Targeted violence and domestic violent extremism are among the most persistent and lethal threats to the United States. While discussing the increasing threat in 2021, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated, “The problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now, and it’s not going away anytime soon.”

The McCain Institute’s Preventing Targeted Violence program develops solutions to end targeted violence through capacity building for local practitioners, innovative competitions, and creation of actionable policy recommendations.