| Funding Opportunity ID: | 333513 | | Opportunity Number: | O-BJA-2021-06002 | | Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Crime by Improving Justice System Performance | | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | | Opportunity Category Explanation: | | | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | | Category of Funding Activity: | Affordable Care Act | | Category Explanation: | | | CFDA Number(s): | 16.827 | | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) | | Additional Information on Eligibility: | Categories 1-4: State governments For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Category 5: Public and state controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. | | Agency Code: | USDOJ-OJP-BJA | | Agency Name: | Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance | | Posted Date: | May 13, 2021 | | Close Date: | Jun 28, 2021 | | Last Updated Date: | May 13, 2021 | | Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 | | Award Floor: | $0 | | Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 | | Expected Number of Awards: | 6 | | Description: | The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. BJA's Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Improving Justice System Performance provides funding to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses that address a range of criminal justice system problems. It employs the Justice Reinvestment approach to criminal justice, which recognizes that every justice agency has a role to play in preventing crime, ensuring a fair and efficient justice system, facilitating appropriate sentencing and treatment, and protecting community security. | | Version: | 2 | | Modification Comments: | deadline time updated |
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