BJA Funding Opportunities

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Bureau of Justice Assistance

FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES

BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE • OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

August 12, 2021

Kristen Mahoney, Acting Director


Important Submission Guidelines!

Applicants must submit the required documents in Grants.gov by the Grants.gov deadline to proceed with the final application submission in JustGrants. Applicants will not be able to finalize their application in JustGrants if the Grants.gov deadline is missed. Applicants are encouraged to submit all application materials at least 48-72 hours prior to application deadlines to allow time to correct any problems or errors.


AVAILABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation

The JAG Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government. BJA will award JAG Program funds to eligible units of local government as described in this opportunity.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 9, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 16, 2021

Restrictive Housing Reform Implementation Assistance Program

BJA seeks a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider and subject matter experts to help state correctional agencies implement changes to their trainings, policies, and practices to reduce their use of restrictive housing.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 10, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 24, 2021

Visiting Fellows Program

This program brings talent and expertise from the field to BJA to inform policy and practice and create new tools for the field that disseminate knowledge of effective and innovative approaches to priority criminal justice issues.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 12, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 18, 2021

Collaborative Crisis Response Training Program

This initiative seeks to implement transdisciplinary crisis response training to educate and prepare law enforcement and correctional officers so that they are equipped to appropriately interact with people who have behavioral health conditions or disabilities in the course of completing their job responsibilities.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 13, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 18, 2021

Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program

This program is designed to improve K-12 school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence and ensure a positive school climate.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 13, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 18, 2021

National Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Prosecution

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund national in-scope training and technical assistance efforts to support law enforcement, prosecution, and analysis within key criminal justice operations.

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Grants.gov Deadline: August 13, 2021
JustGrants Deadline: August 18, 2021

Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program

This competitive microgrant solicitation will fund body-worn cameras to law enforcement departments with 50 or fewer full-time sworn personnel, rural agencies, and federally-recognized Tribal agencies.

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Deadline: August 31, 2021

 

WEBINAR RECORDINGS

FY 2021 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to the Department of Justice in a new two-step process.

  • Step 1: Applicants will submit a SF-424 and a SF-LLL in Grants.gov.
  • Step 2: Applicants will be invited to submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.

For more information on application submission training resources, visit the JustGrants Application Submission training resources page. A new DOJ Application Submission Checklist is now available to support applicants in submitting their grant application this year.