Contact Congress about H.R. 4103: Break the Cycle of Violence Act

Creates large HHS grants for community-based violence intervention, with strict pass-through rules and program standards. Also funds Department of Labor job training for 16–24-year-old “opportunity youth” in gun-violence-impacted communities.

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Break the Cycle of Violence Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Latest action on H.R. 4103: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Who this affects: The bill mainly affects communities with high homicide rates and disproportionate gun violence by creating new funding streams for local violence-intervention services and for youth job training. It also affects the local governments, community-based nonprofits, hospitals, and workforce organizations that would apply for, administer, and report on these grants, as well as federal agencies responsible for oversight, technical assistance, and evaluation.

Why this matters: The bill would steer large federal funding toward preventing serious community violence through targeted services, data-driven practices, and community-led strategies, rather than relying only on enforcement and incarceration. If implemented well, it could change what kinds of programs get scaled in the highest-homicide areas, how success is measured, and how knowledge spreads across communities through technical assistance and research coordination. It also ties violence prevention to economic opportunity by funding job training and supports for young people who are out of school and out of work in communities heavily affected by gun violence. Actual results would depend on how HHS, local partners, and workforce systems design and run programs on the ground, and how reporting and evaluation requirements shape practice.

Key provisions in H.R. 4103

• Creates a new HHS grant program for community-based violence intervention, offering 4-year grants to local governments and community nonprofits in places with high homicide levels.
• Caps the share of HHS Title I funding that can go straight to local governments at 15%, and requires local governments to pass through at least 75% of their grant money to community-based organizations or certain non-law-enforcement public safety agencies.
• Requires hospitals that receive grants to pass through at least 90% of their grant dollars to community-based direct-service providers, program staff, or subcontractors.
• Requires funded programs to use evidence-informed approaches, be trauma-responsive, focus on people at the highest risk of serious violence, and be built to reduce violence without adding to mass incarceration.
• Sets the normal federal share of grant costs at 90%, does not require a match from qualifying community-based organizations, and allows waivers for local governments that can raise the federal share up to 100%.

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What is H.R. 4103?

Creates large HHS grants for community-based violence intervention, with strict pass-through rules and program standards. Also funds Department of Labor job training for 16–24-year-old “opportunity youth” in gun-violence-impacted communities.

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