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BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ? OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

June 17, 2022

Karhlton F. Moore, Director


Important Submission Guidelines!

Alert: SAM.gov Entity Validation Update

GSA implemented a new process to validate an entity?s legal business name and physical address when requesting a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and for completing a SAM.gov entity registration.?Due to a high volume of requests, entity validations are taking longer than expected to process. This validation process is now taking 7-10 business days, and in some cases longer.?

OJP strongly recommends starting your SAM.gov registration process as soon as possible to allow the time necessary to process entity validations well in advance of the Grants.gov due date posted in the solicitation.?Read?this FAQ?for more information.

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.


NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - State Solicitation

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. Through this opportunity the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will award JAG Program funds to eligible states.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 27, 2022
JustGrants Deadline:? August 1, 2022

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DEADLINES EXTENDED

?FY 2022 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

This program provides student loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to extended service in those roles.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 29, 2022
JustGrants Deadline:? July 6, 2022

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CLOSING SOON

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FY 2022 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program

This program provides resources to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to respond to illicit substance use and misuse; reduce overdose deaths; promote public safety; and support access to prevention, harm-reduction, treatment, and recovery services in the community and justice system.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 13, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 17, 2022

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FY 2022 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative

Through this opportunity, BJA is seeking applications for funding state, local, and tribal governments to enhance or implement performance-based and outcomes-based contracts with reentry, permanent supportive housing, or recovery housing providers to reduce recidivism and address the substance use disorders impacting formerly incarcerated people.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 14, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 21, 2022

FY 2022 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant?

This program assists states with developing and implementing residential substance?use disorder treatment programs within state correctional facilities, as well as within local correctional and detention facilities, in which persons are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance use disorder treatment.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 15, 2022
JustGrants Deadline:? June 21, 2022

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FY 2022 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?

This program assists state, local, and tribal efforts to break the cycle of substance abuse and misuse by reducing the demand for, use, and illegal trafficking of controlled substances.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 15, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 21, 2022

FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

This program provides funding to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs, including efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 16, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 21, 2022

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FY 2022 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Program

This program assists state, local, and tribal efforts to break the cycle of substance abuse and misuse by reducing the demand for, use, and illegal trafficking of controlled substances.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 17, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 24, 2022

FY 2022 Community Courts Initiative

This program provides funding to support efforts by state, local, and federally recognized American Indian tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 21, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 BJA Visiting Fellows Program

The purpose of each fellowship is to make important policy and programmatic contributions in a focus area of criminal justice. Fellows will collaborate with BJA and DOJ staff members to provide critical outreach, data, research, and subject-matter expertise to inform the development of new BJA strategies and programs to benefit the field.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 21, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Justice Counts Implementation Program

This program helps state governments improve their capacity to set goals for their criminal justice systems, measure whether they are achieving them, and use results to make data-driven policy decisions and allocate scarce resources effectively.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: June 21, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program

This program?supports and assists county, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions in improving efforts to reduce?violent crime in and around schools.

Learn more

NEW Grants.gov Deadline: June 21, 2022
NEW JustGrants Deadline: June 28, 2022

FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive

This program seeks to improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local governments.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

This program provide support to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review, evidence location, and DNA testing in violent felony cases where the results of such testing might show actual innocence.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program

This program helps state governments improve their capacity to set goals for their criminal justice systems, measure whether they are achieving them, and use results to make data-driven policy decisions and allocate scarce resources effectively.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

This program will provide support to increase the capacity of state and local prosecution offices to address/close violent crime cold cases.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program

This program?supports and assists county, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions in improving efforts to reduce?violent crime in and around schools.

Learn more

NEW Grants.gov Deadline: June 21, 2022
NEW JustGrants Deadline: June 28, 2022

?FY 2022 Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center

This program provides funding to establish a Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to assist jails in creating and sustaining safe, humane, and effective environments for people who are detained and incarcerated in them and for people who work in and visit them.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 27, 2022

FY 2022 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

This program will support grants by supporting forensic pathology fellowships and providing resources necessary for medical examiner and coroner offices to achieve and maintain accreditation.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 22, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: June 28, 2022
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ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program

The purpose of the program is to reimburse states, counties, federally recognized tribes, cities, and local jurisdictions up to 50% of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers.

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Application Deadline: June 27, 2022?

FY 2022 Crime Gun Intelligence Training and Education

This opportunity will provide funding to institutions of higher education to develop and implement a hands-on course that focuses on firearms and toolmark identification as an applied forensic science discipline.

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Grants.gov Deadline: June 30, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 6, 2022
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National Public Safety Partnership

This program offers cities three years of formal engagement coordinated through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, needs-based strategic assessments to support the city's violent crime prevention and community engagement efforts, and access to subject-matter expert consultation and customized training and technical assistance.

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Application Deadline: July 1, 2022

FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program - Formula

This program provides states with tools needed to improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by forensic science laboratories operated by states and units of local government.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: June 28, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 12, 2022

FY 2022 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation

This program provides funding to prevent and reduce crime and enhance the criminal justice system through innovative approaches that accelerate justice by identifying, defining and responding to emerging or chronic crime programs and systemic issues using innovative approaches.

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Grants.gov Deadline: July 6, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 11, 2022

FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)

This program will provide support to states and units of local government to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis and/or prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 7, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 12, 2022

FY 2022 Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Opioid Crisis

This program provides resources to an accredited institution of higher education that promotes the collection, analysis, research, and dissemination of information to reduce fatal and nonfatal overdoses, promote public safety, and support prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 12, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 18, 2022

FY 2022 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes

This program supports comprehensive community-based approaches to addressing hate crimes that promote community awareness and preparedness, increase victim reporting, and improve responses to hate crimes.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 12, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 18, 2022

FY 2022 Project Safe Neighborhoods

This program is designed to create and foster safer communities through a sustained reduction in violent crime.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 14, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: July 19, 2022
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FY 2022 Reimagining Justice: Testing a New Model of Community Safety

This opportunity will fund the development and testing of a new or innovative approach to improving community safety and trust.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 27, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: August 1, 2022

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FY 2022 Improving Adult and Juvenile Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

This program seeks to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice system or were formerly involved.

Learn more

Grants.gov Deadline: July 28, 2022
JustGrants Deadline: August 2, 2022

UPCOMING FUNDING WEBINARS

FY 2022 Reimagining Justice: Testing a New Model of Community Safety

This webinar will provide details and guidance for potential applicants to the FY 2022 Reimagining Justice: Testing a New Model of Community Safety solicitation. The presenters will discuss the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity; review its eligibility requirements; and address frequently asked questions.

Register today

Event date: June 29, 2022

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WEBINAR RECORDINGS

FY 2022 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

In FY 2022, applications will be submitted to the Department of Justice in a 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.


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