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Countering Violent Extremism: DHS Needs to Improve Grants Management and Data Collection

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 1, 2021
Release Date Feb. 19, 2021
Report No. GAO-21-216
Summary:

The Department of Homeland Security began a Countering Violent Extremism Grant Program in 2016. It funds efforts to reduce individual and societal risk factors and prevent violence in the United States.

Our review of the program found that after DHS announced intended grantees for 2017-2019, it revised its selection criteria and didn't document reasons for its selections, making it harder to ensure grantees are selected equitably. DHS also didn't obtain data on grantee performance, which it needs to assess program effectiveness.

We recommended that DHS document its award rationales and ensure that grantees submit data for performance reviews.

Location and Number of Deaths Associated with Domestic Extremist Attacks, 2010-2019

Map of the U.S. with dots indicating where 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and 16+ deaths associated with domestic extremist attacks have occurred.

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