DC gun violence prevention grants funded social justice causes

Published August 20, 2025 6:00am ET



Under Mayor Muriel Bowser, the District of Columbia government has given thousands of dollars in grant money meant to combat gun violence in the nation’s crime-ridden capital to an array of social justice causes.

Some of the questionable, taxpayer-funded spending supported an LGBT opera, a transgender youth program, and immigration activists aiding antideportation efforts, a Washington Examiner review of government grant records found.

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