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SNUG Street Outreach and Social Work Program – Syracuse
Not-for-profit organizations can apply for up to $1.82 million to establish a SNUG Street Outreach and Social Work Program in the City of Syracuse.
SNUG uses trained outreach workers, or "credible messengers," to engage high-risk individuals and prevent gun violence through conflict mediation. Licensed social workers support each site by addressing trauma and connecting participants and families to needed services.
Questions are due by August 1, 2025, to dcjsfunding@dcjs.ny.gov.
Responses will be posted on or about August 15, 2025.
Applications are due by 12:00 p.m. on September 16, 2025.The RFA is posted at: criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa.
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New York State Commercial Security Tax Credit
The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers the state’s Commercial Security Tax Credit Program. The program provides a tax credit to small retail businesses (50 or fewer employees) that operate a physical location or locations in the state and incur costs associated with retail theft prevention measures. Businesses may be eligible for a $3,000 credit per retail location, depending on the business size and expenses.
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New York State’s Clean Slate Act
New York State’s Clean Slate Act takes effect Nov. 16, 2024, and provides the state Office of Court Administration (OCA) up to three years to develop the required processes to automatically seal eligible conviction records. Once that work is complete, convictions that meet certain criteria will be sealed for certain civil background check purposes.
It is important to note that until OCA implements these sealing processes, any criminal history record provided through the DCJS Records Review process will continue to include convictions that eventually will be sealed because of Clean Slate. DCJS cannot seal records until receiving an order from the court to do so.
NOTE: Records of individuals convicted of sex crimes and non-drug Class A felonies, including murder, will not be sealed. Police departments, sheriffs’ offices, prosecutors, the courts, and any employer permitted by law to perform fingerprint-based background checks on job applicants will continue to have access to all criminal records under the law.
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New York State’s Firearm Laws: Resources and Information
New York State’s Gun Safety website provides the public, gun owners and gun dealers with comprehensive information about the requirements detailed in state laws. Questions about the new law may be directed to 1-855-LAW-GUNS.
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