Overview

• The July reductions removed $18.5 million from DHS’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships and sharply downsized its staff from about 45 to only a few employees.
• Roughly $800,000 in Minnesota grants to the Department of Public Safety and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office were canceled, ending support for local threat-assessment work.
• CP3 funding had backed multidisciplinary teams of law enforcement, school officials, social workers, and mental health professionals to identify and manage people of concern.
• Two children were killed and 18 people were injured in the Annunciation Catholic School attack; the shooter, Robin Westman, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and investigators are reviewing journals that describe warning signs.
• Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Betty McCollum, urged DHS to reinstate the Minnesota grant, while Minnesota officials said they are reallocating limited resources as experts debate whether the loss of funds increased risk.