJl Project
Budget Detail Year 1
A. Personnel
Full -Time Project Coordinator $77,502
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator
for the Miami BCJI Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be exclusively assigned for this
project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BCJI Project. Her base salary is
calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52 weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual
step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the
Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police
Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program
Manager. As Project Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
• Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based
organizations.
• Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
• Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing
proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
• Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
B. Fringe Benefits
Full -Time Project Coordinator $55,421.68
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base salary of $77,502. City of
Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,123.78
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $13,206.34
Life Insurance (.003%): $232.51
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $32,946.10
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $5,975.40
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $1,937.55
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H. Procurement Contracts
Technical Assistance: NNSC Problem Analysis (no travel funds) $50,856.24
National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NNSC) staff will support a
comprehensive problem analysis of serious violence in the City of Miami. This includes group network
assessment, violent incident review, and examination and analysis of crime drivers. The group network
assessment aims to uncover through social network analysis all known relationships among violent
criminal groups in the City of Miami, and the extent to which those groups are involved in the most serious
violence in the city. The violent incident review includes an analysis of recent shootings and homicides
specifically to uncover what is driving the violence and the role of criminal groups and but also of other
violence dynamics in driving homicides and shootings. This includes looking at all characteristics of the
most serious violent incidents in the community, including elements of intimate partner violence, overlap
with drug or robbery transactions, cycles of retaliation, particular weapons usage, etc.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Workshop -Presentation of findings (no travel funds) $19,127.91
NNSC will hold a one -day workshop to present key findings from the problem analysis to City of Miami
partners —including law enforcement, social service providers, and community leaders. City of Miami
partners and stakeholders will come away from the presentation with an understanding of the crime and
violence in selected neighborhoods, specifically, the extent of criminal group activity, and the extent to
which factors like drug transactions, robbery dynamics, intimate partner violence, etc. are linked to the
most serious incidents of violence. The presentation will be accompanied by a report that details the
analysis findings and presents concrete, actionable recommendations to address crime and violence.
NNSC will also facilitate the discussion of core findings with public safety stakeholders around the city, in
collaboration with City leadership.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Regular Strategic Advising (6mos weekly calls) $28,896.79
The NNSC advising team will hold regular weekly calls with the project manager and key partners to
support the implementation of the designed public safety framework in the City of Miami. These calls will
support the tailored design of the intervention, but also address any challenges encountered through
implementation.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Intensive Strategic Advising (no travel funds) $31,183.34
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive strategic advising sessions to guide the City of Miami project
manager and partners on key operational activities such as identifying the highest -risk people and
networks; direct and respectful communication with those closest to violence; the design and mobilization
of meaningful support and services; and the strategic use of law enforcement resources. Additionally,
these intensive advising sessions will also provide opportunities for the NNSC team to connect with key
stakeholders to assess the implementation of the framework overall.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges, no travel funds) $8,250.00
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City of Miami partners. These
learning opportunities will expose partners to different implementation methods from experienced
practitioners and subject -matter experts from NNSC's broad network of partner jurisdictions.
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UFI Administrative Services Cost $11,000.00
UMMAH Futures International (UFI) Project Managementtea m which will include a Resource Coordinator,
CPA, Bookkeeper, and oversight of the Outreach Worker and Clinical Social Workers (Street Outreach
Team).
The CPA will balance financial records and check for inaccuracies, audit individual accounts on a random
or scheduled basis, check for major financial issues, ensure projects stay on budget and publish audited
financial statements.
The Bookkeeper will document transaction details, putting together financial reports, recording financial
transactions and tracking payroll data.
The Resource Coordinator will oversee the Street Outreach Team, create long- and short-term plans,
including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources, identifying, and
managing potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects, assist in the definition of project scope and
goals and perform quality control and oversee on staff.
Non -Federal Contribution Total $132,923.68
Federal Request Total
Year 1 Total
A. Personnel
$149,314.28
$282,237.96
Budget Detail Year 2
Full -Time Project Coordinator $84,077
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator
for the Miami BC11 Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be exclusively assigned for this
project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BGI Project. Her base salary is
calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52 weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual
step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the
Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police
Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program
Manager. As Project Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
• Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based
organizations.
• Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
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• Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing
proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
• Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
B. Fringe Benefits
Full -Time Project Coordinator $60,123.47
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base salary of $84,077. City of
Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,219.12
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $14,326.72
Life Insurance (.003%): $252.23
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $35,741.13
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $6,482.34
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $2,101.93
E. Supplies
Program Supplies $10,852.34
Program supplies to support the Implementation Phase. It will provide Zoom/Virtual environmental
subscriptions for meeting with key stakeholders and material documentation. Seek to provide rental
space for call sessions. Lastly, the supplies will provide a means to engage people who have moral
authority in the community-- transportation costs for community members that are participating in the
Working Group , who may have financial hardships prohibiting them from participating in programmatic
activities.
H. Procurement Contracts
Technical Assistance: NNSC Regular Strategic Advising (limos weekly/6mos biweekly calls) $57,793.00
The NNSC advising team will hold regular calls —weekly for 6 months, then biweekly for 6 months —with
the project manager and key partners to support the implementation of the designed public safety
framework in the City of Miami. These calls will support the tailored design of the intervention, but also
address any challenges encountered through implementation.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Intensive Strategic Advising (no travel funds) $19,365.27
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive strategic advising sessions to guide the City of Miami project
manager and partners on key operational activities such as identifying the highest -risk people and
networks; direct and respectful communication with those closest to violence; the design and mobilization
of meaningful support and services; and the strategic use of law enforcement resources. Additionally,
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these intensive advising sessions will also provide opportunities for the NNSC team to connect with key
stakeholders to assess the implementation of the framework overall.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges, no travel funds) $8,250.00
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City of Miami partners. These
learning opportunities will expose partners to different implementation methods from experienced
practitioners and subject -matter experts from NNSC's broad network of partner jurisdictions.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Working Session (no travel funds) $4,500.00
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework, the City of Miami partners will be
offered opportunities to interface with NNSC's broad network of site partners to learn innovations,
strengthen implementation overall, discuss and address challenges, and so on.
UFI Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a
social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success plan, walks client
through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service
providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways (e.g., on time, follow up) — with
everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following.
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk
people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes —
"Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
UFI Clinical Social Worker MS 2 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a
social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success plan, walks client
through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service
providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways (e.g. on time, follow up) — with
everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following:
Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk
people through) the social and economic services systems
Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes —
"Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
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• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
UFI Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a
variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection and organizing events
to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual
participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community groups in order to be able to strategize
a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their
assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community. Must participate in organizing events
to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Outreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a
variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection and organizing events
to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual
participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community groups in order to be able to strategize
a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their
assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community. Must participate in organizing events
to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Outreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a
variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection and organizing events
to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual
participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community groups in orderto be able to strategize
a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their
assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community. Must participate in organizing events
to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Client Support Services $25,000.00
Ancillary services managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI), such as re -location, transportation,
emergency relocation —whatever the client needs in an emergency situation, as determined the by the
Outreach Workers or Clinical Social Workers who send the request to UMMAH for approval. This
emergency services fund will cover costs such as:
• Low cost, but pressing needs (transportation, groceries, state identification cards etc.)
• Protection from risk (emergency housing relocation, etc.)
• Monetary assistance for emergency housing relocation, food, and other necessities
UFI Administrative Services Cost $17, 000.00
UMMAH Futures International (UFI) Project Management team which will include a Resource Coordinator,
CPA, Bookkeeper, and oversight of the Outreach Worker and Clinical Social Workers (Street Outreach
Team).
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The CPA will balance financial records and check for inaccuracies, audit individual accounts on a random
or scheduled basis, check for major financial issues, ensure projects stay on budget and publish audited
financial statements.
The Bookkeeper will document transaction details, putting together financial reports, recording financial
transactions and tracking payroll data.
The Resource Coordinator will oversee the Street Outreach Team, create long- and short-term plans,
including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources, identifying, and
managing potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects, assist in the definition of project scope and
goals and perform quality control and oversee on staff.
Non -Federal Contribution Total $144,200.47
Federal Request Total
Year 2 Total
$442,760.61
$586,961.08
Budget Detail Year 3
Full -Time Project Coordinator $90,981
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator
for the Miami BCJI Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be exclusively assigned for this
project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BCJI Project. Her base salary is
calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52 weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual
step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the
Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police
Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program
Manager. As Project Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
• Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based
organizations.
• Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
• Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing
proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
• Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
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B. Fringe Benefits
Full -Time Project Coordinator $65,060.51
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base salary of $84,077. City of
Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,319.22
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $15,503.16
Life Insurance (.003%): $272.94
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $38,676.02
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $7,014.64
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $2,274.53
H. Procurement Contracts
Technical Assistance: NNSC Regular Strategic Advising (12mos biweekly calls) $33,809.24
The NNSC advising team will hold regular bi-weekly calls with the project manager and key partners to
support the implementation of the designed public safety framework in the City of Miami. These calls will
support the tailored design of the intervention, but also address any challenges encountered through
implementation.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Intensive Strategic Advising (no travel funds) $19,365.27
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive strategic advising sessions to guide the City of Miami project
manager and partners on key operational activities such as identifying the highest -risk people and
networks; direct and respectful communication with those closest to violence; the design and mobilization
of meaningful support and services; and the strategic use of law enforcement resources. Additionally,
these intensive advising sessions will also provide opportunities for the NNSC team to connect with key
stakeholders to assess the implementation of the framework overall.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges, no travel funds) $8,250.00
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City of Miami partners. These
learning opportunities will expose partners to different implementation methods from experienced
practitioners and subject -matter experts from NNSC's broad network of partner jurisdictions.
Technical Assistance: NNSC Working Session (no travel funds) $4,500.00
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework, the City of Miami partners will be
offered opportunities to interface with NNSC's broad network of site partners to learn innovations,
strengthen implementation overall, discuss and address challenges, and so on.
UFI Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the
development of a success plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case
notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both
ways (e.g. on time, follow up) — with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following:
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk
people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes —
"Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
UFI Clinical Social Worker MSW 2 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the
development of a success plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case
notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both
ways (e.g. on time, follow up) — with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following:
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk
people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes —
"Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
UFI Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program
participants, data collection and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build
one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and
community groups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a
linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the
community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
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UFI Outreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a
variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection and organizing events
to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual
participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community groups in orderto be able to strategize
a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their
assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community. Must participate in organizing events
to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Outreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a
variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection and organizing events
to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual
participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community groups in orderto be able to strategize
a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their
assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community. Must participate in organizing events
to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Client Support Services $25,000.00
Ancillary services managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI), such as re -location, transportation,
emergency relocation —whatever the client needs in an emergency situation, as determined the by the
Outreach Workers or Clinical Social Workers who send the request to UMMAH for approval. This
emergency services fund will cover costs such as:
• Low cost, but pressing needs (transportation, groceries, state identification cards etc.)
• Protection from risk (emergency housing relocation, etc.)
• Monetary assistance for emergency housing relocation, food, and other necessities
UFI Administrative Services Cost $17, 000.00
UMMAH Futures International (UFI) Project Management team which will include a Resource Coordinator,
CPA, Bookkeeper, and oversight of the Outreach Worker and Clinical Social Workers (Street Outreach
Team).
The CPA will balance financial records and check for inaccuracies, audit individual accounts on a random
or scheduled basis, check for major financial issues, ensure projects stay on budget and publish audited
financial statements.
The Bookkeeper will document transaction details, putting together financial reports, recording financial
transactions and tracking payroll data.
The Resource Coordinator will oversee the Street Outreach Team, create long- and short-term plans,
including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources, identifying, and
managing potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects, assist in the definition of project scope and
goals and perform quality control and oversee on staff.
10
Non -Federal Contribution Total $156,041.51
Federal Request Total
Year 3 Total
11
$407,924.51
$563,966.02
Purpose Area #4
Budget Detail - Year 1
Does this budget contain conference costs which is defined broadly to include meetings, retreats, seminars, symposia, and training activities? - YIN
(DOJ Financial Guide, Section 3.10)
A. Personnel
Name
Position
Computation
List each name, if known.
List each position, if known.
Show annual salary rate & amount of time devoted to the project for each name/position.
Salary
Rate
Time Worked
(lt of hours, days, months,
Percentage of
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
years)
Time
Contribution
Request
Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt
Full -Time Project Coordinator
$77,502.00
yearly
1
100%
$77,502
$77,502
$0
Total(s)
1 $77,502
1 $77,502
1 $0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $77,502
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator for the Miami BCJI Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be
exclusively assigned for this project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BCJI Project. Her base salary is calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52
weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt
will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program Manager. As Project
Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
*Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based organizations.
*Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
*Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
*Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
-Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
-Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
Purpose Area #4
B. Fringe Benefits
Name
Computation
List each grant -supported position receiving fringe benefits.
Show the basis for computation.
Base
Rate
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
Medicare
$77,502.00
1.45%
$1,124
$1,124
$0
Health Insurance (Family Coverage)
$77,502.00
17.04%
$13,207
$13,207
$0
Life Insurance
$77,502.00
0.30%
$233
$233
$0
Retirement (Pension)
$77,502.00
42.51%
$32,947
$32,947
$0
Worker's Compensation
$77,502.00
7.71
$5,976
$5,976
$0
Shift Differential Pay
$77,502.00
2.50%
$1,938
$1,938
$0
Total(s)
$55,425
$55,425
$0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $55,425
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base salary of $77,502. City of Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind
contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,124
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $13,207
Life Insurance (.003%): $233
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $32,947
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $5,976
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $1,938
Purpose Area #4
C. Travel
Purpose of Travel
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
group meeting)
Location
Indicate the travel destination.
Type of Expense
Lodging, Meals, Etc.
Basis
Per day,
mile, trip,
Etc.
Computation
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
Cost
Quantity
tt of Staff
t1 of
Trips
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
N/A
$0
$0
Total(s)
$o
$0
$o
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
D. Equipment
Item
List and describe each item of equipment that will be purchased
Computation
Compute the cost (e.g., the number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item)
J1 of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$o
$o
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
E. Supplies
Supply Items
Provide a list of the types of items to be purchased with grant funds.
Computation
Describe the item and the compute the costs. Computation: The number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item.
f! of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$0
$0
TOWN
$o
$o
$o
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
F. Construction
Purpose
Provide the purpose of the
construction
Description of Work
Describe the constructionproject(s)Com
Computation
ute the costs e. the number o each item to be urchosed X the cost per item
P ( 9, f P P )
# of Items
Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$0
$0
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
G. Subawards (Subgrants)
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
is the subaward for a
consultant? If yes, use
Provide a description of the activities to be carried out by
the section below to
subrecipients.
Describe the purpose of the subaward (subgrant)
explain associated
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Non -Federal
Federal
Total Cost
Contribution
Request
$0
$0
$0
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
# of
Non -Federal
Federal
Cost
or
Total Cost
Distance
Staff
Contribution
Request
$0
$0
Total
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
Purpose Area #4
H. Procurement Contracts
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
Provide o description of the products or services to be procured by
Is the subaward for a
contract and an estimate of the costs. Applicants are encouraged to
consultant? If yes, use
promote free and open competition in awarding contracts. A
Describe the purpose of the contract
the section below to
separate justification must be provided for sole source procurements
explain associated
in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $150,000).
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
NNSC Technical Assistance -Problem Analysis (lx problem analysis)
NNSC staff will support a comprehensive problem analysis of serious
Yes
$50,856
$50,856
violence in the City of Miami.
NNSC Technical Assistance - Workshop -Presentation of problem
NNSC will hold a one -day workshop in Miami to present key findings from
analysis findings
the problem analysis
Yes
$19,128
$19,128
NNSC Technical Assistance - Off -site Strategic Advising (6mos weekly
The NNSC advising team will hold regular weekly calls with the project
calls)
manager and key partners
Yes
$28,897
$28,897
NNSC Technical Assistance - On -site Strategic Advising (5x site visits)
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive on -site advising to guide
Yes
$31,183
$31,183
NNSC Technical Assistance - Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges)
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City
Yes
$8,250
$8,250
of Miami partners
UFI Administrative Services Cost
UFI Project Management Team
Yes
$11,000
$11,000
Total(s)
$149,314
$0
$149,314
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
# of
Non -Federal
Federal
Cost
or
Total Cost
Distance
Staff
Contribution
Request
$o
$0
Total
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
NNSC Technical Assistance - Problem Analysis (1x problem analysis) $50,856.24
National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NNSC) staff will support a comprehensive problem analysis of serious violence in the City of Miami. This
includes group network assessment, violent incident review, and examination and analysis of crime drivers. The group network assessment aims to uncover through social network
analysis all known relationships among violent criminal groups in the City of Miami, and the extent to which those groups are involved in the most serious violence in the city. The violent
incident review includes an analysis of recent shootings and homicides specifically to uncover what is driving the violence and the role of criminal groups and but also of other violence
dynamics in driving homicides and shootings. This includes looking at all characteristics of the most serious violent incidents in the community, including elements of intimate partner
violence, overlap with drug or robbery transactions, cycles of retaliation, particular weapons usage, etc.
NNSC Technical Assistance - Workshop -Presentation of findings $19,127.91
NNSC will hold a one -day workshop in Miami to present key findings from the problem analysis to City of Miami partners —including law enforcement, social service providers, and
community leaders. City of Miami partners and stakeholders will come away from the presentation with an understanding of the crime and violence in selected neighborhoods,
specifically, the extent of criminal group activity, and the extent to which factors like drug transactions, robbery dynamics, intimate partner violence, etc. are linked to the most serious
incidents of violence. The presentation will be accompanied by a report that details the analysis findings and presents concrete, actionable recommendations to address crime and
1. Other Costs
Description
Computation
List and describe items that will be paid with grants funds (e.g. rent
reproduction, telephone, janitorial, or security services, and
Show the basis for computation
investigative or confidential funds).
Quantity
Basis
Cost
Length of Time
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
$0
$0
Total(s)
$0
$o
$o
Narrative
10
Purpose Area #4
J. Indirect Costs
Description
Describe what the approved rate is and how it is applied.
Computation
Compute the indirect costs for those portions of the program which allow such costs.
Base
Indirect Cost Rate
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$0
$0
Total(s)
1 $o
1 $o
1 $o
Narrative
11
Purpose Area #4
Budget Detail - Year 2
Does this budget contain conference costs which is defined broadly to include meetings, retreats, seminars, symposia, and training activities? - YIN
(DOJ Financial Guide, Section 3.10)
A. Personnel
Name
Position
Computation
List each name, if known.
List each position, if known.
Show annual salary rate & amount of time devoted to the project for each name/position.
Salary
Rate
Time Worked
(# of hours, days, months,
Percentage of
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
years)
Time
contribution
Request
Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt
Project Coordinator
$84,077.00
yearly
1
100%
$84,077
$84,077
$0
Total(s)
$84,077
$84,077
$0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $84,077
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta 'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator for the Miami BCJI Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be
exclusively assigned for this project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BCJI Project. Her base salary is calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52
weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt
will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program Manager. As Project
Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
*Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based organizations.
*Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
*Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
*Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
*Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
*Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
Purpose Area #4
B. Fringe Benefits
Name
Computation
List each grant -supported position receiving fringe benefits.
Show the basis for computation.
Base
Rate
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
Medicare
$84,077.00
1.45%
$1,220
$1,220
$0
Health Insurance (Family Coverage)
$84,077.00
17.04%
$14,327
$14,327
$0
Life Insurance
$84,077.00
0.30%
$253
$253
$0
Retirement (Pension)
$84,077.00
42.51%
$35,742
$35,742
$0
Worker's Compensation
$84,077.00
7.71°%
$6,483
$6,483
$0
Shift Differential Pay
$84,077.00
2.50%
$2,102
$2,102
$0
Total(s)
$60,127
$60,127
$0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $60,127
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base
salary of $84,077. City of Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind
contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,220
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $14,327
Life Insurance (.003%): $253
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $35,742
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $6,483
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $2,102
Purpose Area #4
C. Travel
Purpose of Travel
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
group meeting)
Location
Indicate the travel destination.
Type of Expense
Lodging, Meals, Etc.
Basis
Per day,
mile, trip,
Etc.
Computation
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
Cost
Quantity
Jf of Staff
# of
Trips
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
N/A
$0
$0
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
D. Equipment
Item
List and describe each item of equipment that will be purchased
Computation
Compute the cost (e.g., the number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item)
>r of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
FederalContribution Request
$0
$0
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
E. Supplies
Supply Items
Computation
Provide a list of the types of items to be purchased with grant funds.
Describe the item and the compute the costs. Computation: The number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item.
# of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
Program Supplies
1
$10,852.34
$10,853
$10,853
TOWNS)
$10,853
$0
$10,853
Narrative
Program Supplies - $10,852.34
Program supplies to support the Implementation Phase. It will provide Zoom/Virtual environmental subscriptions for meeting with key stakeholders and material documentation. Seek to
provide rental space for call sessions. Lastly, the supplies will provide a means to engage people who have moral authority in the community-- transportation costs for community
members that are participating in the Working Group, who may have financial hardships prohibiting them from participating in programmatic activities.
Purpose Area #4
F. Construction
Purpose
Provide the purpose of the
construction
Description of Work
Describe the constructionproject(s)Com
Computation
ute the costs e. the number o each item to be urchosed X the cost per item
p 9, f p
# of Items
Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$0
$o
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
G. Subowards (Subgrants)
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
Is the subaward for a
consultant? If yes, use
Provide a description of the activities to be carried out by
Describe the purpose of the subaward (subgrant)
the section below to
subrecipients.
explain associated
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
$0
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the
number of people
traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
# of
Non -Federal
Federal
Cost
or
Total Cost
Distance
Staff
Contribution
Request
$0
$0
Total
1 $o
1 $o
1 $0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
H. Procurement Contracts
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
Provide a description of the products or services to be procured by
Is the suboward for aconsultant?
contract and an estimate of the costs. Applicants are encouraged to
If yes, use
promote free and open competition in awarding contracts. A
Describe the purpose of the contract
the section below to
separate justification must be provided for sole source procurements
explain associated
in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $150,000).
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
NNSC Technical Assistance - Off -site Strategic Advising - Weekly,
The NNSC advising team will hold regular weekly, then biweekly calls with
Yes
$57,793
$57,793
Biweekly Calls
the project manager and key partners
NNSC Technical Assistance - On -site Strategic Advising (4x site visits)
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive on -site advising to guide
Yes
$19,365
$19,365
NNSC Technical Assistance - Peer Exchange 2x peer exchanges)
g ( p g )
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City
Yes
$8,250
$8,250
of Miami partners
NNSC Technical Assistance - Working Session
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework
Yes
$4,500
$4,500
Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE)
Visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
Clinical Social Worker MSW 2 (1 FTE)
Visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
events to engage the community
Purpose Area #4
Outreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
events to engage the community
Outreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
events to engage the community
UFI Client Support Services
Emergency services for clients needs
Yes
$25,000
$25,000
UFI Administrative Services Cost
UFI Project Management Team
Yes
$17,000
$17,000
Total(s)
$431,908
$0
$431,908
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
# of
Non -Federal
Federal
Cost
or
Staff
Total Cost
Contribution
Request
Distance
$0
$0
Total
1 $0
1 $0
1 $0
Narrative
NNSC Technical Assistance - Off -site Strategic Advising (6mos weekly, 6mos biweekly) $57,793.58
The NNSC advising team will hold regular calls (weekly for 6 mos, biweekly for 6 mos) with the project manager and key partners to support the implementation of the designed public
safety framework in the City of Miami. These calls will support the tailored design of the intervention, but also address any challenges encountered through implementation.
NNSC Technical Assistance - On -site Strategic Advising (4x site visits) $19,365.27
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive on -site advising to guide the City of Miami project manager and partners on key operational activities such as identifying the highest -risk people and
networks; direct and respectful communication with those closest to violence; the design and mobilization of meaningful support and services; and the strategic use of law enforcement
resources. Additionally, these on -site advising visits will also provide opportunities for the NNSC team to meet with key stakeholders to assess the implementation of the framework
overall.
NNSC Technical Assistance -Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges, no travel funds) $8,250.00
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City of Miami partners. These learning opportunities will expose partners to different implementation methods
from experienced practitioners and subject -matter experts from NNSC's broad network of partner jurisdictions.
Purpose Area #4
NNSC Technical Assistance - Working Session $4,500.00
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework, the City of Miami partners will be offered opportunities to interface with NNSC's broad network of site partners to
learn innovations, strengthen implementation overall, discuss and address challenges, and so on.
Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success
plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways
(e.g. on time, follow up) — with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
inical Social Worker duties will include the following.
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes — "Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
Clinical Social Worker MSW 2 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success
plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways
(e.g. on time, follow up) — with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following.
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes — "Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
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in the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
Dutreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
;roups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs
In the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
Dutreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
;roups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs
in the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
UFI Client Support Services $25,000.00
Ancillary services managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI) such as re -location, transportation, emergency relocation —whatever the client needs in an emergency situation. This
emergency services fund will cover costs such as:
• Low cost, but pressing needs (transportation, groceries, state identification cards etc.)
• Protection from risk (emergency housing relocation, etc.)
• Monetary assistance for emergency housing relocation, food, and other necessities
UFI Administrative Services Cost $17, 000.00
UMMAH Futures International (UFI) Project Management team which will include a Project Manager CPA, Bookkeeper, and oversight of the Outreach Worker and Clinical Social Workers.
L Other Costs
Description Computation
List and describe items that will be paid with grants funds (e.g. rent
reproduction, telephone, janitorial, or security services, and Show the basis for computation
investigative or confidential funds).
Narrative
Quantity Basis Cost Length of Time I Total Cost Non -Federal FederalContribution Request
$0 1 1 $0
11
Purpose Area #4
Budget Detail - Year 3
Does this budget contain conference costs which is defined broadly to include meetings, retreats, seminars, symposia, and training activities? - YIN
7-
(DOJ Financial Guide, Section 3.10)
A. Personnel
Name
Position
Computation
List each name, if known.
List each position, if known.
Show annual salary rate & amount of time devoted to the project for each name/position.
Time Worked
Percentage of
Non -Federal
Federal
Salary
Rate
!p of hours, days, months,
Time
Total Cost
Contribution
Request
years/
Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt
Project Coordinator
$90,981.00
yearly
1
100%
$90,981
$90,981
$0
TOWNS)
$90,981
$90,981
$0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $90,981
The City of Miami Police Department will place Officer Ta'Sheba Pratt as the Full -Time Project Coordinator for the Miami BCJI Project as an in -kind contribution. Officer Pratt will be
exclusively assigned for this project 100% of her time and will not be given duties outside of the Miami BCJI Project. Her base salary is calculated based on 40 hours of week of work, for 52
weeks out of the year, and also includes an annual step raise per the union contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Working under the auspice of the Office of the Chief, Officer Pratt
will perform as the main liaison between the City of Miami Police Department and the partnership. She reports directly to Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program Manager. As Project
Coordinator she will have the following duties and responsibilities:
*Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based organizations.
*Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners.
*Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan.
*Manage and implement project strategies, which include but are not limited to addressing proactive gun violence response, reactive gun violence response, and Group Violence
Intervention (GVI).
*Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately.
-Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project.
Purpose Area #4
B. Fringe Benefits
Name
Computation
List each grant -supported position receiving fringe benefits.
Show the basis for computation.
Base
Rate
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
Medicare
$90,981.00
1.45%
$1,320
$1,320
$0
Health Insurance (Family Coverage)
$90,981.00
17.04%
$15,504
$15,504
$0
Life Insurance
$90,981.00
0.30%
$273
$273
$0
Retirement (Pension)
$90,981.00
42.51%
$38,677
$38,677
$0
Worker's Compensation
$90,981.00
7.71%
$7,015
$7,015
$0
Shift Differential Pay
$90,981.00
2.50%
$2,275
$2,275
$0
Total(s)
$65,064
$65,064
$0
Narrative
Full -Time Project Coordinator - $65,064
Fringe benefits are calculated from the Project Coordinator's annual base salary of $84,077. City
of Miami Police Department will cover 100% of fringe benefit costs as an in -kind
contribution.
Medicare (1.45%) : $1,320
Health Insurance Family Coverage (17.04%): $15,504
Life Insurance (.003%): $273
Retirement/Pension (42.51%): $38,677
Workers Compensation (7.71%): $7,015
Shift Differential Pay (2.50%): $2,275
Purpose Area #4
C. Travel
Purpose of Travel
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
group meeting)
Location
Indicate the travel destination.
Type of Expense
Lodging, Meals, Etc.
Basis
Per day,
mile, trip,
Etc.
Computation
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
Cost
Quantity
# of Staff
# of
Trips
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
N/A
$0
$0
Totals)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
D. Equipment
Item
List and describe each item of equipment that will be purchased
Computation
Compute the cost (e.g., the number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item)
# of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$0
$o
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
E. Supplies
Supply Items
Provide a list of the types of items to be purchased with grant funds.
Computation
Describe the item and the compute the costs. Computation: The number of each item to be purchased X the cost per item.
# of Items
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$o
$o
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
F. Construction
Purpose
Provide the purpose of the
construction
Description of Work
Describe the constructionproject(s)Com
Computation
ute the costs e. the number o each item to be purchased X the cost per item
p ( 9 f p
# of Items
Cost
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Contribution
Federal
Request
$o
$o
Total(s)
$o
$o
$o
Narrative
Purpose Area #4
G. Subawards (Subgrants)
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
Is the subaward for a
consultant? If yes, use
Provide a description of the activities to be carried out by
Describe the purpose of the subaward (subgrant)
the section below to
subreci ients.
p
explain associated
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
$0
Totals)
$0
$0
$0
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the
number of people
traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
# of
Non -Federal
Federal
Cost
or
Total Cost
Distance
Staff
Contribution
Request
$o
$0
Total
1 $0
$0
$0
Narrative
H. Procurement Contracts
Description
Purpose
Consultant?
Purpose Area #4
Provide a description of the products or services to be procured by
Is the suboward for a
contract and on estimate of the costs. Applicants are encouraged to
consultant? If yes, use
promote free and open competition in awarding contracts. A
Describe the purpose of the contract
the section below to
separate justification must be provided for sole source procurements
explain associated
in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $150,000).
travel expenses
included in the cost.
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
NNSC Technical Assistance - Off -site Strategic Advising - Biweekly Calls
The NNSC advising team will hold regular biweekly calls with the project
Yes
$33,809
$33,809
manager and key partners
NNSC Technical Assistance - On -site Strategic Advising (4x site visits)
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive on -site advising to guide
Yes
$19,365
$19,365
Technical Assistance -Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges)
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the CityNNSC
Yes
$8,250
$8,250
of Miami partners
NNSC Technical Assistance - Working Session
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework
Yes
$4,500
$4,500
Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE)
Visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
Clinical Social Worker MSW 2 (1 FTE)
Visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$�
$60,000
events to engage the community
Outreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
events to engage the community
Outreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs)
Case management for program participants, data collection and organizing
Yes
$60,000
$60,000
events to engage the community
UFI Client Support Services
Emergency services for clients needs
Yes
$25,000
$25,000
UFI Administrative Services Cost
Project Management team
Yes
$17,000
$17,000
$0
Totals)
$407,925
$0
$407,925
Consultant Travel (if necessary)
Purpose of Travel
Location
Type of Expense
Computation
Indicate the purpose of each trip or
type of trip (training, advisory
Indicate the travel destination.
Hotel, airfare, per diem
Compute the cost of each type of expense X the number of people traveling.
group meeting)
Duration
Purpose Area #4
t! of Non -Federal Feaeral
Cost or Total Cost
�;"...e Staff Contribution Request
$0 1 1 $0
Total $0 1 $0 1 $0
Narrative
NNSC Technical Assistance - Off -site Strategic Advising (biweekly) $33,809.24
The NNSC advising team will hold regular biweekly calls with the project manager and key partners to support the implementation of the designed public safety framework in the City of
Miami. These calls will support the tailored design of the intervention, but also address any challenges encountered through implementation.
NNSC Technical Assistance - On -site Strategic Advising (4x site visits) $19,365.27
NNSC will conduct periodic intensive on -site advising to guide the City of Miami project manager and partners on key operational activities such as identifying the highest -risk people and
networks; direct and respectful communication with those closest to violence; the design and mobilization of meaningful support and services; and the strategic use of law enforcement
resources. Additionally, these on -site advising visits will also provide opportunities for the NNSC team to meet with key stakeholders to assess the implementation of the framework
overall.
NNSC Technical Assistance -Peer Exchange (2x peer exchanges, no travel funds) $8,250.00
NNSC will facilitate bilateral collaborative learning opportunities for the City of Miami partners. These learning opportunities will expose partners to different implementation methods
from experienced practitioners and subject -matter experts from NNSC's broad network of partner jurisdictions.
NNSC Technical Assistance - Working Session (no travel funds) $4,500.00
To bolster implementation of the designed public safety framework, the City of Miami partners will be offered opportunities to interface with NNSC's broad network of site partners to
learn innovations, strengthen implementation overall, discuss and address challenges, and so on.
Clinical Social Worker MSW 1 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success
plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways
(e.g. on time, follow up) —with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following.
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the followine:
Purpose Area #4
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes — "Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
Clinical Social Worker MSW 2 (1 FTE) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). Clinical Social Worker visits client's home as a social and economic services navigator and assists in the development of a success
plan, walks client through social and economic services system; keeps case notes; holds client (resident) and service providers (system) accountable for doing their part - goes both ways
(e.g. on time, follow up) — with everyone working to achieve the goals set forth in the success plan.
Clinical Social Worker duties will include the following.
• Serves as "social and economic services navigator" goals/tasks — able to navigate clients (walk people through) the social and economic services systems
• Maintains case notes that reflect the following:
• Observations (Scenario: Domestic violence call. Case Manager shows at house and Case Notes — "Based on observations, client would benefit from anger management."
• Interviews and assessments.
• Recommended social and economic service interventions and provisions.
• Access and coordination of interventions that Case Manager linked the client to.
• How service providers delivered services in timely manner (held accountable).
• How client benefited from interventions (held accountable).
Outreach Worker 1 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
groups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs
in the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
Outreach Worker 2 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
groups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs
in the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
Outreach Worker 3 (2 FTEs) $60,000.00
Work is managed by UMMAH Futures International (UFI). The Outreach Worker will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from case management for program participants, data collection
and organizing events to engage the community. This professional will build one-on-one relationships with individual participants, serve as a role model to the residents, and community
groups in order to be able to strategize a better communications model. Will serve as a linkages and support individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs
in the community. Must participate in organizing events to identify barriers in the community.
L Other Costs
10
Purpose Area #4
Description
Computation
List and describe items that will be paid with grants funds (e.g. rent
reproduction, telephone, janitorial, or security services, and
Show the basis for computation
investigative or confidential funds).
Quantity
Basis
Cost
Length of Time
Total Cost
Non -Federal
Federal
Contribution
Request
$o
$o
Total(s)
$0
$0
$0
Narrative
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City of Miami
Crime Data Attachment
Table 1:
2018-2020 ANNUAL
UCR COMPARISON
2018 UCR Slats
2019 UCR Stats
2020 UCR Stats
HOMICIDE
46
43
61
FORCIBLE SEX
OFFENSES
224
240
162
ROBBERY
828
769
610
AGG ASSAULT
1,973
1,886
1,880
BURGLARY
2,057
1,771
1,453
LARCENY
1 13,136
14,219
10,017
AUTO THEFT
1,644
1,634
1,622
TOTAL
17,770
20,562
15,805
Table 2:
City of Miami Gun Violence Incidents by Year
2018, 2019, & 2020
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City of Miami Miami BCJI Project
BJA FY 21 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI)
Documentation of Advancing DOJ Priorities
Under the Office of the Chief at the City of Miami Police Department (MPD), the Miami BCJI
Project will be instituted in two of Miami's most violent neighborhoods —Little Haiti and Model
City. The City of Miami is particularly interested in, though not pre -committed to, a focused
deterrence approach known as the "Group Violence Intervention" (GVI) and, through the problem
analysis, will assess the extent to which a highly tailored and customized version of GVI might be
appropriate for the violence dynamics in the City of Miami. The GVI is a focused deterrence
framework that falls under the umbrella of Community Violence Intervention strategies. The BCJI
Management Team will design and implement an evidence -informed framework that focuses on
the people and groups most vulnerable to involvement in serious violence in Little Haiti and Model
City; addresses the immediate dynamics contributing to the most serious violence in these targeted
neighborhoods; prioritizes keeping community members safe, alive, and out of prison; enhances
the legitimacy of the institutional public safety actors in Miami; engages community members in
the design and implementation of the framework; and minimizes the use of formal law
enforcement as the last resort.
The Miami BCJI Project advances the DOJ priorities of the following:
Priority 1: Support to crime victims
GVI is always adapted to the local dynamics of a particular community; and can incorporate a
broad range of particular tactics including street outreach, wraparound case management, and
hospital based intervention. Two Clinical Social Workers and three Outreach Workers will be
1
City of Miami Miami BCJI Project
hired to support the Implementation Phase in Years 2 and 3. These professionals will comprise a
Street Outreach Team that will work with the community to provide access to necessary direct
services. The Clinical Social worker/Case Managers will navigate clients through the various
social and economic systems to facilitate the provision of services. As the community may not
always trust law enforcement, the Street Outreach Team will be beneficial to building trust within
the community. By providing social services and emergency services, the Project will not only
provide support for the community members, including crime victims, but will also improve
relationships with the public, where they see MPD is trying to look for alternatives that are not
necessarily based on arrest and enforcement. This is an opportunity to engage the community and
to provide the Team feedback on community needs.
Priority 2: Building trust between law enforcement and the community
GVI identifies these most vulnerable groups and individuals in real time; creates ways of
communicating directly to them to explain their exposure to formal law enforcement attention if
they persist in their violent behavior and to offer meaningful support and assistance; mobilizes all
available resources to keep the highest -risk people safe, alive, and out of prison; and — as a last
resort and only if violence continues — organizes consequences for the group as a whole if the
group persists committing violence. This framework encourages partnerships between law
enforcement and communities to reduce violence and improve public safety; minimize arrest and
incarceration; strengthen communities; and improves relationships between law enforcement and
the public. Furthermore, the BCJI Management Team will identify and convene a Working Group
of law enforcement, social service providers and community representatives with moral authority
on issues of violence. This Working Group that will provide input to the BJCI Management Team
in the Planning Phase and support the design and implementation of activities in the
2
City of Miami
Miami BCJI Project
Implementation Phase. The partnership for this project will aid MPD in identifying additional
individual community members, community organizations and social service providers for the
Working Group who can provide meaningful resident involvement. The Working Group will serve
the Project to build a bridge of trust between MPD and the local population; and increase
community capacity to support intervention strategies.
To further enhance community engagement and trust, the Miami BUI Project will implement
the Walking One Stop strategy; a powerful intervention initiative that brings elected officials,
social and economic service providers, community activists, faith leaders, and criminal justice
personnel face to face with residents in neighborhoods that have experienced recent, severe, or
persistent incidents of violence delivering quality of life services and referrals door to door. This
door-to-door engagement will also be used as a vehicle for "listening sessions" via resident
surveys for community feedback that can be used to determine if adjustments to the project model
are needed.
3
City of Miami Miami BCJI Project
BJA FY 21 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI)
Documentation of Hijzh-Poverty Areas
The Miami BCJI Project will focus on Little Haiti and Model City as the target neighborhoods
for research, evaluation, and implementation of evidence -based models to reduce violent crime.
The attached Census Tract map for Little Haiti and Model City illustrate the census tracts within
the target neighborhoods. The highlighted census tracts in the map represent the census tracts
described below, which are in "high poverty areas." As defined by the BCJI solicitation, the term
"high -poverty area" means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured
by the 2013-2017 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Census
Bureau,https://www.census.gov/acs/www/dataldata-tables-and-toolslnarrative-profiles/20l 7/.
With the exception of census tract 2201 in Little Haiti, all census tracts located within Model City
and Little Haiti are "high poverty areas," with poverty rates well over 20%. In 2018, these census
tracts were identified as meeting the criteria to receive designation as Qualified Opportunity Zones
as defined in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and described in the attached "Anticipated Benefit
QOZ_CityofMiami" supportive document.
Little Haiti:
1. 1401.4, 1401.5, 1401.6 :
In 2013-2017, 42.5 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census Tract 14.01, Miami -Dade Countv, Florida in 2013-2017
2. 1402.1, 1402.2, 1402.3:
In 2013-2017, 45.3 percent of people were in poverty.
Poverty Rates in Census Tract 1.4.02, Miami -Dade County, Florida in 2013-2017
City of Miami
Miami BCJI Project
3. 2001.1, 2001.2, 2001.3, 2001 A
In 2013-2017, 44.3 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census Tract 20.01 Miami -Dade County Florida in 2013-2017
4. 2003.3, 2003 A
In 2013-2017, 36.2 percent of people were in poverty.
PoveM, Rates in Census Tract 20.03, Miami -Dade County, Florida in 2013-2017
5. 2202.2, 2202.3, 2202.4, 2202.5, 2202.6:
In 2013-2017, 35.5 percent of people were in poverty.
Poverty Rates in Census "Tract 22.02 Miami -Dade County Florida in 2013-2017
Model City:
1. 1501.1, 1501.2, 1501.3, 1501 A
In 2013-2017, 58.3 percent of people were in poverty.
Poverty Rates in Census Tract 15.01, Miami -Dade County, Florida in 2013-2017
2. 1801.2:
In 2013-2017, 39.6 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census Tract 18.01 Miami -Dade County Florida in 2013-2017
3. 1802.1, 1802.2, 1802.3:
In 2013-2017, 35.1 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census Tract 18.02 Miami -Dade County Florida in 2013-2017
4. 1901.1, 1901.2, 1901.3, 1901.4, 1901.5:
In 2013-2017, 31.1 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census 'Tract 19.01, Miami -Dade Countv, Florida in 2013-2017
5. 1903.4, 1903.5, 1903.7:
In 2013-2017, 31.9 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv, Rates in Census Tract 19.03 Miami -Dade County Florida in 2013-2017
6. 1904.2, 1904.3, 1904.4, 1904.8:
In 2013-2017, 37.2 percent of people were in poverty.
Poverty Rates in Census Tract 19.04, Miami -Dade Countv, Florida in 2013-2017
7. 2300.1, 2300.2, 2300.3, 2300.4, 2300.5, 2300.6, 2300.7:
In 2013-2017, 32.1 percent of people were in poverty.
Povertv Rates in Census Tract 23 Miami -Dade Countv, Florida in 2013-2017
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Attachment A
City of Miami
Qualified Opportunity Zones
City of Miami
City Hall
- Legislation
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
,.
www.miamigov.com
Resolution R-18-0083
File Number: 3794
Final Action Date: 3/8/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
URGING GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ("GOVERNOR") TO DESIGNATE THE LOW-
INCOME CENSUS TRACTS ("TRACTS") AS IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AS QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 IN ORDER
TO ALLOW THE SELECTED TRACTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM AND GIVE FAVORABLE CAPITAL GAINS
TREATMENT TO INVESTMENTS WITHIN THOSE TRACTS; FURTHER URGING
THE GOVERNOR TO REQUEST A THIRTY (30) DAY EXTENSION, IF
NECESSARY, TO RESPOND TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR
WHEREAS, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Act") created a new community
investment vehicle, the Opportunity Zones Program ("Program"), which is a community
development program designed to drive long-term capital to rural and low-income urban
communities throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Program provides tax incentives for investors to re -invest their
unrealized capital gains into newly established Opportunity Funds that are dedicated to
investing in Opportunity Zones; and
WHEREAS, Opportunity Funds are private sector investment vehicles that invest at least
90% of their capital in Opportunity Zones; and
WHEREAS, the Program uses low-income community census tracts ("Tracts") as the
basis for determining the eligible areas for the Opportunity Zone designation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Governor of each state and territory has ninety (90)
days from December 22, 2017 to designate up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number
of low-income census Tracts in their respective state as Opportunity Zones; and
WHEREAS, each state's Governor must communicate his or her recommendation for
the Opportunity Zone designation by March 21, 2018 to the United States Secretary of the
Treasury, unless a Governor chooses to request a thirty (30) day extension which would give
the Governor a total of one hundred twenty (120) days to complete his or her recommendation;
and
WHEREAS, by failing to submit Opportunity Zone nominations by the deadline,
Governors effectively opt out of the Program and render the state ineligible to receive the
private investments that are encouraged by the Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section
Section 2. The City Commission urges Governor Rick Scott to designate the Tracts
identified in Attachment "A," attached and incorporated, as qualified Opportunity Zones as
described in the Act so that the selected Tracts can participate in the Program and give
favorable capital gains treatment to investments within those Tracts.
Section 3. The City Commission further urges Governor Rick Scott to request a thirty
(30) day extension, if necessary, to respond to the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to
Governor Rick Scott.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
. t
ria dez, CiFy Attor r
ey 3/7l2018
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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Eligible Opportunity Zone Census Tracts Per CDFI FUND in City of Miami
? I ! Poverty I Median Pct ! E
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1 2900 1120860029001 Yes 30.6 i Yes Yes j- 47.97 ! 13.6 1 1.63855422 Yes 6721 _
2403 1120860024031 Yes _23_ 1 Yes ! Yes ? 54.39 9.1 . 1.09638554 ? No !- 4428-
- 1 5703 11 2086005703L Yes 20.8 Yes !- Yes .14 1 11.8 1.412169675 No 7142
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City of Miami City Hall
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Enactment Number: R-18-0083
File Number: 3794 File Type: Resolution Status: ADOPTED
Revision: Controlling Body: City Commission
File Name: Designate - Low Income Census Tracts Introduced: 3/7/2018
Requesting Dept: Commissioners and Mayor Final Action Date: 3/8/2018
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), URGING
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ("GOVERNOR") TO DESIGNATE THE LOW-INCOME CENSUS
TRACTS ("TRACTS") AS IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, AS QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN
THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SELECTED TRACTS
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM AND GIVE FAVORABLE
CAPITAL GAINS TREATMENT TO INVESTMENTS WITHIN THOSE TRACTS; FURTHER
URGING THE GOVERNOR TO REQUEST A THIRTY (30) DAY EXTENSION, IF
NECESSARY, TO RESPOND TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY;
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
GOVERNOR
Sponsors: Wifredo (Willy) Gort
Notes:
Links:
Attachments: 3794 Attachment A (PDF)
History of Legislative File:
Revision: Acting Body: Date: Action: Result:
Victoria Mendez 3/7/2018 Approved as to Form and Completed
Correctness
City Commission 3/8/2018 Meeting Completed
City Commission 3/8/2018 ADOPTED Passed
Mayor's Office 3/12/2018 Signed by the Mayor Completed
City Clerk's Office 3/12/2018 Signed and Attested by the City Completed
Clerk
City Clerk's Office 3/12/2018 Rendered Completed
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Documentation of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Strategies
The City of Miami Police Department (MPD) in collaboration with partners National Network
for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NNSC) and UMMAH Futures
International (UFI) proposes to implement the Miami BCW Project (Project). At the core of the
project will be the implementation of a Focused Deterrence Framework. As of 2021, there is a
tremendous amount of formal evaluation literature that has demonstrated focused deterrence
frameworks to be effective in reducing serious violence and public safety issues.
Focused deterrence is a flexible framework for addressing a range of public safety issues. As a
concept, it is based on the core empirical fact that many forms of community harms ( e.g. intimate
partner violence, violence driven by overt drug markets) are driven by very small numbers of very
high -risk people. The City of Miami is particularly interested in, though not pre -committed to, a
Focused Deterrence approach known as the "Group Violence Intervention" (GVI), which falls
under the umbrella of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies. Through the problem
analysis, the project will assess the extent to which a highly tailored and customized version of
GVI might be appropriate for the violence dynamics in the City of Miami.
The GVI framework identifies these most vulnerable groups and individuals in real time;
creates ways of communicating directly to them to explain their exposure to formal law
enforcement attention if they persist in their violent behavior and to offer meaningful support and
assistance; mobilizes all available resources to keep the highest -risk people safe, alive, and out of
prison; and — as a last resort and only if violence continues — organizes consequences for the group
as a whole if the group persists in shooting and killing. Evidence and experience show that a small
number of people in street groups —gangs, drug crews, informal neighborhood sets, high -risk
social networks, and the like —drive the majority of violence in troubled neighborhoods. Group
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members typically constitute less than 0.5 percent of a city's population but are consistently linked
to at least 50 percent of the shootings and homicides. The internal dynamics of the groups drive
cycles of violence that persist even as law enforcement works to address any one particular
shooting or homicide. Group members themselves are involved in violence as both perpetrators
and as victims; they are at extraordinarily high risk of being hurt or killed and are severely
underserved by the traditional social service offerings in their communities. The GVI framework
identifies these most vulnerable groups and individuals in real time; creates ways of
communicating directly to them to explain their exposure to formal law enforcement attention if
they persist in their violent behavior and to offer meaningful support and assistance; mobilizes all
available resources to keep the highest -risk people safe, alive, and out of prison; and — as a last
resort and only if violence continues — organizes consequences for the group as a whole if the
group persists in shooting and killing.
The GVI framework always includes these core elements but is highly flexible; is always
adapted to the local dynamics of a particular community; and can incorporate a broad range of
particular tactics including street outreach, wraparound case management, and hospital based
intervention. This framework encourages partnerships between law enforcement and communities
to reduce violence and improve public safety; minimize arrest and incarceration; strengthen
communities; and improve relationships between law enforcement and the communities it serves.
the BCJI Management Team and the Working Group will sustain a focus on the individuals and
groups most vulnerable to involvement in serious violence and build out an intervention strategy
that constantly reassesses and focuses on this small population of high risk people; communicates
directly with them about their risk of being hurt as well as their exposure to formal legal attention
because of their involvement in violence; mobilizes every available resources to keep them safe,
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alive and to the extent possible out of jail and prison; and reserves the use of formal law
enforcement as a last resort to address any ongoing shooting and homicide violence.
Central to Miami's intervention strategy will be weekly incident reviews that bring partners
together to focus on every homicide and nonfatal shooting incident within the target neighborhoods
and answer a few key question about each, including:
• What happened here?
• Why did it happen?
• What is likely to happen next, based on these dynamics?
• What can this partnership to do keep those most vulnerable to those dynamics safe,
alive, and out of jail or prison?
. These reviews will capitalize on the extensive intelligence and frontline knowledge of violence
dynamics that exists within the City of Miami already. In addition to the knowledge of
investigative and intelligence personnel within MPD and other law enforcement agencies who are
partners on this project.
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The City of Miami Police Department (MPD) in collaboration with partners National
Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NNSC) and UMMAH
Futures International (UFI) proposes to implement the Miami BCJI Project (Project). The goals
of the Project are 1) design evidence -informed strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted
neighborhoods in the City of Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the GVI; 2) implement
customized and tailored strategy to reduce serious violence in the targeted neighborhoods.; and 3)
develop a plan to sustain Miami's strategy beyond the life of this federal grant. The partnership
will work together as the BCJI Management Team (Team) and research and analyze core violence
dynamics in the target neighborhoods and guide the design and implementation of an evidence -
based framework to reduce violence. The Team will be responsive to the analysis and make
adjustments to the intervention models for the Final Action Plan, to be approved by the Bureau of
Justice Assistance.
During the Planning Phase, the Miami BCJI Project will conduct an in-depth problem analysis
of the most recent homicide and gun violence in the City of Miami (City) in order to identify those
groups, networks, and individuals at highest risk and to structure an intervention strategy that
draws on the best evidence -based practices as appropriate for the City. This analysis will be led by
NNSC, who will provide a dedicated team of researchers experienced in developing and adapting
anti -violence strategies based on proven evidence -based models. NNSC will provide the Team
with regular strategic advising and guide peer exchanges and workshops that will educate key
stakeholders about the intervention strategies. UFI's project management duties include
identifying key community stakeholders who will take part in working groups; create long- and
short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating
resources; and manage the Clinicals Social Workers and Street Outreach Workers who will
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connect identified high -risk individuals to community resources and social services. The working
groups are meant to encourage participation from community organizations, residents and other
local law enforcement and criminal justice partners for a whole community approach; and to offer
transparency to the public this project will serve. As the implementing agency, MPD is the
Program Manager for the Project and will provide a full-time Project Coordinator, who will be the
liaison for the Team, local stakeholders, and potential additional partners.
The Project will utilize a Focused Deterrence framework as a component of the overall
strategy. Miami -Dade County has successfully adopted Focused Deterrence as an evidence -based
model and has rolled it out to multiple districts within the County. The City sees an opportunity
for future sustainability with the economies of scale, given the deep investments that multiple law
enforcement, community, and support and outreach partners have already made that could inform
similar work in the City of Miami. Additionally, the City's Office of Grants Administration can
seek other State and Federal funding opportunities to further ensure the Project's sustainability.
Refined over more than 20 years, Focused Deterrence is a proven framework for
addressing a range of public safety issues developed around the core empirical fact that homicide
and gun violence (and other forms of community harms such as intimate partner violence and overt
drug markets), are driven by very small numbers of very high -risk people. For example, at the city
level a distinctively high -risk population collectively accounting for around 0.5% of the city will
routinely be associated with 50% to 75% of all homicide. Those at high risk are often acting in
groups (gangs, drug crews, criminally active families, etc.) and networks, not as individuals.
Focused Deterrence strategies engage directly with this very small, high -risk population to
intervene in cycles of violence. Focused Deterrence is a flexible prevention framework that has
been mapped onto and proved effective with respect to a range of serious violence and public
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City of Miami Initial Action Plan Miami BCJI Project
safety issues, including the original Group Violence Intervention (GVI), sexual assault, drug
markets, individual violent offenders, intimate partner violence, drug and alcohol abuse and other
offenses. A recent Campbell Collaboration systematic review of formal evaluations, found all 12
of the evaluated GVI interventions produced positive results and that the approach overall
produced "noteworthy" reductions. GVI will be an intervention strategy the Team will evaluate
in the Planning Phase and make adaptations where necessary for the Implementation Phase. GVI
strategies also rely heavily on community involvement from planning to implementation, therefore
increasing the community's trust.
Using an Action Research Approach, the Project will develop a Focused Deterrence -based
intervention to reduce incidents of community violence in the City of Miami. The Action Research
Approach is designed to produce fundamental new insight into a problem; use that insight to
support the design of a strategic intervention; implement that intervention; assess impact on the
ground; develop and refine the operational approach; and take effective interventions to scale. First
modeled over twenty years ago over the course of the Boston Gun Project, the Action Research
Approach has been deployed in a variety of settings and has led to innovative and frequently
dramatically effective Focused Deterrence -based strategies. The Action Research framework will
include the following:
• Identification of core problems and issues, using both qualitative and quantitative methods,
with initial fmdings brought immediately to the partnership for review, consideration, and
the identification of new questions and research priorities;
• Identification of a setting or settings —generally a jurisdiction or jurisdictions —in which
to undertake research and intervention design work;
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City of Miami Initial Action Plan Miami BCJI Project
• Partnership between researchers and local practitioners, community figures, frontline
service providers, and high -risk populations to drive the action research enterprise; and
• Design of an operational intervention based on the new local findings and a focus on
substantial, rapid impact.
The proposed Timeline for the Miami BCJI Project implementation is as follows:
YEAR
QUARTER
Activities
1
2
Establish partnerships via contracts. Awarded DOJ contract reviewed and
accepted by City of Miami Board of Commissioners.
1
3 & 4
Team will conduct problem analysis and assessment of hotspots with BJA
Technical Assistance.
1
3 & 4
Establish Working Groups with identified key stakeholders to support the
work of the BCJI Management Team in Implementation Phase.
1,2,3
3 & 4
Host Two (2) Peer Exchanges each Fiscal Year. Peer Exchanges will enhance
understanding among peer practitioners of evidence -based intervention
models.
1
4
Host a one -day workshop to present key findings from the problem analysis to
City of Miami partners —including law enforcement, social service providers,
and community leaders.
1
4
Hire three (3) Outreach Workers and two (2) Clinical Social Workers who will
utilized in all of Year 2 and Year 3 (Implementation Phase).
1
4
Final Action Plan completed, reviewed, and approved by BJA.
2
1
NNSC will train the full-time Project Coordinator (MPD) and Resource
Coordinator (UHMMA) to manage implementation of focused deterrence
strategies.
2 & 3
1,2,3,4
Periodic delivery of a unified anti -violence message (Call -ins) to identified
high -risk individuals and groups by criminal justice partners in the targeted
hotspots.
2 & 3
1,2,3,4
Quarterly Implementation Reviews for a) quarterly assessment of
implementation and fidelity to model, and b) ongoing strategic planning.
2 & 3
1,2,3,4
NNSC Regular Strategic Advising 6mos weekl /6mos biweekly calls
2 & 3
1,2,3,4
NNSC Intensive Strategic Advising
2 & 3
1,2,3,4
Weekly Incident Reviews with criminal justice partners for crime data
information sharing purposes.
2 & 3
2
Host one (1) Working Session. City of Miami partners and key stakeholders
(Working Groups) will be offered opportunities to interface with NNSC's
broad network of site partners to learn innovations, strengthen implementation
overall, discuss and address challenges.
3
4
Present a Comprehensive Final Analysis Report to partners and key
stakeholders(Working Groups) at the end of the project period.
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Miami BCJI Project
TIMELINE, GOALS, OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES
Goals & Objectives Legend: (the legend won't be part of the application; this was just to keep track
of what was filled in the template below for the web -based from timeline. )
Goal 1: Design evidence -informed strategy to reduce gun violence in the targeted neighborhoods in the
City of Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the Group Violence Intervention
Objective/Outcome 1 a: Conduct problem analysis
Objective/Outcome 1 b: Attend peer -to -peer exchanges with other cities successfully implementing
evidence informed strategies to inform the design of Miami's own framework
Objective/Outcome 1 c: Conduct closed -door working session to tailor a strategy to Miami's particular
violence dynamics
Objective/Outcome 1d: Use expert strategic advising to inform the implementation of Miami's strategy
Goal 2: Implement customized and tailored strategy to reduce gun violence in the targeted neighborhoods.
Objective/Outcome 2a: Identify small numbers of people, groups and immediate dynamics driving violence
in real time on a regular basis
Objective/Outcome 2b: Conduct direct messaging to relevant people, groups and dynamics using a variety
of tools and methods
Objective/Outcome 2c: Mobilize non -law enforcement and community -based interventions directly to
address high risk people/groups/situations, with a focus on increasing safety, addressing trauma, providing
immediate stability and support, and lowering risk of arrest and incarceration
Objective/Outcome 2d: Use enforcement strategically to create swift, certain, fair consequences for group -
involved violence,
Goal 3: Develop plan to sustain Miami's strategy beyond the life of this federal grant
Objective/Outcome 3a: Integrate successful elements of Miami's strategy into policies and practices (e.g.
produce formal guidance around shooting reviews, call -ins, custom notifications, etc.)
Objectives/Outcome 3b: Draft Miami -specific implementation materials to ease personnel transitions and
build up local expertise in the strategy and reduce reliance on technical assistance providers (rubric,
manager guide, etc.)
Objective/Outcome 3c. Include mini case -studies to codify success and address challenges
1.GOAL STATEMENT: Design evidence -informed strategy to reduce gun violence in the targeted
neighborhoods in the City of Miami, drawing on provided strategies such as the Group Violence
Intervention
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OBJECTIVE Conduct problem
FISCAL YEAR:1(2022)
QUARTER: 2
analysis
Deliverables: Plan site visit,
conduct group audit and incident
review, produce preliminary
memo summarizing key findings,
produce full report
OBJECTIVE Attend peer -to -peer
FISCAL YEAR: 1, 2, & 3
QUARTERS: 3 & 4
exchanges with other cities
(ongoing, or 2022,2023,2024)
successfully implementing
evidence informed strategies to
inform the design of Miami's own
framework.
Deliverables: Identify potential
peer jurisdictions based on
comparable violence dynamics,
commitments, and success of
implementation; design agenda;
conduct peer exchange; debrief
OBJECTIVE Conduct closed-
FISCAL YEAR: 1 (2022)
QUARTER: 4
door working session to tailor a
strategy to Miami's particular
violence dynamics
Deliverable: Plan attendance
based on identifying core
stakeholders, design agenda in
partnership with NNSC, produce
materials for attendees
OBJECTIVE Use expert
FISCAL YEAR:1, 2,3
QUARTER:
strategic advising to inform the
(ongoing, or 2022,2023,2024)
First year, quarters 3 & 4
implementation of Miami's
strategy
Year 2 & 3 (2023 & 2024): all
Deliverable: Regular
(ongoing)
quarters/ongoing
weekly/biweekly strategic
advising calls with National
Network for Safe Communities
2.GOAL STATEMENT: Implement customized and tailored strategy to reduce gun violence in the targeted
neighborhoods.
OBJECTIVE:
Identify small numbers of people,
groups and immediate dynamics
driving violence in real time on a
regular basis
Deliverables: Begin regular weekly
shooting reviews; begin quarterly
group audits
FISCAL YEAR: 1 (2022)
QUARTER: 3
OBJECTIVE:
FISCAL YEAR: 2 & 3
QUARTER: All
Conduct direct messaging to
(2023 and 2024)
quarters/ongoing
relevant people, groups and
dynamics using a variety of tools
and methods.
Deliverables: Conduct call -ins
approximately quarterly during
implementation phase; conduct
custom notifications to highest -risk
people and groups during
implementation phase
OBJECTIVE: Mobilize non -law
FISCAL YEAR: 2 & 3
QUARTER: All
enforcement and community -based
(2023 and 2024)
quarters/ongoing
interventions directly to address
high risk people/groups/situations,
with a focus on increasing safety,
addressing trauma, providing
immediate stability and support,
and lowering risk of arrest and
incarceration
Deliverables: Conduct affirmative
outreach to highest risk people and
groups to offer supports and
services; conduct case
management with engaged clients;
support clients to achieve goals of
avoiding victimization and avoiding
detention or incarceration related to
violent and/or weapons offending
OBJECTIVE: Use enforcement
FISCAL YEAR: 2 & 3
QUARTER: All quarters/
strategically to create swift, certain,
(2023 and 2024)
ongoing
fair consequences for group -
involved violence
Deliverables: Focus law
enforcement attention with
swiftness, certainty and fairness on
groups that continue to drive
homicide and/or are the most
violent group (s) in the catchment
area.
DELIVERABLE:
FISCAL YEAR: 1 (2022)
QUARTER: 4
A Final Action Plan approved by
BJA by end of the Planning Phase.
11 aRagemeRt Team
will
resoUFGeS the
assessment of With -
This includes group network
assessment, violent incident review,
and examination, geographic
depictions of the crime and violence
and analysis of crime drivers.
3.GOAL STATEMENT: Develop plan to sustain Miami's strateav bevond the life of this federal orant
OBJECTIVE:
FISCAL YEAR: 2022 and 2024
QUARTER: 2 and 3
Integrate successful elements of
Working groups:1,
Working groups:3
Miami's strategy into policies and
Draft policies, etc.: 3
Draft polices, etc: 2,3
practices (e.g. produce formal
guidance around shooting
reviews, call -ins, custom
notifications, etc.)
Deliverables: Establish Working
Groups with identified key
stakeholders to support the work
of the BCJI Management Team in
Implementation Phase; draft
policies and practices
documenting key activities
including shooting reviews, group
audits, custom notifications, call -
ins, etc.
OBJECTIVE: Draft Miami -specific
FISCAL YEAR: 3
QUARTER: 3
implementation materials to ease
2024
personnel transitions and build up
local expertise in the strategy and
reduce reliance on technical
assistance providers (rubric,
manager guide, etc.)
Deliverables: Produce Miami -
specific version of implementation
rubric and project management
guide
OBJECTIVE. Include mini case-
FISCAL YEAR: 3
QUARTER: 4
studies to codify success and
(2024)
address challenges
Deliverable: Document
successes and lessons learned
FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT of
CORRECTIONS
501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
May 4, 2021
Kristen Mahoney
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
Re: Letterof Support-- City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Criminallustice innovation Program (BCJ1).
Dear Director Mahoney:
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MARK S. INCH
www.dc.stateAus
Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections (Probation and Parole services) is
submitting this letter In support of the City of Miami Police Department's application to the Byrne
Criminallustice Innovation Program (1301). In doing so, this letter confirms our intention to support the
efforts of the Miami BCJI Project to reduce violent crime in Miami's most affected communities.
Our agency has a history of collaboration with the City of Miami Police Department (MPD), working
together constantly several times a year since 2006. The Probation Compliance Initiatives are
partnerships to participate in community policing initiatives to enhance public safety. Several of the
initiatives were in response to the increase in gun related violence, the loss of innocence victims in
random shootings and the apprehension of offenders. Additionally, our office has participated in
intelligence meetings, planned searches, and r(de-along.
Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections (Probation and Parole services)
looks forward to supporting the work of MPD and the Miami BCJi team as they develop comprehensive,
community -based solutions for violence reduction. Together, we will collaborate when needed to
enhance community capacity and address the root causes of violence with the goal of creating a safe,
equitable Miami for all.
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11th Circuit Miami -Dade County
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May 3, 2021
Kristen Mahoney
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
Re: Letter of Support-- City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI).
Dear Director Mahoney:
Circle of Brotherhood is submitting this letter of support for the City of Miami Police Department's
application to the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI). In doing so, this letter confirms our
intention to support the efforts of the Miami BCJI Project to reduce violent crime in Miami's most
affected communities.
We have a history of collaboration with the City of Miami Police Department (MPD). working in
partnership through Community Engagement and Awareness Training Programs.
Circle of Brotherhood looks forward to supporting the work of MPD and the Miami BCJI team as they
develop comprehensive, community -based solutions for violence reduction. Together, we will collaborate
when needed to enhance community capacity and address the root causes of violence with the goal of
creating a safe, equitable Miami for all.
Sincerely,
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P Dear Director Mahoney:
r The Miami -Dade Police Department (MDPD) is pleased to submit this letter of support for the
Q Miami Police Department's (MPD) application to the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program
t (.BCJI). The MDPD supports the efforts of the Miami BCJI project to reduce serious and violent
e crime, including gun violence, in Miami's most affected communities, through sustainable
C collaboration to reduce and prevent crime in communal hot spots.
The MDPD and the MPD have a long history of collaboration, working together to improve the
safety and security of our community in crime hot spots which cross jurisdictional lines. This
interagency partnership is crucial due to many locations with high crime rates near jurisdictional
boundaries. This proposed extension of the group violence intervention model into the City of
W Miami's boundaries should translate to synergistic improvements in Miami -Dade County
e neighborhoods with the highest density of crime.
The MDPD looks forward to working with the MPD and the Miami BCJI Team as they develop
S comprehensive, community -based solutions for violence reduction. Together, with enhanced
e community capacity, we can address the root causes of violence to create a safer, more equitable
r Miami for all.
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e Should you have any questions, please contact Police Legal Bureau Special Projects Administrator
1 Dorcas Perez, at 305-216-4098 or via e-mail at dmperezfa?mdpd.com.
Alfredo Ramirez III
Director
9105 NW 25 Street • Doral, Florida • 33172-1500
Telephone (305) 471-1780 • Fax (305) 471-2163 • Website http://www.mdpd,com
MIAMI GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT
"BUILDING A SAFER COMMUNi'm
Delma K. Noel -Pratt
CHIFF OF POLICE
June 30, 2021
Kristen Mahoney
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
Re: Letter of Support-- City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI).
Dear Director Mahoney:
The Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) is submitting this letter in support of the Miami Police
Department's (MPD) application to the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI). In doing
so, this letter confirms our intention to support the efforts of the Miami BCJI Project to reduce violent
crime in Miami's most affected communities.
The MGPD has a history of collaboration with the MPD. Our agencies have worked together to reduce
serious crimes, including gun violence, which often overlap our jurisdictional boundaries. If MPD is
awarded this funding, we look forward to supporting each other in our respective gun violence
initiatives.
In recognizing the importance of coordination between law enforcement agencies and the
communities we serve, we fully support MPD and the Miami BCJI team efforts to develop and
implement gun violence reduction initiatives. These collaborations assist in addressing the root causes
of violence and creating safer communities for all.
Sincerely,
A
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Chief of Police
18611 NW 27th Avenue • Miami Gardens, FL 33056 • (305) 474-MGPD (6473) • www.mgpdfi.org
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July 2, 2021
Kristen Mahoney
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
Re: Letter of Support-- City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI).
Dear Director Mahoney:
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) is submitting this letter in support of the Miami Police
Department's application to the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI). In doing so,
this letter confirms our intention to support the efforts of the Miami BCJI Project to reduce violent
crime in Miami's most affected communities.
Our organization provides the on -going emotional support needed to help parents and other
survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life" and to promote a healthy resolution. Not only
does POMC help survivors deal with their acute grief but also helps with the criminal justice
system. As a long-time collaborator with Miami Police Department, it is with great pleasure that
we submit this letter of support for their BCJI application.
We offer our full support to the Miami Police Department's efforts to bring forth more community -
policing practices to prevent further harm to our communities by reducing gun violence. We
believe this community -centered approach will build a positive environment where law
enforcement and residents can work together to create a safer city for our children.
Sincerely,
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Florida Parents of Murdered Children
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STATE ATTORNEY
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
E. R. GRAHAM BUILDING
1350 N.W. 12TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136-2111
KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE
STATE ATTORNEY
May 13, 2021
Ms. Kristen Mahoney, Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
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www.miamiSAOxom
Re: Letter of Support-- City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Crimina/Justice Innovation Project(1301).
Dear Director Mahoney:
As the State Attorney for Miami- Dade County, I am pleased to support City of Miami
Police Department's application to the Byrne Crimina/Justice Innovation Project(BCJI).
In doing so, this letter confirms our intention to support the efforts of the Miami BOI
Project to reduce violent crime in Miami's most affected communities.
The Miami -Dade State Attorney's Office is the largest prosecutor's office in Florida.
The office administers and coordinates services and initiatives ranging from crime
prevention, community outreach, juvenile justice programing, diversion initiatives,
advocacy for children, domestic violence intervention, child support enforcement, sealing
and expungement of records, victim's compensation, identity theft prevention, child sex
abuse prevention and sex trafficking intervention. One of the primary goals of my office
has been to support victims of crime. We currently collaborate with the City of Miami
Police Department (MPD) through our Mobile Operations Victims Emergency Services
(M.O.V.E.S.) Program. Through this partnership, the M.O.V.E.S. program serves victims
of domestic violence immediately after an arrest initiating the activities of the legal
system. The early intervention allows for effective prosecution, access to critical services,
emergency shelter and injunctions for protection to prevent further harm.
Kristen Mahoney
May 13, 2021
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We are eager to collaborate with the City of Miami Police Department on this
significant initiative supporting the work of MPD and the Miami BCII team as they
develop comprehensive, community -based solutions for violence reduction. Together,
we will collaborate when needed to enhance community capacity and address the root
causes of violence with the goal of creating a safe, equitable Miami for all. We are
grateful for your commitment to this critical work. Thank you for your strong
consideration of this proposal.
Sincerely,
r'
KATHERINE FERNANDEZ UNDLE
State Attorney
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ARIANA FAJARDO ORSHAN
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
(305) 961-9100 - Telephone
Kristen Mahoney
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531
Re: Letter of Interest— City of Miami Police Department
The Byrne Criminal justice Innovation Program (BCJI).
Dear Director Mahoney:
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of Florida
99 N. E. 4" Street
Miami, Florida 33132
February 17, 2021
The City of Miami Police Department is an applicant for the above -referenced Bureau of Justice
Assistance grant solicitation. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida would like to
certify our positive working relationship with the City of Miami Police Department, as well as to confirm
our intent to collaborate to specifically address violent crime in the Southern District of Florida.
The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program supports Department priorities to reduce
serious and violent crime, including gun violence; dismantle gang activity; and strengthen local capacity to
combat drug abuse. BCJI helps communities build trust and support law enforcement strategies into
community -based crime reduction efforts and using information to understand and target the issues. The
U.S. Attorney's Office will commit to active engagement and participation in the Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation Program. The City of Miami Police Department will maintain regular communication with the
U.S. Attorney's Office to determine any potential collaborative efforts to support the Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation Program and the goals ofthe U.S. Attorney's Office.
If you would like further information regarding our commitment to this program, please feel free to
contact J.D. Smith, LEC at (305) 961-9156.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by ARIANA
FAJARDOORSHAN
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ARIANA FAJARDO ORSHAN
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND
UMNIAH FUTURES INTERNATIOtiAL LLC
AND
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
INNOVATION PROJECT
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("this Agreement") is hereby entered
into for the purpose of participating in the planning process for the City of Miami, a Florida
municipal corporation ("City"), by and through the City of Miami Police Department's ("MPD"),
Byme Criminal Justice Invnovation Project ("the Project") located at 444 SW 2"d Ave., Ste. 945,
Miami, FL 33130. The success of the City's Planning process is greatly dependent on strong
collaboration and highly engaged partnerships with local stakeholders, community members and
project partners. As such, MPD is convening a Leadership Council to implement the Project,
inform the process and help finalize IMPD's plan for the North District, This Agreement is entered
into with Ummah Futures International, LLC. ("UFI" ), located at 11490 SW 2111 St., Miami, FL,
330251, a prominent organization of the community and National Network for Safe Communities
at John Jay College ("NNSC"), located at 524 W. 591h St., Ste. 031 W, New York, NY 10019, a
key research partner, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties," and hereby acknowledge
the following to participate in the City's Leadership Council and the Project:
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice
Assistance provides funding for strategic approaches to crime reduction through the Byrne
Criminal Justice Innovation Program ("BCJI"); and
WHEREAS, the BCJI supports the City ofMiami Police Department's priorities to reduce
serious violent crime, gun violence, dismantle gang activity, and strengthen local capacity to
combat drug abuse; and
WHEREAS, BCJI's model assists communities build trust and support law enforcement
agencies working with their communities by integrating enforcement strategies into community -
based crime reduction efforts and using this information to understand and target the issues
creating criminal activities; and
WHEREAS, the City is an eligible applicant to receive BCJI Program grant funds on
behalf of MPD for purposes of hosting an innovative community based crime reduction program;
and
WHEREAS, the anticipated grant award will provide funding towards the implementation
of a the Project that will support the MPD aim to reduce crime and mitigate the impacts on crime
victims; and
WHEREAS, the City, through MPD, endeavors to implement the Project consistent with
the requirements and guidelines of the BCJI solicitation; and
WHEREAS, MPD, in collaboration with National Network for Safe Communities at John
Jay College ("NNSC") serving as the Project's comprehensive research partner, as well as Ummah
Futures International, LLC.("UFI") providing critical social analytics skills and community
contacts, will seek to ensure that the Project in attaining its goals and objectives and continuously
strive to improve the Project's quality; and
V4'HEREAS, to that end, the objectives between the Parties under this agreement include
the provision of law enforcement and community partnerships, to encourage and support
comprehensive cross -system planning and collaboration, and expand the efforts to reduce serious
crimes; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are conunitted to achieving the maximum benefits through a
multi -disciplinary partnership to implement and maintain MPD's Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation Project in the City and Miami -Dade County; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth, the Parties agree as follows:
THE BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROJECT
BCJI is a strategic approach to crime reduction that leverages community knowledge and expertise
by focusing enforcement efforts on neighborhoods where crime is concentrated, or crime
"hotspots." These neighborhoods face a range of challenges which cause their crime problems, so
BCJI employs a multifaceted approach that addresses their roots in order to generate long-term
impacts. Persistent crime and public safety problems, especially gang activity and youth violence,
cannot be addressed solely by law enforcement. These issues require a comprehensive interagency
approach that enables law enforcement, educators, social services agencies, and community
organizations to address both public safety problems and their underlying causes.
While each BCJI community is unique, most face common challenges and use similar approaches
to address crime and safety challenges. These include:
• Addressing serious and violent crime, with a special emphasis on gun violence and related
crimes.
• Examining conditions that contribute to crime in order to effectively target crime hotspots.
• Addressing physical conditions that increase risk for crime, seeking to harden these targets
through assessments and review of land use, code enforcement, and nuisance laws.
• Implementing strategies to engage residents, including youth and young adults, in crime
prevention efforts.
To achieve BCJI Program objectives, the City must sustain an active and engaged leadership role
in the successful management of a BCJI grant award. The City serves as a core partner and must
convene, lead, and engage a broad cross -sector partnership team that includes law enforcement,
other criminal justice partners, neighborhood residents, and relevant community stakeholders. The
cross -sector partnership team should have the capacity to conduct the necessary research and data
analysis activities described throughout this grant announcement. For this Project the City, by and
through MPD, shall serve as the "lead" organization. As the lead organization, MPD is responsible
for the following;
• Convening the Leadership Council;
• Coordinating planning activities for the City's project, including but not limited to
organizing focus groups, interviews of key stakeholders, etc.;
• Facilitating communications and information sharing with the City's Leadership Council;
• Drafting and completing the City's implementation plan for the Project;
• Measuring key outcomes and indicators for the City's implementation process;
• Overseeing the implementation of the Project and maintenance of the Project over the three
(3) year grant period.
II. PARTIES' ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. The City, by and through MPD, shall serve as the implementing agency for the Parties to
establish the Project services.
2. MPD commits to providing training to its entire force regarding the Project and will track
number of officers trained per year and number of officers receiving Project training.
3. MPD shall assign a sworn law enforcement officer with experience in community outreach
and violence prevention to serve as the "Project Coordinator." The Project Coordinator
shall be the liaison between MPD and the Parties to this Agreement. Additionally, the
Project Coordinator shall serve as the primary contact for all required grant reporting. The
Project Coordinator shall ensure that all MPD officers receive training regarding the
policies and procedures pertaining to the Project, develop a data sharing arrangement with
the Parties to this Agreement, and coordinate monthly meetings and updates amongst the
Parties to this Agreement.
4. MPD shall assign an Officer to serve as the "Project Director" ("Director") who will
oversee the overall implementation of the Project, facilitate the policy decision -making
process, develop data collection and information sharing processes, and attend partners'
meetings. The Director shall also review the first year Project performance and adjust the
Project as needed to meet the Project's objectives.
5. The City will serve as the fiscal agency for the Project under this Agreement. MPD will
monitor grant expenditures and drawdowns, which are subsequently reviewed by the City's
Management and Budget Department. As required by the DOJ, tracking drawdowns and
expenditures will be maintained separately from other funding. Expenses will be handled
by the City's Finance Department.
6. If the grant is awarded, the City will execute separate agreements with UFI and NNSC to
complete the responsibilities described in this Agreement.
B. UFFS RESPONSIBILITIES:
I. If the grant is awarded, UFI is committed to providing the services required to complete
the above -referenced responsibilities under this Agreement, including the Scope of Work
services contained in "Attachment A", which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
C NNSC'S RE.1VP0JVSIBIL1TIES:
1. If the grant is awarded, NNSC is committed to providing the services required to complete
the above -referenced responsibilities under this Agreement, including the Scope of Work
services contained in `Attachment B", which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
IIL VOLUNTARY' DISASSOCIATION
This MOU is a nonbinding agreement that all parties have entered into in good faith.
Either party may disassociate from the effort without penalty or liability by so notifying
the other in writing. Written notice shall be sent sixty (60) days prior to the
disassociation.
I17. TERAI OF AGREEMENT
1. The tern of this Agreement shall begin on October 1, 2021 and will expire on September
.30, 2024. The term period of this Agreement is subject to renewal, amendment, or early
termination upon the sole discretion of the Chief of Police or designee, and subject to
available BCJI grant funds awarded.
2. The Parties to this Agreement understand and acknowledge that the terns to this
Agreement are completely subject to the availability of grant funds awarded by BCJI. The
Parties further agree and acknowledge that this Agreement is a prerequisite requirement as
part of the City's application for Project funds. As such, the Parties agree and acknowledge
that should the BCJI grant funds ultimately awarded to the City not amount to the
anticipated award to cover the Project Budget, this Agreement shall automatically become
null and void unless the Parties agree, in writing, to amend the terms of this Agreement
within the budget to be determined solely by the City.
V. AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR PROJECT SERVICES
1. The amount of compensation payable by the City to the Parties as contractors shall be based
on the rates quoted in "Attachment C" hereto, which by this reference is incorporated into
and made a part of this Agreement. The total fees available under this Agreement, during
the entire tern, cannot exceed a cumulative total of one million U.S. dollars
($1,000,000.00).
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17. PROGRAhI F,NHANCENTENT AND QUALITY INIPROVEMENT,
1. A Performance Improvement Plan will assist the program in attaining its goals and
objectives and improve program quality. M.PD personnel will be involved in ongoing
quality management, measurement, and feedback processes. Process data will be examined
relating programmatic processes to socio-demographic variables identify a correlation.
Findings will be reported to MPD.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
on their behalf as of the date of this Agreement:
For City of Miami:
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORibi
INSURANCE AND CORRECTNESS
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City Attorney
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Jay College - Implementation & Maintenance of Byrne
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CITY OF MIAhII, a municipal
corporation
Art Norieg
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO
REQUIREMENTS:
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Ann -Marie Sharpe
Risk Management Director
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
:agreement. The parties shall be entitled to sign and transmit an electronic signature of this Agreement (whether by
facsimile, PDF or other email transmission), which signature shall be binding on the party whose name is contained therein.
Any party providing an electronic .signature agrees to promptly execute and deliver to the other parties an original signed
Agreement upon request
For National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) at John Jay College:
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Director, Operations & Finance
For Ummah Futures International, LLC:
WaynelRawlins,
President
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BJA BCJI Grant
Support and Outreach Coordination
1. Support and Outreach Coordination
A. Tasks
The Contractor shall:
1. Provide day-to-day coordination and management support to the Miami Police
Department's (MPD) BJA BCJI project.
2. Utilize a holistic approach that addresses the needs of the target group identified by the
MPD.
3. Work with other project staff towards establishing the goals and implementing the
objectives of the MPD BJA BCJI project. Other project staff may include, but are not
limited to, personnel from: the NNSC for Safe Communities (NNSC), criminal justice
professionals, other governmental agencies, and non -governmental organizations.
4. Oversee and coordinate the work of subcontractors and any other organizations
required to fulfill the needs of the project.
S. Coordinate with agencies that provide social services and other support services to the
target group as necessary.
6. Collect data on die services and support provided by the agencies to ensure effective
service delivery to the target group.
7. Assist in developing and maintaining robust relationships with criminal justice
partners.
8. Assist in the development, implementation, and facilitation of the project's executive
committee, which will consist of the criminal justice partners, NNSC staff,
governmental agencies, and non -governmental organizations to implement the project.
9. Coordinate with the NNSC for strategic advising and implementation of project
activities.
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10. Assist criminal justice partners to integrate project activities within their agencies.
11. Participate in collaborative learning opportunities, receive advice and support from the
NNSC's expert technical advisors and recommend strategies to the executive
committee to reduce gun violence in the City of Miami.
12. Assist in the development and management of project partnerships with community -
based organizations.
13. Assist in coordinating with NNSC staff to facilitate peer leaming exchanges, focused
on design and launch, between criminal justice partners and other NNSC sites to
support this effort.
14. Implement a resource assessment process to adequately meet specific, immediate needs
of the target group including, but not limited, the following:
• Trauma
• Low cost, but pressing needs (transportation, groceries, state identification
cards etc.)
• Protection from risk. (emergency housing relocation, etc.)
• Monetary assistance for emergency housing relocation, food, and other
necessities
• Access to housing, employment resources, substances treatment, health care,
etc.
15. Be available, at a minimum, telephonically, 24 hours a day to provide service referrals
to criminal justice partners.
B. Coordination
The Contractor shall:
1. Assist in managing and maintaining strong relationships with project stakeholders.
2. Coordinate with the project's executive committee and communicate regular updates
on project implementation.
3. Assist in creating and managing organizational structure for implementation of the
project, including identifying and establishing working groups, tracking project
activities, and coordinating with project partners.
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4. Develop working agreements and manage services, as needed, with community -based
organizations and other non -governmental organizations to reduce gun violence.
C. Reporting
The Contractor shall:
l . Meet with MPD staff on a regular basis, at a minimum monthly, to provide updates on
the status of deliverables of the project.
2. Develop and present a monthly summary report to MPD no later than on the ISth of
every month. Such reports shall describe the progress of support and outreach including
reconunendations to improve its implementation.
3. Provide time and effort reports (including copies of any photos, and other
documentation generated during the period).
4. Provide any other reports requested or required by the MPD.
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David Kennedy, Executive Director
Will oversee problem analysis of violence in City of Miami
Will lead closed door working session(s) with the City of Miami
Will oversee design and tailoring of violence intervention framework for the City of Miami, including the
adaptation of core evidence -based and proved strategies to fit the facts on the ground in Miami
Louisa Aviles, Director
Will lead problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami
Will support closed door working session(s) with the City of Miami and additional work to design and
tailor violence intervention framework
Will direct the implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework through
participation as needed in regular and intensive strategic advising; designing peer exchanges, working
sessions and other collaborative learning opportunities; and supporting other members of NNSC's
Miami advising team in guiding the work in Miami.
Paul Smith, Director
Will support the problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami
Will support closed door working session(s) with the City of Miami and additional work to design and
tailor violence intervention framework
Will lead the implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework, including by
leading NNSC's strategic advising through regular calls and intensive advising/site visits; facilitating
Miami's participation in collaborative learning opportunities; working regularly with other members of
NNSC's senior staff and advising team to regularly bring the strongest innovations from NNSC and from
the field to the Miami partnership.
Heather Conley, Field Associate
Will support the problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami
Will support the implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework by
participating in regular and intensive strategic advising calls and site visits, supporting Miami's
participation in collaborative learning opportunities, and providing logistical and administrative support
to NNSC's project team
National Network for Safe Communities 1 524 W. 59" Street Suite 4031 W, New York, NY 10019 1 www.nnscommunities.org
City of Miami Community -Based Crime Reduction Grant Proposal
Planning Phase
The National Network will provide intensive strategic advising to assist key City of Miami partners and
stakeholders —including law enforcement, service providers, and community leaders —to assess the nature
of violent crime occurring in selected City of Miami neighborhoods.
1. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of street crime dynamics: National Network staff will
support a comprehensive problem analysis of serious violence in the City of Miami. This includes
group network assessment, violent incident review, and examination and analysis of crime drivers.
The group network assessment aims to uncover through social network analysis all known
relationships among violent criminal groups in the City of Miami, and the extent to which those groups
are involved in the most serious violence in the city. The violent incident review includes an analysis
of recent shootings and homicides specifically to uncover what is driving the violence and the role of
criminal groups and but also of other violence dynamics in driving homicides and shootings. This
includes looking at all characteristics of the most serious violent incidents in the community, including
elements of intimate partner violence, overlap with drug or robbery transactions, cycles of retaliation,
particular weapons usage, etc. Lastly, National Network staff will support the development of
geographic depictions of the crime and violence overlaid with identified group territory or open-air
drug markets,
National Network staff will tailor this problem analysis exercise to reflect the existing data gathering
mechanisms in place in City of Miami and take advantage of existing expertise around criminal group
dynamics in particular (e.g. via Project Safe Neighborhood). NNSC expects that this analysis will
include data collection with frontline law enforcement —police, probation, parole, county and federal
prosecutors, etc. —and also with community -based public safety stakeholders such as outreach
workers, engaged community advocates against violence, and so on. NNSC's experience is that
meaningful data and insights can be gleaned from multiple cohorts and will tailor the data gathering
exercises to each group.
2. Presentation of findings: The National Network will hold a one -day workshop to present key
findings from the problem analysis to City of Miami partners —including law enforcement, social
service providers, and community leaders. City of Miami partners and stakeholders will come away
from the presentation with an understanding of the crime and violence in selected neighborhoods,
specifically, the extent of criminal group activity, and the extent to which factors like drug transactions,
robbery dynamics, intimate partner violence, etc. are linked to the most serious incidents of violence.
The presentation will be accompanied by a report that details the analysis findings and presents
concrete, actionable recommendations to address crime and violence. NNSC will also facilitate the
discussion of core findings with public safety stakeholders around the city, in collaboration with City
leadership.
3, Develop site -specific interventions. Based on the results of the quantitative and qualitative
City of Miami Community -Based Crime Reduction Grant Proposal
analysis of street violence dynamics, the National Network will develop an implementation plan. This
plan will outline a curriculum, trainings and a set of activities to be implemented.
Implementation Phase
The National Network will provide intensive strategic advising to support key City of Miami partners and
stakeholders —including law enforcement, service providers, and community leaders —to shift the way they
work together to engage directly with what is likely to be a particularly and recognizable combination of people
and dynamics that are driving the most serious violence in the target area. NNSC strategies use a
combination of direct messaging with the highest -risk people; specially tailored outreach and support services
designed to keep those at highest risk for involvement in violence safe, alive, and out of prison; and prior
notice for the legal consequences for further perpetration of violence. The process will include the following
activities:
I. Strategic advising: NNSC will provide strategic advising to help key City of Miami partners and
stakeholders —including the city administration, law enforcement partners such as police and
prosecutors; social service providers, and community leaders —shift the way they work together
to deliver focused deterrence messaging, and execute on enforcement and service promises to
reduce crime and violence. This strategic advising will be structured with the specific intention of
developing accountability processes and mechanisms that empower the project manager and
other local operational partners to ultimately own fidelity of the implementation. NNSC proposes
the following elements of strategic advising:
a. Develop local operational support: The National Network will train and support the
designated full-time, City of Miami -based project manager to coordinate implementation of
a focused deterrence strategy on behalf of the city during and after this proposal. The
National Network will work closely with the project manager to provide a comprehensive
understanding of focused deterrence theory and the steps to effective implementation as
well as guide the project manager's effective operation within law enforcement, social
service and community circles. In addition, the National Network will work with the project
manager and key law enforcement principals, community leaders, and service providers
committed to the successful implementation of focused deterrence.
b. Day-to-day distance strategic advising: National Network staff with deep experience in
this work will conduct dedicated regular calls with the project managerand other key partners
to guide the strategic implementation of focused deterrence in the City of Miami, plan and
support additional investments in the comprehensive strategy, and provide expert guidance
on any challenges that arise. NNSC anticipates that these calls will occur on a weekly basis
at least through the first call -in and will work with the City of Miami team to adjust frequency
as necessary as implementation proceeds.
c. Regular implementation reviews: NNSC will introduce to the City of Miami the use of a
comprehensive implementation review rubric that will serve as a tool for a) quarterly
assessment of City of Miami's implementation and fidelity to the focused deterrence model,
and b) ongoing strategic planning. An early step in NNSC's strategic advising, and a periodic
step thereafter, will be the review of this rubric in partnership with the City of Miami's project
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manager and core operational team in order to inform the city's implementation plan. Long
term, NNSC anticipates that ownership of this regular implementation review process will
rest with the project manager for the purpose of ensuring sustainable implementation
beyond the life of this contract.
d. Regular executive stakeholder engagement: NNSC will request quarterly phone
conferences with the executive stakeholders in City of Miami for the purpose of discussing
progress in implementation, reviewing the aforementioned rubric, and building consensus
around identified short, medium and long term goals. NNSC anticipates facilitating this
quarterly discussion at the outset of this contract but expects that management of this update
and discussion process will shift long-term to the project manager, with participation and
feedback from NNSC.
e. Regular site visits to City of Miami. The National Network will provide on -site support on
a regular basis to assess implementation progress, meet with stakeholders, and guide
partners through implementation challenges on the ground.
It. Access to management and development tools: NNSC recognizes that many jurisdictions
implementing focused deterrence interviews benefit from ongoing development opportunities
for key stakeholders as well as tools to help project managers support rigorous
implementation. NNSC feels strongly that while firsthand exposure, either from NNSC or from
subject area experts in partner jurisdictions with history implementing focused deterrence
approaches, is important when adopting new strategies or emerging innovations, it is equally
important that jurisdictions are equipped with tools to manage their own ongoing training needs
with regard to the core strategy. To this end, the NNSC will support Miami by offering support
in both areas:
a. Accountability and project management tools: National experience has shown that
strong, ongoing project management is central to the long-term success of an evidence -
based strategy. NNSC has thus developed a series of tools designed to support project
managers and other operational leaders and thus bolster the durability of the intervention.
These tools include implementation and management guides specific to NNSC's strategies
and tracking documents specific to planning call -ins, tracking messaging, and providing
speaker feedback, as well as the aforementioned implementation review rubric.
b. Access to training modules: The NNSC recognizes that there is a need among local
leaders for support in providing ongoing training, refreshers, overviews, etc. to local
stakeholders on a regular basis. NNSC has therefore developed a suite of online modules,
each of which is designed to cover specific theoretical and operational topics key to the
implementation of the focused deterrence approaches. Topics range from the Nature of
Street Groups to Strategic Law Enforcement to Planning a Call -in and are meant to equip
local trainers and stakeholders with both the guidance and content necessary to deliver
their own trainings. NNSC will make these modules available to Miami and will work with
local leaders to adapt them where necessary to the specific conditions in Miami.
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c. Topic -specific workshops and webinars: The NNSC will provide Miami with the
opportunity to participate in specialized workshops and webinars as needed on specific
topics and emerging innovations, such as custom notifications, community -police
responses to victims of violence, etc. The intent of these workshoplwebinar opportunities
will be to expose key stakeholders to the featured practice or concept for the purpose of
strategic planning for local application or rollout. NNSC's intention is to conduct such
workshops and/or webinars regionally where possible in order to facilitate participation
from a variety of sites and foster peer dialogue.
III. Provide peer support and collaborative learning opportunities. The experience of the
National Network team indicates that practitioners are more likely to embrace innovation when
they learn about it from their peers. As such, we will promote and conduct virtual and on site
working sessions between Miami and other site teams to enhance understanding of GVI and
strengthen implementation capacity. The National Network will support Miami in participating in
the following collaborative learning methods:
a. Peer exchanges: The National Network will support a number of 'lateral" peer exchanges
between Miami and other National Network sites. These peer exchanges expose sites to
different methods, encourage innovations, and help build a national pool of experts in focused
deterrence approaches and complementary strategies and innovations.
b, Working sessions: The National Network convenes regular conferences of experienced
practitioners and expert advisors to focus on innovative practices within the three core elements
of the strategy. These conferences have included topics such as developing strategic law
enforcement methods, mobilizing community moral voices, and tailoring social services for those
at highest risk of violence.
c. Regional Collaboration: As the NNSC has grown and implementation of GVI and similar
approaches has spread nationally, opportunities for regional collaboration among active NNSC
partners have proliferated. NNSC is in the process of working to develop strategies to maximize
regional collaboration among partner jurisdictions in the Southeastem United States, including
Baton Rouge, LA; Miami -Dade County, FL; Fort Myers, FL; DeKalb County, GA, and other sites.
City of Miami Miami BCJI Project
Descriptions of Key Positions and Resumes
Major Chiquita Thomas -Butler, Program Manager, City of Miami Police
Department (MPD): Major Thomas -Butler has over 24 year of law enforcement experience. Her
long and successful track record of spearheading community engagement initiatives and executive
leadership led to her current appointment as the Community Engagement Director under the Office
of the Chief. As Program Manager, Major Thomas -Butler will be responsible for the periodic
monitoring of subrecipients and will be the point of contact for collaborative efforts with the BCJI
TTA provider and subject matter experts. She will ensure compliance with the grant requirements
and fulfillment of the grant objectives. The Program Manager will collect, collate, and submit
timely performance data, semi-annual progress reports and quarterly financial reports.
Officer Tasheba Pratt, Project Coordinator, MPD: Officer Pratt has 6 years of law
enforcement experience. She currently serves as the Overtown service area Neighborhood
Resource Officer. In her current position, she utilizes a community -oriented policing approach to
serve the community. As Project Coordinator, Officer Pratt will work full-time 40 hours per week
on the Miami BCJI Project, and report directly to the Program Manager. She is the primary liaison,
coordinating the day-to-day activities and communication between the BCJI Management Team
members. Officer Pratt will direct communications with the Working Group and other identified
key stakeholders, coordinate project meetings, presentations, and work with the MPD crime
analysts for crime data collection. Additional Project Coordinator duties and responsibilities will
include but not be limited to:
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• Develop and manage project partnerships with research partner and community -based
organizations
• Maintain close relationships with local and federal criminal justice partners
• Coordinate and manage the execution of the project's implementation plan
• Manage and implement project strategies, which include addressing proactive gun violence
response, reactive gun violence response, and gun violence intervention
• Ensure that project activities are properly tracked, documented, and shared appropriately
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of the project and monitor project activities.
David Kennedy, Executive Director, National Network for Safe Communities
(NNSC): Mr. Kennedy has presided as NNSC Director since 2019. He has over 39 years of
combined executive leadership and academic experience in the field of criminal justice policy.
Mr. Kennedy will oversee problem analysis of violence in City of Miami; lead closed door working
session(s) with the City of Miami; oversee design and tailoring of violence intervention framework
for the City of Miami, including the adaptation of core evidence -based and proved strategies to fit
the facts on the ground in Miami.
Louisa Aviles, Director, NNSC: Ms. Aviles is an experienced practitioner in crime
prevention strategies. She has an M.A. in Criminal Justice; Advanced Certificate in Crime
Prevention and Analysis and is CITI-certified for research with human subjects. Ms. Aviles will
lead problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami; support closed door working session(s)
and additional work to design and tailor the violence intervention framework. She will direct the
implementation of the aforementioned violence intervention framework through participation as
needed in regular and intensive strategic advising; designing peer exchanges, working sessions
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and other collaborative learning opportunities; and supporting other members of NNSC's Miami
research/advising team in guiding the work in Miami.
Paul Smith, Director, National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC): Mr. Smith has 23
years of combined experience as an educator and expert in Group Violence Reduction strategies.
Mr. Smith will support the problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami; support closed door
working session(s) with the City of Miami and additional work to design and tailor the violence
intervention framework. He will lead the implementation of the aforementioned violence
intervention framework, including by leading NNSC's strategic advising through regular calls and
intensive advising/site visits; facilitating Miami's participation in collaborative learning
opportunities; working regularly with other members of NNSC's senior staff and advising team to
regularly bring the strongest innovations from NNSC and from the field to the Miami partnership.
Heather Conley, Field Associate, National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC): Ms.
Conley is a candidate for a B.A./M.A. in Criminal Justice and has developed extensive experience
in anti -crime initiatives and strategic planning with NNSC over the past 6 years. Ms. Conley will
support the problem analysis of violence in the City of Miami; support the implementation of the
aforementioned violence intervention framework by participating in regular and intensive strategic
advising calls and site visits, supporting Miami's participation in collaborative learning
opportunities; and providing logistical and administrative support to NNSC's project team.
Wayne Rawlings, Resources Coordinator, Ummah Futures International (UFI): Mr.
Rawlings has over 20 years of experience in implementing community revitalizations strategies,
urban and rural community planning and resource management. He has served as the Program
Manager for the Miami -Dade Violence Initiative since 2002. Mr. Rawling will assist and advise
MPD on integration of GVI activities within the Focused Deterrence framework; organize elected
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officials, faith leaders, social and economic service providers along with criminal justice personnel
and concerned community activists, via Walking One Stops, to bring social and economic service
referrals door-to-door in neighborhoods that have experienced recent, severe, or persistent
incidents of violence. Mr. Rawlings will also oversee the Street Outreach Team comprised of the
three Outreach Workers and two Clinical Social Workers.
Chiquita F. Thomas -Butler
7013-,miami-police.org
(786) 277-8039 (a,CButlermpd
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Professional Law Enforcement Executive with 24-years
of experience with a passion for public service. Skilled in effectively working with people
from different social and economic backgrounds.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2020-Present Major Community Engagement Director
This newly created position commenced in 2020 amid civil unrest throughout the nation.
Task includes building relationships and constant contact between our community stake-
holders, anchor institutions and community leadership. In addition, responsibilities are not
limited to the City of Miami but branches out to Miami -Dade County as well. This position
is integral to the direct line of communication between the Chiefs office and our stake-
holders to assist the agency with building trust and positive community engagement.
Key Accomplishments
Understanding that COVID-19 would have detrimental effects on our most vulner-
able populations, contact was made with representatives for our homeless commu-
nity that do not wish to enter a shelter. Additional contact was made to the NET
Commander of the Over Town area which has one of our largest homeless popula-
tion. Contact was made with the Pastor of the historic Over Town St. John Baptist
Church and a representative from the Dream Defenders to work out a plan of action.
St. John was able to supply their parking lot area for the quick assembling of out-
door showers and portable toilets. Moreover, while working the Emergency Oper-
ation Center, it was determined that portable hand washing stations would be placed
throughout the City for the homeless.
The nationwide attention to the death of Mr. Jorge Floyd drew local protest. It was
imperative for effective and timely communication with ranking staff and commu-
nity leaders to get them involved as quickly as possible. Using fostered relation-
ships, contact was made with local organizations such as Circle of Brotherhood,
Ark of the City, multiple interfaith based organization as well as the Community
Outreach Representative from the State attorney's office. These organization as-
sisted in guiding peaceful protest and quailing agitators.
• Coordination with multiple agencies and organizations on the funeral services for
fallen Police Major, Aubrey Johnson Jr. who died in the line of duty. This operation
included two days of activities at four separate locations that required significant
attention to detail and execution.
2017-2020 Commander Coconut Grove NET
As NET Commander of Coconut Grove, responsibilities included overseeing and com-
manding the day-to-day operation of the assigned area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Additionally, assessments of the short-term and long-term needs of the community were
made and necessary deployment and coordination of personnel, as well as vital social ser-
vices, were put in place. Prioritized crime related categories and collaboratively worked
with community -based organizations and other stakeholders to bring about solutions to
solve the problems to enhance the quality of life in the community and for its residents.
Also served as Acting Major for the District as needed.
Key Accomplishments
• Provided leadership and buy -in to agency's vision and communicated expectations
to all members under direct command and ensured appropriate appraisal documen-
tation to establish high standards of performance.
• Coordinated operations with local, county, and state law enforcement agencies to
address crime and social related problems.
• Partnered with code enforcement to address nuisance locations and recommended
demolitions of several buildings along historic Grand Avenue, as well as houses
that had been abandoned.
• Targeted repeat offenders by assigning arrestees to a member of the support team.
Support team member would attend Bond hearings to address the judge on the se-
verity of releasing the repeat offender. Thus, having the bond denied or elevated
aid in an over 50% decrease in crime. It is documented that employed tactic helped
Coconut Grove to close out the year with the lowest crime rate in the City.
• Coordinated monthly internal and external resources to ensure an Operational De-
tail twice a month to include traffic enforcement in high accident areas, enforce-
ment of illegal parking in area of complaints, illegal dumping details, homeless
encounter outreach and regular probation sweeps.
• Coordinated community engagement events at least once a month to include "Cof-
fee with a Cop" which were broken down in different sectors of the NET area. The
event was used to update the residents, listen and address their concerns. In addi-
tion, with community input, a community event was organized, "Taste of the
Grove," a small festival that included a community soft ball game. Police officers
would play against the community residents from all the Grove sectors.
2016-2017 Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police
As Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police there was a direct report to the Chief of Po-
lice. Tasked included ensuring the new Field Training Officer Program Evaluation System
was being properly used. Additional responsibilities included oversaw Step Interviews of
officers that had been recycled in the program and updated the Administration Assistant
Chief of the outcome; assigned to the Department's Benefits Officer and in charge of the
Police Memorial and officer funeral services on duty and off duty. Managed the Chiefs
Leadership Council and its meeting with the Chief of Police. Handled various assignments
as directed.
Key Accomplishments
• Created the Chiefs Leadership Council. The council consisted of eight community
leaders from multiple organizations and professions. Monthly meetings were con-
ducted with the council and the Chief to discuss various concerns that included but
were not limited to: policies and procedures, use of force, social and economic is-
sues, the homeless population and mental health concerns.
• Coordinated with multiple agencies and organizations on the funeral services for
fallen police Major Jorge Sanchez. Major Sanchez was killed in the line of duty in
a traffic crash. This operation consisted of two days of activities at three separate
locations.
• Coordinated with several sections for the yearly Police Memorial to honor the fam-
ilies of our past fallen officers.
2016-2016 Criminal Investigations Assaults and Domestic Violence Commander
As Commanding Officer in Criminal Investigations, task included ensuring commanding
the investigative unit. Ensured that all case were properly assigned and thoroughly inves-
tigated by keeping constant communications with the assigned Sergeant. Reviewed and
ensured proper criteria and procedures for search warrants were followed. Held supervisors
accountable to ensure case files were accurate and thoroughly completed for prosecution.
Additionally, ensured follow-up with victims of serious crimes to confirm they were of-
fered our Victims Advocate Services. Regularly met with unit to discuss major cases.
Key Accomplishments
• Established great camaraderie amongst the team members by using effective com-
munication. Created healthy workplace environment and gave space for profes-
sional team -building. Additionally, due to the nature of the investigative assign-
ment, I ensured that they were aware that the offer of counseling was available to
them.
• Returned to serve as the Commander of the unit I served in as a Detective in 2003-
2005.
2015-2016 Patrol Lieutenant
As Patrol Lieutenant primary responsibilities included but not limited to: Ensured adequate
personnel/staffing through the districts. Reviewed and updated "P" sheet (work schedule)
as needed. Monitored and assessed police personnel and documented for evaluations to
establish high standards efficiency and development. In addition, served as Acting Com-
mander for NET area.
Key Accomplishments
• Coordinated a successful district wide multi -agency operation utilizing internal and
external resources. Highlighted were several "wanted" violent offenders and traffic
violators were apprehended and the operation was featured through media outlets.
• Assigned as the Acting Commander in the absence of the NET Commander.
2008-2015 Training & Personnel Development Section Supervisor
As Survival and Administrative Supervisor of the Training & Personnel Development Sec-
tion, task included ensuring efficiency and consistency in training practices. This was ac-
complished by providing innovative, qualitative and realistic scenario -based training.
Key Accomplishments
• Served as an Officer Survival Instructor and a Training Advisor for several basic
law enforcement classes (BLE) 2005-2007.
• Selected for Officer Survival Detail Supervisor.
• Tasked with providing leadership to the Training Administrate Detail.
• Coordinated with staff to ensure deadlines were met for recertification on entire
Department to include staff members.
• Served as the Acting Commanding Officer in Service and Firearms Detail for more
than two years because of personnel shortages within the Lieutenant rank.
2007-2008 Administrative Supervisor -South District FOD
As Administrative Supervisor for the South District, duties included to providing support
to the District Major by managing office staff, communicating with community stakehold-
ers that expressed concerns; coordinating with the Lieutenant to ensure proper staffing;
preparing CompStat documents and maintain records.
Key Accomplishments
• Implemented a system of reporting and correcting missing or incomplete Incident
Reports in a timely manner. Never allowing the District to have double digits in
missing reports by the end of the workday.
• Created the Field Training Officers (FTO) vehicle sign out/ sign in log to track the
use and maintenance of the Field Training Officers Vehicles assigned to the district.
2007-2007 Patrol Supervisor
First Line Supervisor is one of the most important roles to the success of the Street Officers.
In addition to the admirative responsibilities, the First Line Supervise is the supervisor that
guides, coaches and holds officers accountable for their actions.
Key Accomplishments
• Worked with the Homeless Outreach personnel to conducted regular homeless out-
reach in the Downtown area.
• Worked directly with residents and faith -based organizations in Coconut Grove to
address drug sales in the area.
2000-2003 Neighborhood Resource Officer Coconut Grove
As Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO) responsibilities included providing support to
the residents of the community. Additionally, focused on community policing by building
positive relationships and partnering with various stakeholders and organizations. Provided
strategic strategies for proactive policing through long term problem solving.
Key Accomplishments
Worked with the Coconut Grove Negro Women's Club as a mentor to the commu-
nity's youth.
• Worked with the Coconut Grove Goombay Festival and other special events to ad-
dress safety concerns.
• Worked with Helen B. Bentley Family Health Center to help provide residents with
social services.
1997-2000 Problem Solving Team Coconut Grove
As part of the Problem -Solving Team, assignments were to address problems with long
term solutions in mind. Using the "Broken WindowTheory" the Team created long-term
strategies to correct social -ills that can be sustained once implemented.
Key Accomplishments
• Member of the first Problem Solving Team in the Department.
• Self -initiated Park and Walks to address homeowners and businesses about "quality
of life" concerns.
• Successful in collecting donations to purchase bicycles for the Problem Solving
Team to better interact with the community via cycling.
EDUCATION
Master of Organizational Leadership
Union Institute and University
Southern Police Institute CODC 73
Broward College
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice Management
Union Institute and University
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Middle Management Training
Taser Instructor Certification
Simunition Scenario Instructor Training
Street Survival Seminar
CMS Vehicle Operations Instructor Certification
CMS Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification
CMS Firearms Instructor Training Certification
General Instructor Refresher Course Certification
CMS Instructor Transition Course
Meeting and Presentation Skills
Case Preparation and Court Presentation Training
Terrorism Awareness Training
Criminal Law Training
National Self -Defense Institute Training
Instructor Techniques Workshop Certification
Investigative Interviews Training
Armed Confrontations Training
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Miami -Dade County Chiefs of Police Association
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Executive Board Member for the United Police Federal Credit Union (Secretary)
Butler's Angels Founder and President (Mentoring Program)
Member of the Coconut Grove Negro Women's Club
Thirty years of Martial Arts experience (Karate)
Eastern Star Patricia A. Stafford Chapter #114 OES-PHA
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Nominated for "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" for
maintaining a high GPA
Four years Florida Black Belt Association Champion
Two Time Florida National Karate Champion
Miami SOL Unsung Shero Award
Unsung Shero Award from Helen B. Bentley Family Health Center, Inc.
Zeta Phi Beta "Law Enforcement Day" Appreciation Award
Featured in Brickell Magazine for Philanthropy
Honored by (AACCC) African -American Council of Christian Clergy
Honored by Girl Power, Girls Empowerment Organization
TaSheba Pratt
16872 SW 137T" Ave Apt 225, Miami, Florida, 33177 * (305) 709-8238 * tashebap@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT, Miami, Florida
Police Officer, Nov 2015 - Present
• Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and
property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations
• Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities
• Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or
illegal activity in patrol area
• Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
• Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved
• Render aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries
• Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been
committed
• Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases
• Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures
• Issue citations or warnings to violators of motor vehicle ordinances
MCDOWELL MEDICAL GROUP, Oakland Park, Florida
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, May 2015 - Nov 2015
• Contacted new and existing customers to discuss their needs, and explained how these needs could be
met by specific products and services
• Answered customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms
• Emphasized product features based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of
product capabilities and limitations
• Selected the correct products or assist customers in making product selections, based on customers'
needs, product specifications, and applicable regulations
• Demonstrated and explained the operation and use of products
• Recommended ways for customers to alter product usage in order to improve production
• Provided feedback to product design teams so that products can be tailored to clients' needs
ED. IDEAS, Boca Raton, Florida
Academic Advisor, Mar 2010 - May 2015
• Provided students with information on such topics as college degree programs and admission
requirements, financial aid opportunities, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs
• Reviewed transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements and write
letters of recommendation
• Referred students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments
• Planned, directed, and participated in recruitment and enrollment activities
• Planned and conducted orientation programs and group conferences to promote the adjustment of
individuals to new life experiences such as starting college
• Prepared reports on students and activities as required by administration
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Graduate Assistant, July 2008 — Dec 2009
• Taught undergraduate level courses
• Evaluated student work and graded examinations, assignments, or papers and recorded grades
Assisted in the preparation of tests and quizzes
Provide assistance to faculty members or staff
• Assist other educational professionals with projects or research
EDUCATION
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
B.A. in History, Aug 2008
SOUTHERN UNIIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
M.A. in Social Science, Dec 2009
G.P.A. 3.9/4.0
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Deals effectively with wide variety of people
Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Speaks persuasively and articulately
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to quickly analyze a problem and develop an effective response
• Ability to learn new skills quickly and accurately
DAVID M. ]KENNEDY
JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(917) 685-6954
dakennedy@jjay.cuny.edu
EXPERIENCE:
Director, National Network for Safe Communities. John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
New York, New York. 2009-present.
Director, Center for Crime Prevention and Control. February, 2005-2009
Tenured full professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New
York, 2005-present
Senior Researcher/Adjunct Lecturer. Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Spring 1991-December, 2004.
Visiting Faculty. Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. 1994.
Casewriter/Senior Casewriter. Case Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. September, 1982-March, 1993.
Analyst. Raytheon Service Company, Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge,
Massachusetts. September 1980-February 1982.
EDUCATION:
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. B.A. with high honors in philosophy
and history. 1980.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Braga, Anthony A., and David M. Kennedy. A Framework for Addressing Violence and
Serious Crime: Focused Deterrence, Legitimacy, and Prevention. Cambridge University
Press, 2021.
Kennedy, David M. "Direct Communication in Focused Deterrence." The Rowman &
Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society (2021): 313.
Kennedy, David M. "State Violence, Legitimacy, and the Path to True Public Safety,"
Niskanen Center, July 8, 2020. https://www.niskanencenter.org/state-violence-
legitimacy-and-the-path-to-true-public-safety/
Kennedy, D., & Ben-Menachem, J. (2019). "Moving Toward an American Police —
Community Reconciliation Framework," in T. Lave & E. Miller (Eds.), The Cambridge
Handbook of Policing in the United States (Cambridge Law Handbooks, pp. 563-580).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108354721.029
Kennedy, David. "Advocate: Policing and the Lessons of Focused Deterrence," in Police
Innovation: Contrasting perspectives, edited by David Weisburd and Anthony Braga,
205-226. Cambridge University Press. 2019
Kennedy, David M. "Response to "What works with gangs: A
breakthrough," Criminology & Public Policy 18, no. 1 (2019).
"What Cops Need to Do If They Want the Public's Trust." Oprah Magazine (May 2017).
"Beyond deterrence: Strategies of focus and fairness." Handbook of Crime Prevention
and Community Safety (March 27, 2017). Eds. Nick Tilley and Aiden Sidebottom. UK:
Routledge.
Kennedy, David M. "On Changing How Police View Arrest." Criminology & Pub.
Poly 16 (2017): 403.
"Community crime prevention." Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
(2016). Eds. Blomberg, T. G., Brancale, J. M., Beaver, K. M., & Bales, W. D. New York:
Routledge.
"Chicago should be commended for police reforms, not dissed." Crain's Chicago
Business (May 20, 2016).
"Warping Time and Space: What it Really Takes to do Action Research in Crime
Control." Envisioning Criminology: Researchers on Research as a Process of Discovery
(2015). Eds. Michael D. Maltz and Stephen. K Rice. Switzerland: Springer International
Publishing.
Drug Market Intervention: An Implementation Guide (2015). Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
"Black communities: overpoliced for petty crimes, ignored for major ones." Los Angeles
Times op-ed (April 10, 2015).
"What you think about dangerous neighborhoods is wrong" [Review of the book
Ghettoside]. Washington Post (February 19, 2015).
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David Kennedy. "Violence and street groups: Gangs, groups, and violence." In The
Causes and Consequences of Group Violence. Edited by James Hawdon, John Ryan and
Marc Lucht. New York: Lexington, 2014
Custom Notifications: Individualized Communication in the Group Violence Intervention
(2014). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services.
"Resetting Race." Race and Social Problems: Restructuring Inequality (2014). Eds. R.
Bangs and L. E. Davis. New York: Springer.
"Getting Beyond Ferguson." Huf fington Post. (November 20, 2014).
"Don't give up, Chattanooga's anti -violence strategy will work." Chattanooga Times
Free Press (November 9, 2014).
"The Story Behind the Nation's Falling Body Count." Huffington Post (January 1, 2014).
Group Violence Intervention: An Implementation Guide (2013). Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
"Getting beyond stop -and -frisk: Another tactic has been far more critical to making
neighborhoods safer." New York Daily News op-ed (July 15, 2013).
"Another kind of gun control." Los Angeles Times op-ed (May 5, 2013).
Don't Shoot (2011). Bloomsbury: New York.
Kennedy, David M. "Taking Criminology Seriously." Youth Gangs and Community
Intervention: Research, Practice, and Evidence (2010): 206.
Kennedy, David M. "Gangs and public policy: Constructing and deconstructing gang
databases." Criminology & Pub. Poly 8 (2009): 711.
Tillyer, Marie Skubak, and David M. Kennedy. "Locating focused deterrence approaches
within a situational crime prevention framework." Crime Prevention and Community
Safety 10, no. 2 (2008): 75-84.
Deterrence and Crime Prevention: Reconsidering the Prospect of Sanction (2008).
Routledge: London.
Beyond 911: A New Era for Policing (1990). New York: Basic Books (with Malcolm K.
Sparrow and Mark H. Moore).
"The Neighborhood War Zone." Washington Post Outlook (August 13, 2006).
"Project Shows How to Muzzle Detroit's Shootings." Detroit News op-ed (February 9,
2006).
"Old Wine in New Bottles: Policing and the Lessons of Pulling Levers." Eds. David
Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga. Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives (2006).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
"Rethinking Law Enforcement Strategies to Prevent Domestic Violence" (2004).
Networks 19(2-3). National Center for Victims of Crime.
"We Need Not Yield to Them." Toronto Globe and Mail op-ed (August 18, 2003).
"Testing for Structural Breaks in the Evaluation of Programs." Review of Economics and
Statistics 85(3) (2003) (with Suzanne J. Cooper, Anne M. Piehl, and Anthony A. Braga).
"Reducing Gang Violence in Boston." In Responding to Gangs: Research and
Evaluation (2002). Ed. Winifred Reed. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice
(with Anthony A. Braga).
"We Can Make Boston Safe Again." Boston Globe op-ed (July 15, 2002).
"Controlling Domestic Violence Offenders." Paper prepared for the Hewlett -Family
Violence Prevention Fund (April 2002).
"The Illegal Supply of Firearms." Crime and Justice: A Review of Research 29 (2002)
(with Anthony A. Braga, Philip J. Cook, and Mark H. Moore).
"New Approaches to the Strategic Prevention of Gang and Group -Involved Violence." In
Gangs in America (3' ed.) (2002). Ed. C. Ronald Huff. Newbury Park, CA: Sage
Publications (with Anthony A. Braga and George Tita).
"A Tale of One City: Reflections on the Boston Gun Project." In Securing Our
Children's Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence (2002). Ed.
Gary S. Katzmann. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Reducing Gun Violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire. National
Institute of Justice Research Report (September, 2001).
• "Developing and Implementing Operation Ceasefire" (with Anthony A. Braga
and Anne M. Piehl).
• "Measuring the Impact of Operation Ceasefire" (with Anthony A. Braga, Anne
M. Piehl, and Elin J. Waring).
"Problem -Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston's
Operation Ceasefire." Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 38, no. 3 (August
2001) (with Anthony A. Braga, Elin J. Waring, and Anne M. Piehl).
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"The Illicit Acquisition of Firearms by Youth and Juveniles." Journal of Criminal Justice
29(5) (2001) (with Anthony A. Braga).
"Gun Shows and the Illegal Diversion of Firearms." The Georgetown Public Policy
Review 6(1) (Fall 2000) (with Anthony A. Braga).
"Problem Solving and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of the Boston Gun Project."
American Law and Economics Review 2(1) (Spring 2000) (with Anthony A. Braga and
Anne M. Piehl).
"Youth Homicide in Boston: An Assessment of Supplementary Homicide Report Data."
Homicide Studies 3(4) (November 1999) (with Anthony A. Braga and Anne M. Piehl).
"Research for Problem Solving and the New Collaborations." In Viewing Crime and
Justice from a Collaborative Perspective: Plenary Papers of the 1998 Conference on
Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation (1998).
"A LOOK AT ... Reacting to Violence; But Boston Proves Something Can Be Done."
Washington Post op-ed (May 23, 1999).
"Homicide in Minneapolis: Research for Problem Solving," Homicide Studies 2, no. 3
(August 1998) (with Anthony A. Braga).
"Pulling Levers: Getting Deterrence Right." National Institute of Justice Journal (July
1998). Reprinted in The Modern Gang Reader (2°d ed.). Ed. Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl
L. Maxson, and Jody Miller. Los Angeles: Roxbury Press (2000).
"Pulling Levers: Chronic Offenders, High -Crime Settings, and a Theory of Prevention."
Valparaiso University Law Review 31(2) (Spring 1997).
"The (Un)Known Universe: Mapping Gangs and Gang Violence in Boston." Crime
Mapping and Crime Prevention. Ed. David L. Weisburd and J. Thomas McEwen. New
York: Criminal Justice Press (1997) (with Anthony A. Braga and Anne M. Piehl).
"Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Savannah and Baltimore." National
Institute of Justice Journal 231 (August 1996).
"Stopping Youth Violence With More Than a Shot In the Dark." Boston Sunday Herald
(June 30, 1996).
"Youth Violence in Boston: Gun Markets, Serious Youth Offenders, and a Use -
Reduction Strategy." Law and Contemporary Problems 59(1) (Winter 1996) (with
Anthony A. Braga and Anne M. Piehl).
"Gun Buy -Backs: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go?" Under Fire: Gun Buy -
Backs, Exchanges, and Amnesty Programs. Ed. Martha R. Plotkin. Washington, D.C.:
Police Executive Research Forum (1996) (with Anthony A. Braga and Anne M. Piehl).
"Underwriting the Risky Investment in Community Policing: What Social Science
Should be Doing to Evaluate Community Policing." Justice System Journal 17(3) (1995)
(with Mark H. Moore). Reprinted in Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings
(0' ed.). Ed. Roger G. Dunham and Geoffrey P. Alpert, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland
Press (2001).
"Can We Keep Guns Away from Kids?" The American Prospect 18 (Summer 1994).
"Squeeze the Dealer." New York Times op-ed (April 22, 1994).
"NYPD Clean." New York Times op-ed (January 25, 1994) (with Mark H. Moore).
"Violence and the Cities: A New National Strategy." Mayors' Leadership Caucus on
Crime and Neighborhood Revitalization. Program in Criminal Justice Policy and
Management, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (November 1993).
"When Good Cops Turn Rotten." New York Times op-ed (November 1, 1993) (appeared
under the names of Joseph P. Armao and Leslie U. Cornfeld).
"Guns and Youth: Disrupting the Market." Paper presented at the 45fl' Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology (October, 1993).
"Closing the Market: Controlling the Drug Trade in Tampa, Florida." National institute
of Justice Program Focus (April, 1993).
"The Strategic Management of Police Resources." Perspectives on Policing 14 (January
1993).
"Notes on Basic Place -Related Approaches to Violence Control and Neighborhood
Revitalization." Paper prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (1993).
"Crime Control, City by City," New York Times op-ed (December 18, 1992) (appeared
under the names of Steve Goldsmith, Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Kurt Schmoke,
Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland).
Selected case studies in policing and public safety:
Computer -Aided Police Dispatching in Houston, Texas. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University (1990).
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Fighting Fear in Baltimore County. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (1990).
Fighting the Drug Trade in Link Valley. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (1990).
Patrol Allocation in Portland, Oregon. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (1988).
Neighborhood Policing in Los Angeles. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University (1987).
Neighborhood Policing: The London Metropolitan Police Force. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University (1986).
Principal Contributor:
Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
• Crime Gun Trace Reports (1999): National Report (November 2000)
• Crime Gun Trace Analysis Reports: The Illegal Youth Firearms Market in 27
Communities (February 1999)
• Crime Gun Trace Analysis Reports: The Illegal Youth Firearms Market in 17
Communities (July 1997)
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Gun Shows: Brady Checks and Crime Gun Traces
(January 1999).
The City of New York, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and
the Anti -Corruption Procedures of the Police Department [The Mollen Commission],
Interim Report and Principal Recommendations (December 27, 1993) and Commission
Report (July 7, 1994).
St. Clair Commission, Report of the Boston Police Department Management Review
Committee (January 14, 1992).
Principal advisory activities:
Youth and Firearms Violence, city -level initiatives:
• Boston, Massachusetts (Director, Boston Gun Project)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Stockton, California
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• High Point, Winston-Salem, Greensboro North Carolina
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Chicago, Illinois
• East Los Angeles, California
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Rochester, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Manchester, UK
• Washington, DC
• Detroit, Michigan
• Nassau County, New York
• Westchester County, New York
• Oakland, California
• Richmond, Virginia
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Newark, New Jersey
• New Haven, CT
• Kansas City, KS
• Newburgh, NY
• Peoria, IL
• Baton Rouge, LA
• South Bend, IN
• Gary, IN
Drug Market Disruption, city -level initiatives
• High Point, North Carolina
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Providence, Rhode Island
• Newburgh, New York
• Rockford, Illinois
• Nassau County, New York
• Rutland, VT
Intimate Partner Violence initiatives
• High Point, NC
• Kingston, NY
Prison Violence Initiatives
• Washington State
Department of Justice: strategic problem solving strategies; gun violence; advisor to the
Executive Office of the United States Attorneys, co -designer Strategic Approaches to
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Community Safety Initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods; Drug Market Intervention
Initiative; National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice
Department of the Treasury: firearms trafficking and diversion, co -designer Youth Crime
Gun Interdiction Initiative
Interagency Working Group on Violence Prevention, Clinton Administration
Mollen Commission on Alleged Police Corruption in the New York City Police
Department
St. Clair Commission, Boston, Massachusetts
Honors and awards:
The Boston Gun Project/Operation Ceasefire was awarded a 1997 Ford Foundation
Innovations in Government award, and received the Herman Goldstein International Award
for Problem Oriented Policing, the International Association of Chiefs of Police Webber
Seavey Award, and the Person of the Year Award from Law Enforcement News.
High Point, North Carolina was the winner of the 2016 Herman Goldstein Award for
Excellence in Problem -Oriented Policing for its Intimate Partner Violence Intervention.
2011 Hatfield Scholar Award for scholarship in the public interest
High Point, North Carolina was one of seven 2007 winners in the Innovations in
Government award program for the Drug Market Intervention.
High Point, North Carolina was a 2006 finalist for the Herman Goldstein International
Award for Problem Oriented Policing
Chief s Award, High Point Police Department, High Point, North Carolina
Director's Commendation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Letter of appreciation, Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers.
Statement of thanks, Vice President Al Gore, launch of the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction
Initiative, the White House, July 8, 1996.
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345 Clinton Ave #41F
Brooklyn, NY 11238
LOU ISA ANNE AVILES
EXPERIENCE
(917) 575-7820
Lou isa.Aviles(7a gmail.com
National Network for Safe Communities New York, NY
Director, Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Aug '18-present
Lead staff in conducting NNSC's technical work to drive sustainable reductions in community violence in partner sites around the United
States and internationally.
• Set and implement the GVI team's strategic agenda; conduct strategic planning and continuously identify areas for
programmatic improvement
• Design and lead field exercises to reconceive of NNSC's technical approaches to specific city and country contexts, most
recently in DeKalb County, GA; Louisville, KY; Topeka, KS; Chihuahua State, Mexico; Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
• Lead development activities, including managing existing grants and contracts and building relationships with new partners
• Represent NNSC's work to external actors, including donors, media, policy makers, community leaders, law enforcement, and
academic partners
• Recruit, hire and manage staff in the delivery of strategic advising on NNSC's violence reduction frameworks
• Serve as member of NNSC leadership team
Associate Director, Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Jan'17-Aug `18
Helped lead and manage a team implementing evidence -based public safety interventions across 20 sites in the United States;
provided direct strategic advising to high profile and/or complicated sites.
• Helped overhaul of GVI team's strategic advising structure in January 2017, resulting in increased management support to
staff, smaller staff -to -site ratio, and better collaboration across sites
• Developed project management tools that were rolled out across the entire portfolio, including a two-day training curriculum, a
manual, and process rubrics to facilitate more consistent, effective and sustainable implementation of NNSC strategies
• Designed and conducted workshops, working sessions, and exchanges to connect sites throughout the NNSC and advance
our partners' thinking around sustaining successes, pinpointing networks at high risk of violence, and incorporating community
partners into public safety planning
Strategic Operations and Policy Specialist Oct'13-Jan `17
Provided day-to-day strategic advising and support for jurisdictions implementing the Group Violence Intervention (GVI), a collaborative
and evidence based approach to reducing violence and building trust between communities and law enforcement.
• Led field research exercises with frontline law enforcement personnel to gather qualitative data on local violence dynamics and
design appropriate action research projects for local implementation
• Managed a portfolio of up to a dozen sites by building trusting and collaborative relationships with a diverse array of
stakeholders, training key partners on the core elements of the GVI model, and managing the implementation of site -specific
interventions
• Developed recruitment, interviewing and hiring system for interns and work-study students; managed ten interns over the
course of three years
New York City Mayor's Office - Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services New York, NY
Policy Advisor on the Young Men's Initiative Dec'11.Oct'13
Managed projects for the Young Men's Initiative (YMI), a public -private partnership to improve outcomes in health, education,
employment and engagements with the criminal justice system for young Black and Latino men in New York City.
• Oversaw YMI programming and policy reforms around educational achievement, school discipline, mentoring, and violence
reduction
• Worked with City agency leadership and private funders to ensure accountability and meet long term goals
• Launched and led working group on evidence -based violence reduction programming and evaluation efforts in NYC
• Planned and ran NYC's first citywide conference on mentoring, which brought together more than 200 practitioners to discuss
best practices in evidence -based mentoring and identify gaps in current practice
• Helped develop YMI's overall communications plan, including print, digital, and social media strategy; created YMI annual
report and YMI website
New York Police Department New York, NY
Analyst, Office of Management Analysis and Planning Oct `09-Dec `11
Provided analysis, research and writing support on special projects.
• Helped draft the Annual Firearms Discharge Report, an annual analysis of every time an NYPD officer fired his or her gun
• Drafted white paper on the use of social media by the NYPD
• Helped design and implement pilot project to digitally record custodial interrogations (conducted literature and best practices
review to inform policy recommendations and project design; conducted data analysis to select precincts and charges for
inclusion in the project; wrote memos and briefing materials for steering committee chairman and the Police Commissioner;
worked with personnel throughout the NYPD to facilitate technology selection, building renovation, policy development, and
investigator training; helped design an evaluation of impact on case outcomes and Departmental operations)
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.A. in Criminal Justice; Advanced Certificate in Crime Prevention and Analysis 2014
• CITI-certified for research with human subjects
New York City Urban Fellows Program 2010
Georgetown University; B.S. in Foreign Service/International Politics, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa 2009
Commitment to ongoing professional development as a supervisor, manager, and leader
• Managing to Change the World course at The Management Center in 2019
• Public Speaking Mastery course at Dale Carnegie Training in 2012
• Undoing Racism course at the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond in 2012
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
• Aviles, L. (moderator) (2019, June). Shifting Perspectives: Identifying the Most Vulnerable People. Panel at the National
Network for Safe Communities Biannual Conference 2019 (The Emerging Science of Violence Prevention), New York, NY.
• O'Donnell, Maggie and Louisa Aviles. 2017. Group Violence Intervention: A Guide for Project Managers. Washington, DC:
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
• Aviles, L. (panelist) (2017, August). Project Longevity: Empowering the Community to Save Lives. Panel at the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Annual Training Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Aviles, L, (panelist) (2017, June). Sustaining Success: New Thinking on Management and Accountability. Panel at National
Network for Safe Communities Biannual Conference 2017 (Race, History, and a New Vision of Public Safety), New York, NY.
• Aviles, L. (moderator) (2017, June). Reading the Streets: Shooting Reviews in the NNSC's Strategies. Panel at National
Network for Safe Communities Biannual Conference 2017 (Race, History, and a New Vision of Public Safety), New York, NY.
• Aviles, L. (2017, January). The Group Violence Intervention. Presentation at the Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium
Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH.
Paul David Smith
Phone: 423-987-7285 - Email: suitedpds@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.S. Secondary Education History 1998
Trevecca Nazarene University
M.Ed. Education Leadership 2005
Honors: 4.0 GPA
Johnson University 2018
AGC Global Studies Leadership
Johnson University *PhD Candidate Global Studies Leadership to be completed 2021
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Student Teacher of the Year — University of Tennessee
1997
Distinguished Teacher of the Year — Rotary Club
2003
Educator of Distinction — NSHS
2004
Teacher of the Year — Tyner High School
2005
Leadership Fellows — Public Education Foundation
2006
NAACP Image Award — Educator of the Year
2009
Man of the Year - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc.
2011
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Classroom Teacher — Tyner High School 1998 - 2006
Develop syllabus and overall course structure, and administer all grades. Teach Honors World Studies, Computer Tech, African
American History and Geography, Senior advisor, various leadership roles during tenure, school improvement council
Assistant Principal — Orchard Knob Middle School 2006- 2007
Work collaboratively with school principal, certified and classified staffs, and the school's total community. Assist with the
improvement of the school -wide instructional delivery systems. Assist the principal with the overall administration of the school.
Supervise teachers, support staff, and departments. Serve in the absence of the principal. Implement school -wide curriculum.
Executive Principal — Howard School 2007 — 2013
Lead Howard High School of Academics and Technology. the Howard Middle School and Kirby Learning Center as executive
administrator. Supervise two principals, a program director, four vice -principals, ninety-four teachers, twenty-six support staff for
approximately eleven -hundred students. Made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Increased the graduation rate from 46% to
88%. Improved test scores. Reduced truancy from 83% to 17%. Developed state champion athletic department featured in Sports
Illustrated. Added innovative technology and developed community partnerships. Became fully accredited with SACS. Positively
redesigned and transformed the schools into effective organizational models.
Public Safety Coordinator — City of Chattanooga 2013 - 2016
Provide leadership, daily management, oversight and coordination of the Group Violence Reduction Strategies in tandem with
police chief. Coordinate with City staff, law enforcement, social service providers and community members in the ongoing
implementation of this initiative.
Director — National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 2016 - Present
Led Chicago's Violence Reduction Strategies as Director. Advise and train national and international network sites in Group Violence
Intervention applications, including Detroit, Mi, South Bend, IN, Baltimore, MD, Malm6 Sweden, U.S. Virgin Islands, Philadelphia,
PA, Savannah, GA, Fort Myers, FL, York, PA, New Haven, CT, New Orleans, LA, New York, NY and other sites. Currently — Director
of Reconciliation.
MEMBERSHIPS
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Phi Delta Kappa (Honor Society) and Kappa Delta Pi (Honor Society)
• National Society Of High School Scholars
• Chicago Police Department
• ALPHA PHI ALPHA Fraternity Incorporated
Endorsements
• Licensed Teacher, 7-12 (HQ in History 9 — 12 and Social Studies K — 12) Licensed Administrator, Pre K — 12
• Licensed and Ordained African Methodist Episcopal Zion Inc and Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc.
• State of Illinois Law Enforcement Trainer
• Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
HEATHER CONLEY
253 Rutland Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11225 1 917-678-5372 1 hconley@jjay.cuny.edu
Experience
National Network for Safe Communities, John Jay College — Field Associate, Field Innovations
May 2018 — Present
• Provide strategic advising by coordinating, participating in, and documenting regular field
advising calls with NNSC partner sites implementing the Group Violence Intervention.
• Support the execution of problem analyses for partner sites implementing the Group Violence
Intervention which includes an audit of actively violent street groups and an incident review of
homicides and non -fatal injury shootings.
• Contribute to the conception and design of new intervention strategies.
o Projects have included theoretical applications of focused deterrence to address
shoplifting, as well as police misconduct and violence.
• Work across teams to produce working sessions, peer exchanges, and other events that satisfy
grant deliverables and/or support the development of strategic priorities.
o Responsibilities include: background research including interviews with subject matter
experts; agenda development; participant identification, selection, and communication;
and supervision of event logistics.
o Topics include: the use of police discretion in gun violence reduction; Support and
Outreach in the Group Violence Intervention.
• Contribute to the development of written materials and grant deliverables such as white papers,
toolkits, grant reports, concept notes, and grant and scope of work proposals for submission to
government agencies and private foundations.
• Support organizational research and development agenda by identifying and prioritizing new areas of
research interest, gathering and organizing relevant resources, and identifying potential funding
opportunities.
National Network for Safe Communities, John Jav College — Saecial Proiects Associate
Sep 2016 — Apr 2018
• Managed the programmatic and logistical planning, and execution of NNSC's 2017 bi-annual, two-
day conference for a national audience of comprised of over 350 government, law enforcement,
community, and academic partners.
o Responsibilities included: supporting design of agenda content as well as speaker selection,
outreach, and confirmation; design and management of event planning/tracking systems;
management of attendee invitations and registration; design and execution of run of show;
event staffing and management; production of conference attendee gift bags/contents,
conference signage, and other printed materials; catering for attendee meals, general reception,
and off -site VIP speaker reception; coordination with multiple college departments for
required space, IT/AV needs, as well as furniture, room/stage, and lighting design for theater
and multiple additional spaces; general security needs and specific security arrangements for
high profile guests.
• Managed the planning, coordination, and execution of logistics on behalf of John Jay College in
partnership with the Center for American Progress and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation for the
2017 and 2018 Smart on Crime Innovations Conference, a two-day event hosted at John Jay College
for over 500 attendees.
• Produced working sessions that supported the execution of grant deliverables and/or the development
of strategic priorities.
o Responsibilities included: background research, agenda development, identification of subject
matter experts, participant communication, logistical planning and execution.
o Topics included: law enforcement response to the opioid crisis; improving homicide clearance
rates; community -police narrative sharing.
HEATHER CONLEY
Identified opportunities and supported the development of panel proposals for organizational
participation in related academic and law enforcement practitioner conferences.
o Conferences included: American Society of Criminology, International Association of Chiefs
of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and New York State
Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Supervised rotation of more than 20 student interns over the course of two semesters.
National Network for Safe Communities, John Jay College — Executive Assistant
Aug 2015 — Aug 2016
• Managed the day-to-day schedule for NNSC's Deputy Director including appointment scheduling and
prioritization, travel arrangements, and general correspondence with high level government officials.
• Designed content and coordinated scheduling for regular internal staff meetings and events.
• Provided administrative and logistical support for the establishment of the Institute for Innovation in
Prosecution in partnership with and funding provided by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
• Liaised with college president's office to coordinate and support logistics for public facing events
involving NNSC staff.
• Supported general office operations and management.
National Network for Safe Communities, John Jay College — Intern
Apr 2015 — Jul 2015
• Supported planning and logistical needs for NNSC's 2015 bi-annual conference and general
administrative needs office -wide.
Heather Conley Photographs, Los Angeles, CA & Brooklyn, NY — Owner, Photographer
1992 — 2015
Freelance portrait photographer for editorial and advertising clients including: Time, Rolling Stone,
W, Interview, Ms., Essence, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly, Poets & Writers, The
Innocence Project, JVC, Merrill Lynch, Bill Blass, Epic Records, Spin Art Records, and Rounder
Records.
Additional responsibilities included: establishing and maintaining long-term client relationships;
business marketing including design, production, and distribution of printed portfolios, promotional
materials, and website; preparing and executing project bids and contracts; project management
including timeline and budget, crew staffing, equipment and studio rentals, location scouting and
permits, set design and construction, and travel logistics; facilitating all aspects of post -production
including film and/or digital image processing, editing, printing, and retouching.
Education
John Jay College of Criminal Justice — Candidate for B.A./M.A. in Criminal Justice
2015 — Present (expected graduation date 2022)
• GPA 4.0
• Dean's List: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020
• Thesis working title: "Beyond Clearance: Homicide Case Outcomes in Chicago 2012-2016"
• Relevant undergraduate courses: Major Criminal Justice Problems I & II; Dimensions of Justice;
Social Science Math; Crime Control and Prevention; Intro to Sociology; Race & Ethnicity in
America; Quantitative Inquiry I & II; Violence and Social Change; Criminology; Criminal
Responsibility; Justice in the Western Tradition; Research Methods in Criminal Justice; History of
Crime and Punishment in the U.S.
• Relevant graduate courses: Issues in Criminal Justice I (Theory and Law); Issues in Criminal Justice
Il (Policing and Corrections); Research Design and Methods; Statistical Software in Criminal Justice.
WAYNE E. RAWLINS
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CONSULTANT
f QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Innovative, performance -focused, and goal -oriented professional, with extensive experience in providing consulting services
to rural and urban communities to develop and implement successful revitalization strategies. Adept at designing and
building financial models for organizational management; administering and completing multiple projects within set -forth
deadline; and developing and facilitating various trainings and workshops. Expert in relationship management, team building,
and general business acumen, with significant track record of driving profitability gains and huge revenues within highly
competitive organizations. Bilingual in English and Arabic. Core competencies include:
Program Development I Urban and Rural Community Planning I Resource Management and Budgeting
Problem Resolution and Decision Making I Continuous Process Improvement I Fiscal and Administrative Support
Governmental and Fiscal Accounting and Economics I Funding Solicitation and Administration I Workforce Development
FREELANCE, MIRAMAR, FL
Community Justice and Community Economic Development Consultant Feb 2002—Present
■ Provide consulting services to the State of Florida and Miami -Dade County, which include:
- Strategic planning facilitation - Program Implementation and Monitoring
- Anti -gang and ex -offender reentry strategies - Technical Assistance Delivery
development - Resource Development
- Research and Evaluation - Business Development
- Cultural Diversity and Leadership Training - Implementation and Sustainability
- Programmatic and Organizational Development
■ Serve as project manager for Miami -Dade Anti -Violence Initiative featuring the nationally acclaimed Walking One Stop
victim services center that shifted the paradigm of service delivery to residents traumatized by gang and gun violence
in the most challenged neighborhoods
■ Act as lead facilitator of South Florida Reentry Task Force, a nationally recognized award -winning group assisting
returning citizens with successful reentry during and after incarceration
■ Offer various consulting work to multiple organizations and communities, namely:
- Annie E. Casey Foundation - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
- Booz Allen Hamilton Prevention
- Bureau of Justice Assistance - Southern New Hampshire University
- Center for Effective Public Policy - State of Florida
- Florida Atlantic University
- Galveston Independent School District
- Institute for Law and Justice
- Lockheed Martin
- Miami -Dade County
- Miami -Dade County Public Defender's Office
- Miami -Dade County School Board
- National Congress for Community Economic
Development
- National Crime Prevention Council
- National Education Association
- National Urban Technology Center
- NeighborWorks America
- Office of Justice Programs
BAITULMALAMERICA, BELLE GLADE, FL
Executive Director
- The Alliance for Healthy Homes
- The Urban Institute
- Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Representative Carrie P. Meek
- United States Attorney's Office
- Universiti Utara Malaysia in Kedah, Malaysia
- University of Malaya in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- University of Miami
- Winston-Salem State University
- Youth Empowerment & Skills Training Institute in
Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 2015—Present
■ Provided direct assistance to communities by focusing on at -risk populations, such as individuals and families suffering
from hunger, homelessness, and unemployment by establishing programs that help returning citizens with reentry
services to lessen recidivism rates; as well as promote impact on youth, families, and individuals by providing programs
to assist them become successful and sustainable individuals of society
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E911490 SW 21ST STREET, MIRAMAR, FLORIDA 33025 • 305.776.8566 ®WAYNE@Q WAYNERAWLINS.COM
SOUTHERN NEW HAM PSHIRE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MANCHESTER, NH
Adjunct Professor, Weekend Master's Program Sep 2oo9—Dec 2009
■ Taught the Community -Based Policing Strategies course to graduate students
MIAMI/MIAMI-DADE WEED & SEED, INC., MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL
Executive Director
Jan 1997—Feb 2002
■ Strategically built and implemented five nationally acclaimed community revitalization initiatives
■ Administered fiscal and administrative aspects of office operations to support multiple community revitalization
initiatives
■ Managed all organizational and programmatic activities as well as program coordination and sustainability
■ Developed partnership with 86 federal, state, and local governmental and nongovernmental agencies, along with
neighborhood residents to ensure successful implementation of initiatives
■ Coordinated community summits, conferences, and workshops to create a five-year community development strategic plan
■ Evaluated and reported all strategy components for several nationally acclaimed activities, such as youth programs,
environmental initiatives, information technology programs, community justice innovations, and anti -violence initiatives
■ Oversaw Liberty City Greening Experiment, which involved building community gardens and planting of nearly 3,000
trees in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood
OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER OF DADE COUNTY, INC. (OIC), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL
Executive Director Jul 1995—Jan 1997
■ Managed media and public relations, resource development, and sustainability to support the achievement of
organizational goals
■ Assumed accountability for all organizational and programmatic activities
• Built and maintained relationships with several South Florida businesses
• Played an integral role in increasing funding by S00% within five months as well as job placement rate from 22% to
over 90%
Master of Science in Community Economic Development with Specialization in Affordable Housing
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
Certified Business and Technical Assistance Consultant Re -certification — Florida Department of Education/Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
Advocacy Training — The Alliance for Healthy Homes
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Collaborative Teams: A Training Workshop for the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative Grantees — Center for Effective Public Policy
International Coalition Building Leadership Training — National Coalition Building Institute
Community Organizing — Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning/Community Environmental Health Resource Center
Weed and Seed Strategy Development Accreditation Training — U.S. Department of Justice/Community Capacity Development Office
Neighborhood Leadership — National Congress for Community Economic Development
Community Organizing and Leadership Training (for Environmental Justice) — Florida Atlantic University
JAWARDS AND HONORS
2020 - Suzanne L. Keeley Community Service Award, The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment,
Miami, FL
2018 - Lifetime Achievement Award — Miami -Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime, Miami, FL
- Test Miami Community Partnership Testing Award — Florida Department of Health, Miami -Dade, FL
2015 - Community Pillar Award — Miami -Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board, Miami, FL
2005-2007 - Gubernatorial Appointment — Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Member of the Governor's Ex -Offender Task
Force, Tallahassee, FL
2002 - National Award, Jean F. Clayton Humanitarian Award — National Black Police Association, Washington, DC
- National Award, Director's Award — U.S. Department of Justice/Community Capacity Development Office,
Washington, DC
1999 - Gubernatorial Appointment — Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Commissioner, Governor's Commission for the
Everglades, Tallahassee, Florida
- National Award, Federal Bureau of Investigations Director's Community Leadership Award, Washington, DC
- Presidential Appointment — President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton, Facilitator, White
1998 House Conference on Community Empowerment, Edinburg, TX
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2017-2019 - Founding President — South Florida Muslim Federation
2004-2oo6 - Chairman — Community Environmental Health Resource Center, Local Leadership Council, Washington, DC
1999 - National Advisor — National Congress for Community Economic Development/Neighborhood Leadership
Forum, Washington, DC
Workshop/Course Facilitation
2014
- Addressing Reentry — National Crime Prevention Council's Advanced Crime Prevention Skill -Building Training
Course, North Miami Beach, FL
- Coordination and Sustainability Workshop — Community Capacity Development Office/U.S. Department of
2009
Justice Technical Assistance Program, Chicago, IL
- Coordination and Sustainability Workshop — Community Capacity Development Office/U.S. Department of
Justice Technical Assistance Program, Detroit, MI
20o8 - Coordination and Sustainability Workshop — Community Capacity Development Office/U.S. Department of
Justice Technical Assistance Program, Miami, FL/Dallas, TX/ Knoxville, TN
20o8 - Strategic Planning — Bureau of Justice Assistance's Project Safe Neighborhoods Community Engagement
Technical Assistance Program, Charlotte, NC
- Community Engagement Training and Strategic Planning Facilitation — Bureau of Justice Assistance's Project
Safe Neighborhoods Community Engagement Technical Assistance Program, Selma, AL
- Community Engagement Training and Strategic Planning Facilitation — Bureau of Justice Assistance's Project
2007 Safe Neighborhoods Community Engagement Technical Assistance Program, Knoxville, TN
- Community Prevention Programming — Community Capacity Development Office's Public Housing Safety
Initiative Technical Assistance Program, Detroit, MI
- Community Engagement Training and Strategic Planning Facilitation — Bureau of Justice Assistance's Project
Safe Neighborhoods Community Engagement Technical Assistance Program, Charlotte, NC
20o6 - Weed and Seed Steering Committee Training — Community Capacity Development Office's Technical
Assistance Program, Pine Bluff, AR
- Developing and Implementing a Community Engagement Plan — Community Capacity Development Office's
Technical Assistance Program, Allentown, PA
- Weed and Seed Steering Committee Training — Community Capacity Development Office's Technical
Assistance Program, North Miami Beach, FL
- PSN Task Force Training on Effective Problem Solving and Strategic Planning — Bureau of Justice
Assistance's Project Safe Neighborhoods Community Engagement Technical Assistance Program, Beckley,
WV
2005 - Organizational Development: Conflict Resolution and How to Conduct Effective Meetings — Community
Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed Grant Application Workshop, Atlanta, GA
- Facilitation of Focus Groups with Female Inmates — Broward Correctional Institution, State of Florida
Department of Corrections, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Facilitation of the United States Attorney's Office/Eastern District of New York Project Safe Neighborhoods
Public Relations and Media Campaign Workshop," National Crime Prevention Council's Technical Assistance
Program, New York, NY
Re -Entry of Ex -Offenders Strategic Planning — National Congress for Community Economic Development's
zoo4 Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Indianapolis, IN
- Community Unity: Cultural Diversity and Leadership Training — National Crime Prevention Council's Weed
and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Silver Spring, MD
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategic Planning Summit — U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of
Florida, Broward County, FL
- Strategic Planning — City of Galveston Weed and Seed Program, Galveston Independent School District,
Galveston, TX
2003
- Weed and Seed Site Coordinators Training: Technology Module — Community Capacity Development
Office's Weed and Seed National Conference, Albuquerque, NM
- Coalition Building: Integrating Weed and Seed and Homeland Security — National Crime Prevention Council's
Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Pine Bluff, AR
- Strategy Development — Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance
Program, Schenectady, NY
- Strategy Development — Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance
Program, Albany, NY
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- Coalition Building — National Crime Prevention Council's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program,
Homestead, FL
- Leadership and Cultural Diversity Training — National Crime Prevention Council's Weed and Seed Technical
Assistance Program, Miami, FL
- Information Technology Strategic Planning — Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed
Technical Assistance Program, Seattle, WA
- Community Planning — The National Urban Technology Center's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance
Program, Grand Rapids, MI
- How to Start a Community Development Corporation — National Congress for Community Economic
Development's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Silver Spring, MD
- Establishing a Community Development Corporation — National Congress for Community Economic
Development's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program Weed and Seed Technical Assistance
Program, Montgomery, AL
- Community Planning — National Urban Technology Center's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program,
Baltimore, MD
- Community Planning — National Urban Technology Center's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program,
Los Angeles (Pico Union), CA
2002 - Transitional Analysis — National Congress for Community Economic Development's Weed and Seed
Technical Assistance Program, Tucson, AZ
- Utilizing Technology in Community Economic Development — National Congress for Community Economic
Development's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Tucson, AZ
- Community Development Corporations: Organizing and Human Resources Management — National
Congress for Community Economic Development's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, Tucson,
AZ
- Community Planning— National Urban Technology Center's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program,
Delray Beach, FL
- Workforce Development— NCCED Summer Internship 2002, Orlando, FL
- Technology in the Field of Community Economic Development — NCCED Summer Internship 2002, Orlando,
FL
- Developing Partnerships with Communities, Businesses, and Government — NCCED Summer Internship
2002, Orlando, FL
Technical Assistance
2009 - Ijarah Mortgage Financing Development — NeighborWorks America, Southern Minnesota
20o8 - Community Reentry Framework Review — Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD
- Weed and Seed Site Assessment — Community Capacity Development Office's Technical Assistance
Program, Des Moines, IA
2oo6 - Master of Ceremonies for the Community Capacity Development Office's FY 20o6 Weed and Seed
Application Kit and Training Workshop — Birmingham, AL
- Review of the Revised Weed and Seed Guidelines — Community Capacity Development Office's Technical
Assistance Program, Washington, DC
- Master of Ceremonies for the Community Capacity Development Office's 2005 National Conference — Los
Angeles, CA
- Master of Ceremonies for the Community Capacity Development Office's FY 2005 Weed and Seed
2005 Application Kit and Training Workshop — Atlanta, GA
- Weed and Seed Official Recognition Application Review and Analysis — Community Capacity Development
Office's Technical Assistance Program, Washington, DC
- Weed and Seed Official Recognition Application Review and Analysis — Community Capacity Development
2003
Office's Technical Assistance Program, Washington, DC
- Executive Division Weed and Seed Transitional Support— U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of
Florida, Community Caoacitv Development Office's Technical Assistance Pro ram, Miami, FL
ArPRESENTATIONS
Rawlins, W. E. (1998a). Community partnerships. National Education Association's South Florida Safety Summit, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (1998b). Weed and seed's mirror image project: Positive youth development. Youth Empowerment & Skills
Training Institute, Nassau, Bahamas.
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Rawlins, W. E. (200oa). Environmental justice. U.S. Representative Carrie P. Meek's Everglades Town Meeting, Miami, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (20oob). Juveniles in adult court: Our children, our future. Public Defender's First National Training Conference, Miami,
FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2000c). Model programs: The Miami weed and seed story. Symposium on Crime and Making Communities Safer,
Office of Justice Programs, San Francisco, CA.
Rawlins, W. E. (20ood). Teen violence and drugs. Miami -Dade County School Board, Miami, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (20ooe). Youth leadership. Miami -Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department's "The Power of
Love: Dade Partners Network/Mentoring Program," Miami, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2001a). Empowering communities through technology. Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and
Seed National Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Rawlins, W. E. (20olb). Successful community development. U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Executive Briefing,
Washington, DC.
Rawlins, W. E. (2001c). Technology programs in low-income communities. Tomas Rivera Policy Institute's Digital Steppingstones
Workshop, Miami, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (20old). The effective weed and seed coordinator. Community Capacity Development Office National
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Rawlins, W. E. (20o2a). Optimizing technology in the field of CED: Building partnerships and enhancing skills through information
technology. National Congress for Community Economic Development's (NCCED) National Conference, Miami, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2002b). Tutoring, job preparedness and after -school model programs. Community Capacity Development
Office's Faith and Community Based Organizations Focus Group Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Rawlins, W. E. (2002c). Weed and seed. Serious and Violent Offenders Initiative Grantee Conference, U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs, Washington, DC.
Rawlins, W. E. (2003a). Coordinators training module. FY 2003 Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed
Continuation Application and Drug Education for Youth (DEFY) Workshop, Orlando, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2003b). Environmental equity. Oceans and Human Health Town Meeting, University of Miami and National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Key Biscayne, FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2003c). Ex -prisoner re-entry into the community. Alliance for Human Services, Second Annual Institute, Miami,
FL.
Rawlins, W. E. (2003d). Faith -based prevention. Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed National
Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004a). Addressing crime in federally assisted and public housing. Community Capacity Development Office's FY
2004 Weed and Seed Competitive Application Kit Workshop, Indianapolis, IN.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004b). Effective reentry practices. The 2004 Reentry Summit, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004c). Making the connection between weed and seed and reentry. The National Conference on Offender
Reentry, Community Capacity Development Office's Technical Assistance Program, Cleveland, OH.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004d). Microenterprise, women and Islam. International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004e). Re-entry of ex -offenders: Community violence prevention. Community Capacity Development Office's
Weed and Seed Continuation Application Kit Workshop, Dallas, TX.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004f). Should government use e-learning to provide an effective and efficient learning experience? A look at the
United States Department of Justice model. University Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia
Rawlins, W. E. (20049). Squatters at the gateway of Urban Malaysia. University of Malaya's Symposium on Urbanization,
Peta ling Jaya, Malaysia.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004h). Technology resources for teens - anti -gang strategies and violence prevention. Community Capacity
Development Office's FY 2004 Weed and Seed Competitive Application Kit Workshop, Indianapolis, IN.
Rawlins, W. E. (2004i). The role of faith and community initiatives in the re-entry of ex -offenders. Community Anti -Drug
Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum, OJJDP's Technical Assistance Program, Washington, DC.
Rawlins, W. E. (20041). What's happening with re-entry? Community Capacity Development Office's FY 2004 Weed and Seed
Competitive Application Kit Workshop, Indianapolis, IN.
Rawlins, W. E. (2005). Planning for reentry. Alabama Faith and Community Based Development Conference, Alabama
Governor's Office of Faith -Based and Community Initiatives, Birmingham, AL.
Rawlins, W. E. (20o6). Re-entry and you - working with law enforcement for safe communities. National Conference and
Exhibition, Atlanta, GA.
Rawlins, W. E. (2007). Community briefing on reentry management. Community Capacity Development Office's Technical
Assistance Program, Lancaster, PA.
Rawlins, W. E. (20o8a). Community economic development. Community Capacity Development Office's Strategy Development
Workshop, Portland, OR.
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Rawlins, W. E. (20o8b). Community economic development. Community Anti -Drug Coalitions of America National Conference,
Washington, DC.
Rawlins, W. E. (2010). Neighborhood restoration. Community Capacity Development Office's Strategy Implementation
Workshop, Baltimore, MD.
Rawlins, W. E. (2012a). Steps in mobilizing communities in reducinggangs. Caribbean Anti -Gang Conference, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Rawlins, W. E. (2012b). Working with neighborhood groups for gang reduction - The COPS Model. Caribbean Anti -Gang
Conference, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Rawlins, W. E. (2015). Reuniting families left behind. Smart Justice Conference, Sarasota, FL.
Rawlins, W.E, and Ibrahim, D. (2004). Microenterprise, women, and Islam. International Conference on Social Sciences and
Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Solomon, A., Dunworth, T., and Rawlins, W.E, (2oo6). Planning for reentry. The 2004 South Florida Reentry Summit, Urban
Institute, Washington, DC.
&WPROJECTS HANDLED
Name of Project: Miami -Dade County Anti -Violence Strategy
Location: Juvenile Services Department, Miami -Dade County, FL
Role: Project Manager Mar 2019—Present
Name of Project: South Florida Reentry Task Force
Location: Miami, FL
Role: Lead Facilitator Apr 2oo8—Present
Name of Project: Miami -Dade County Anti -Gang Strategy
Location: Juvenile Services Department, Miami -Dade County, FL
Role: Developer and Lead Consultant Sep 20o9—Mar 2019
Name of Project: Violence Reduction Partnership
Location: United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
Role: Reentry Consultant Sep 2012—Jan 2015
Name of Project: Maryland Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Reentry Programming
Location: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Training and Technical Assistance
Center
Role: Developer of the Prince George's County Reentry Strategy Jun 2013—Nov 2013
Name of Project: Bureau of Justice Assistance's Project Safe Neighborhoods and Anti -Gang Initiatives
Location: United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
Role: Lead Executive Consultant Apr 2003—Sep 2012
Name of Project: Community Capacity Development Office Juvenile Crime Prevention and Reentry Initiatives
Location: U.S. Department of Justice / Center for Community Safety, Winston-Salem State University
Role: Project Consultant Oct 20o9—Sep 2010
Name of Project: Reentry Project, Irvington, NJ and Palm Beach, FL
Location: U.S. Department of Justice / Center for Community Safety, Winston-Salem State University
Role: Project Liaison Oct 20o9—Sep 2010
Earlier Proiects:
Name of Project: Community Capacity Development Office's Faith -Based and Community Initiative Video'Clean and Green'
Location: Weed and Seed site, Community Capacity Development Office's Technical Assistance Program, Flint, MI
Role: Producer I Director
Name of Project: National Forum for Reentry and Community Economic Development
Location: National Congress for Community Economic Development, Miami, FL
Role: Coordinator
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Name of Project: Urban Institute's Program Evaluation of the OJJDP Gang Reduction Program's North Miami Beach Site
Location: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center, North Miami Beach, FL
Role: Field Liaison
Name of Project: Urban Institute's Study entitled, 'Measuring Displacement: An Approach to Assessing the Impact of Weed &
Seed Enforcement Strategies
Location: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center, Community Capacity Development Office's Technical Assistance Program,
Miami, FL
Role: Local Affiliate
Name of Project: Community Capacity Development Office's Weed and Seed Interactive Coordinator's Manual (ITM)
Location: National Urban Technology Center's Weed and Seed Technical Assistance Program, New York, NY
Role: Project Manager
Name of Project: Development and Marketing of the National Weed and Seed SeeclTech Computer Technology Initiative and
Youth Leadership Academy
Location: National Urban Technology Center, New York, NY
Role: Marketing Consultant
Name of Project: Resource Development and Strategic Planning for the University of Miami Department of Adolescent
Medicine's Partnership for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Location: Miami -Dade County violence and injury prevention community coalition, Miami, FL
Role: Community Core Consultant
Name of Project: Local Coordination of the Community Capacity Development Office's National Training Conference
Location: Miami, FL
Role: Conference Planner
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