At the end of a year that has seen more than 4,000 shooting victims in Chicago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday approved a measure aimed at providing millions of dollars to community organizations that focus on violence prevention.

The new law comes a little over a month after the Pritzker administration issued an executive order that declared gun violence a public health emergency and called for more resources for groups that mediate street conflicts and connect those most prone to violence — either as a victim or perpetrator — with job training, mental health providers and other social services.

The additional resources promised by Pritzker will draw from federal and state funding, including $50 million in the current state budget. Additionally, Pritzker laid out a proposal for more than $100 million in appropriations in each of the next two years for the anti-violence effort. That money is far from guaranteed as the governor has only said his administration would work with state legislators to secure the funding.

On Friday, the Pritzker administration announced that violence prevention groups across the state, through the Illinois Department of Human Services and its new Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, will be able to apply for grants made available through the funding.