Biden to Clear Agency Grant Funding for Gun Violence Prevention

President Joe Biden is expected Thursday to announce a directive allowing 26 federal grant programs across five agencies to make funding available to community violence prevention efforts, as his administration waits for Congress to pass additional funds in his proposed infrastructure package.

The directive, one of six gun violence-related actions the president is expected to take, will significantly broaden the federal funding available to programs that gun violence advocates say can curb gun deaths.

Biden separately asked Congress for $5 billion to fund these initiatives as part of his $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal released last week. While the White House ...