The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding under the John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program, which 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.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The purpose of the JRJ Grant Program is to encourage qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as state prosecutors and state, local, or federal public defenders.
The John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program (also referred to as the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program or JRJSLRP) makes funding available to a state agency designated by the governor to improve the retention of local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors (“beneficiaries”). States receiving funding administer statewide JRJ programs by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries at the state level. Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional 3 years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.
Goals
For all states and territories to be able to recruit and retain talented local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors by setting up and maintaining a student loan repayment assistance program for attorneys with the most student loan financial burden who agree to commit to extended employment in public interest law.
Objectives
The objective of the JRJ Grant Program is to offer an incentive to allow jurisdictions to attract and retain qualified local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to extended employment in those roles and continue in that capacity for a minimum of 36 months.
Funding Information
- Total amount to be awarded under solicitation: $4,000,000.
- Award Ceiling: $100,000
- Period of performance start date: October 1, 2022
- Period of performance duration: 24 months
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
