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fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to continue 1 starting up the Washington state office of firearm safety and 2 violence prevention, including the creation of a state and federal 3 grant funding plan to direct resources to cities that are most 4 impacted by community violence. Of the amounts provided in this 5 subsection: 6 (a) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2022 and $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for community-based violence 9 prevention and intervention services to individuals identified 10 through the King county shots fired social network analysis. The 11 department must complete an evaluation of the program and provide a 12 report to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees by 13 June 30, 2023. 14 (b)(i) $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2022 and $1,800,000 of the general fund—state 16 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a grant 17 program through the office of firearm safety and violence prevention 18 for evidence-based services to youth who are at high risk to 19 perpetrate gun violence and who reside in areas with high rates of 20 gun violence. Priority shall be given to: 21 (A) One site serving in Yakima county, one site in south King 22 county, one site in Federal Way, and one site in Tacoma; 23 (B) Sites that partner with the University of Washington public 24 behavioral health & justice policy division to deliver culturally 25 relevant family integrated transition services through use of 26 credible messenger advocates; 27 (C) Sites that partner with the University of Washington 28 Harborview firearm injury and policy research program for social 29 impact evaluation; and 30 (D) Sites that partner an organization focused on evidence-based 31 implementation management identified by the department. 32 (ii) The department must complete an evaluation of the program 33 and provide a report to the governor and the appropriate legislative 34 committees by June 30, 2023. 35 (111) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2022 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 37 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to conduct a 38 p. 787 ESSB 5187.SL