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NIJ FY24 Evaluation of BJA Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP): Scan of Practices and Evaluability Assessments

National Institute of Justice · O-NIJ-2024-172232

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.5M

Total Program Funding

$6.6M

Expected Awards

Deadline

November 19, 2024

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIJ FY24 Evaluation of BJA Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP): Scan of Practices and Evaluability Assessments. National Institute of Justice. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to examine programs funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) in Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-2024. The BJA Byrne SCIP program provides funding for the implementation and/or creation of specific program... up to $1,500,000 per award; $6,600,000 total program funding; ~5 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Special district governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, Nonprofits (non-501c3), City/township governments, State governments (+10 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Units of local government
•Deadline: 2024-11-19

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What This Grant Funds

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to examine programs funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) in Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-2024. The BJA Byrne SCIP program provides funding for the implementation and/or creation of specific program areas: (1) extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs, (2) courts response to people in crisis, (3) community-based services for people in crisis, and (4) funding for law enforcement crisis intervention programs or initiatives. This NIJ solicitation seeks research addressing two categories: (1) scan of practices of state crisis intervention activities including those funded by BJA under the FY 2022-2023 and FY 2024 BJA Byrne SCIP (anticipate one award of up to $600,000); and (2) evaluability assessments for each of the four program areas funded by BJA under the FY 2022-2023 and FY 2024 BJA Byrne SCIP solicitations (anticipate 4 awards of up to $1,500,000 per award). Applicants must clearly indicate the category to which they are responding in the application title. Applicants may submit to more than one category, but must submit a separate, complete application for each category. Within Category 2, applicants may apply to assess programs that cover more than one BJA Byrne SCIP program area, where applicable.

Who Can Apply

Units of local government

Eligible Applicant Types

Special District GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)City/Township GovernmentsState GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesPublic Colleges & UniversitiesCounty GovernmentsSmall BusinessesPublic And Indian Housing AuthoritiesFor-Profit OrganizationsOther (see NOFO for details)Independent School Districts501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.5M
Total Program Funding: $6.6M
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: August 20, 2024

Application Deadline: November 19, 2024 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

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