# Plain Language Summary: Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022

The Project Safe Neighborhoods program is a nationwide crime-fighting initiative that's been running since 2001. It brings together federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, community leaders, and other stakeholders in all 94 federal court districts to tackle violent crime problems in their communities. This bill simply extends the program's funding and expands what the program is allowed to spend money on.

The main practical changes are that the program can now hire crime analysts—people who specialize in studying crime data and patterns to help law enforcement understand and prevent violent crime. It can also pay for overtime for police officers, prosecutors, and support staff working on the program, and it can purchase new technology to help reduce violent crime. Additionally, the bill allows funding to support multi-jurisdictional task forces, which are teams of officers from different police departments working together on major crime problems that cross city or county lines.

The bill extends federal funding for the program through 2026, replacing the previous authorization that was set to expire. This means communities that have been using Project Safe Neighborhoods grants can continue their work for another few years. The changes are relatively modest—they're mainly about giving law enforcement more flexibility in how they use the grant money to fight violent crime, rather than creating an entirely new program or dramatically changing how things work.

Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022

Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program within the Department of Justice. The bill also allows funds under the program to be used for <ul> <li>	hiring crime analysts to assist with violent crime reduction efforts;</li> <li>the cost of overtime for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants who assist with the program; </li> <li>purchasing, implementing, and using technology to assist with violent crime reduction efforts; and</li> <li>supporting multijurisdictional task forces. </li> </ul>