Gov. Kathy Hochul is announcing nearly $36 million in record-level funding to reduce gun violence in the state of New York.
The money is going to nearly two dozen counties outside of New York City.
The announcement comes as her office highlights a 19% decline in shootings statewide throughout August compared to this same time last year.
The funding is part of the Gun Involved Violence Elimination, or GIVE, initiative, which supports 28 police agencies, as well as sheriffs’ offices, probation departments and district attorneys’ offices.
G.I.V.E. is administered by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
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