EASTON, MARYLAND — Annapolis posted a new round of firearm-violence prevention grants. The statewide total is public; named Mid-Shore awardees, if any, appear only on the Center’s own grantee list.

Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Health announced Sept. 16, 2026, that the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention awarded $1.36 million across 17 organizations. The grants support community groups, local health departments, and law enforcement agencies working on prevention and reduction, firearm safety education, victim services, and suicide-prevention awareness tied to firearms.

Funded projects will strengthen intervention, training, research, and awareness work, the release says. Many focus on safe storage education and distribution of safety devices such as gun locks to help prevent suicides and accidental shootings. Other initiatives expand behavioral health support and community resources for gun-violence victims and strengthen the Domestic Violence Protective Order firearm surrender process.

The Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention was established in 2024. Its mission, restated in the Sept. 16 release and on the Center’s MDH home page, is to reduce firearm violence, harm from firearm violence, and misuse of firearms by partnering with federal, state, and local agencies and affected communities through a public health approach. In its first two years, the Center awarded $1.71 million to local health departments, nonprofits, and health care organizations.

“My number one priority is the safety of all Marylanders, so we are committed to making investments in our community partners doing the necessary work to protect our communities from the gun violence epidemic,” Moore said.

Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dr. Meena Seshamani called gun violence a public health epidemic and said the grants support partners statewide with education, resources, and support. The governor’s release directs readers to the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention webpage for a full list of grantees and education resources. The Center’s Grant Opportunities page describes the Three Pillar funding approach; readers seeking named organizations should use the Center webpage.