Firearms and Technical Assistance Project (FTAP)
Black women are almost 3x times more likely than White women to be murdered by an intimate partner (Violence Policy Center, 2022)
The Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP) is funded by the Department of Justice, Officeon Violence Against Women and is a partnership between Ujima, Battered Women’s Justice Project, and Esperanza United. The goal of FTAP is to aid jurisdictions in the removal of firearms from individuals who have committed domestic violence offenses and are now prohibited from possessing weapons.
Ujima’s role in this partnership is to provide a culturally specific lens to jurisdictions seeking to improve survivor safety and offender accountability. Specifically, Ujima provides training and technical assistance to improve responses to the Black community in jurisdictions seeking to implement this project.
Examples of technical assistance topics include:
- Culturally appropriate responses
- Community engagement
- Improving relationships with the Black community
Resources
We have compiled a list of resources for you to learn more about the Firearms Technical Assistance Project’s (FTAP) efforts to address the rising tide of gun violence impacting our communities of color.
Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Justice Department Announces Six New Firearms Technical Assistance Project Sites
New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Community Violence Intervention Programs
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded twelve sites across the nation in which to pilot this project. Six newly funded sites include: the City of Tucson, Arizona; the Georgia Department of Community Supervision; the City of Detroit, Michigan; the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley, Tennessee; the City of Austin, Texas; and the City of Yakima, Washington. These sites join six existing FTAP sites, which include: Birmingham, Alabama; Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Columbus, Ohio; Brooklyn, New York; the State of Vermont; and Spokane, Washington.
The FTAP Technical Assistance Team includes three organizations and many subject matter experts. To learn more about project partners, please visit the following links:
Grants.gov
OVW Resources for Applicants
Have any questions about our FTAP training services or want to request training assistance?
Contact us:
Millicent Shaw-Phipps
Legal Director
mshawphipps@ujimacommunity.org
Sarah Henry
Senior Attorney
shenry@ujimacommunity.org
Shalisa Gladney
Community Engagement Sr. Specialist
sgladney@ujimacommunity.org
This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GK-05006-FIRE awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.