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BJA FY 22 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - State Solicitation

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2022-171322

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $19.7M

Total Program Funding

$191.6M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 27, 2022

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 22 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - State Solicitation. Bureau of Justice Assistance. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law... up to $19,663,951 per award; $191,553,102 total program funding; ~56 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

State governments, Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Only states may apply under this solicitation, and states must designate a single State Administering Agency (SAA) that has authority to apply on t...
•Deadline: 2022-07-27

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (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 states as described in this FY 2022 JAG Program State Solicitation. (BJA will issue a separate solicitation for applications from units of local government.) For more information on the JAG Program, please refer to the JAG Fact Sheet and/or JAG Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Who Can Apply

Only states may apply under this solicitation, and states must designate a single State Administering Agency (SAA) that has authority to apply on their behalf. By law, for purposes of the JAG Program, the term "states" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. (Throughout this solicitation, each reference to a "state" or "states" includes all 56 jurisdictions.) The expected eligible allocations by state for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 JAG Program can be found at: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Allocations (ojp.gov). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

State GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $19.7M
Total Program Funding: $191.6M
Expected Number of Awards: 56
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 16, 2022

Application Deadline: July 27, 2022 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov customer support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov- or 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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