I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3039 
To direct the Attorney General to authorize the youth gun violence prevention 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2025 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to authorize the youth gun 
violence prevention program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prioritizing Resources 
for Outreach, Safety, Violence Prevention, Youth Em-
powerment and Resilience Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘PROS-
PER Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is author-
ized to award grants to eligible entities to carry out a pro-
gram for youth gun violence prevention. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under subsection 
(a) shall be used for the implementation of youth gun vio-
lence prevention programs that use strategies that are evi-
dence-informed, culturally competent, trauma-informed, 
and linguistically and developmentally inclusive, and have 
a demonstrated ability to engage those at highest risk for 
involvement in gun violence and reduce their risk of violent 
victimization or engaging in violence, including strategies 
that— 
(1) prioritize healing from past trauma and 
other life experiences that increase a young person’s 
risk for involvement in gun violence; 
(2) promote youth empowerment through the 
development of skills and qualities such as empathy, 
pride in identity, leadership, conflict management, 
and communication; 
(3) connect young people to mental health pro-
fessionals, counselors, mentors, community leaders, 
crisis intervention professionals, community violence 
interrupters, or individuals trained in trauma-in-
formed care and activities; 
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(4) foster meaningful community engagement, 
belonging, and the development of safe community 
environments; 
(5) develop and connect young people and their 
families with gun violence prevention resources, in-
cluding but not limited to firearm safety education, 
safe storage techniques, and gun violence hotlines; 
and 
(6) promote resources that support the re-
integration and resilience of young people with past 
exposure to gun violence or the juvenile justice sys-
tem. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal year 
2026 though fiscal year 2030, for juvenile justice pro-
grams— 
(1) $100,000,000 shall be made available for 
grants under title V of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. note et 
seq.); and 
(2) $25,000,000 of the amount under para-
graph (1) shall be made available to carry out a pro-
gram for youth gun violence prevention. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ includes— 
(A) institutions of higher education; 
(B) Indian Tribe government agencies; 
(C) non-governmental organizations serv-
ing Indian Tribes; 
(D) community-based organizations; and 
(E) a local government agency that is not 
a law enforcement agency. 
(2) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ includes a 
nonprofit community-based organization, a consor-
tium of nonprofit community-based organizations, a 
national nonprofit organization acting as an inter-
mediary for a community-based organization, or a 
community-based organization that has a fiscal 
sponsor that allows the organization to function as 
an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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