humanities · USDOJ-OJP-BJA

BJA FY 22 BJA Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2022-171404

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$4.5M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 26, 2022

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 22 BJA Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program. 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 $1,000,000 per award; $4,476,252 total program funding; ~9 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•States Units of local government Accredited, publicly funded, Combined DNA Index System (commonly known as “CODIS”) forensic labora...
•Deadline: 2022-08-26

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

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. OJP/BJA seeks applicants for funding to enable eligible entities to improve the reporting, transportation, processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including migrants. This program furthers the Department's mission of increasing public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.Note: Proposals are expected to clearly identify the purpose area to which they are applying. If applicants are requesting funds from multiple purpose areas, a separate proposal must be submitted for each purpose area to which they are applying.

Who Can Apply

States Units of local government Accredited, publicly funded, Combined DNA Index System (commonly known as “CODIS”) forensic laboratories Medical examiner offices Accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories Accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories Publicly funded university forensic anthropology laboratories Nonprofit organizations that have working collaborative agreements with state and county forensic offices — including medical examiners, coroners, and justices of the peace — for entry of data into CODIS or NamUs or both 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.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $4.5M
Expected Number of Awards: 9
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: July 15, 2022

Application Deadline: August 26, 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 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. 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 closing date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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