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(b) $5,318,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $5,318,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants to support existing 3 programs and capacity building for new programs providing evidence- 4 based violence prevention and intervention services to youth who are 5 at high risk to perpetrate or be victims of firearm violence and who 6 reside in areas with high rates of firearm violence as provided in 7 RCW 43.330A.050. 8 (i) Priority shall be given to programs that partner with the 9 University of Washington, school of medicine, department of 10 psychiatry and behavioral sciences for training and support to 11 deliver culturally relevant family integrated transition services 12 through use of credible messenger advocates. 13 (ii) The office may enter into agreement with the University of 14 Washington or another independent entity with expertise in evaluating 15 community-based grant-funded programs to evaluate the grant program's 16 effectiveness. 17 (iii) The office shall enter into agreement to provide funding to 18 the University of Washington, school of medicine, department of 19 psychiatry and behavioral sciences to directly deliver trainings and 20 support to programs providing culturally relevant family integrated 21 transition services through use of credible messenger and to train a 22 third-party organization to similarly support those programs. 23 (iv) Of the amounts provided under (b) of this subsection, 24 $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024 25 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 26 2025 are provided solely for a certified credible messenger program 27 that does work in at least three regions of Washington state to train 28 and certify credible messengers to implement a culturally responsive, 29 evidence-based credible messenger violence prevention and 30 intervention services program. 31 (c) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 and $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2025 are provided to further support firearm violence 34 prevention and intervention programs and initiatives consistent with 35 the duties of the office as set forth in RCW 43.330A.020. 36 (d) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 p. 54 ESSB 5187.SL