The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for the BJA Visiting Fellows Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 06/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $350,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to invest in current and future leaders in the criminal justice field to advance priority national policy issues and offer cross-developmental opportunities for DOJ staff and criminal justice practitioners and researchers. Awards made under the BJA Visiting Fellows Program will fund fellowships for a period of 24 months, including a “residency” period of 9 to 12 months when the fellow will be expected to commit a significant portion of their time to the fellowship and have an opportunity to work closely with BJA staff members both virtually and with some portion of their time working onsite at BJA in Washington, D.C.
The purpose of each fellowship is to make important policy and programmatic contributions in a criminal justice focus area. 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, policies, and programs to benefit the field.
Goals
To leverage the expertise and experience of the criminal justice field to address key gaps in the field for evidence-based training, technical assistance, and knowledge in six focus areas:
- Researcher–Practitioner Partnership To Reduce Substance Use-related Crime and Overdose
- Enhancing Support of and Reducing Stigma for Persons with Criminal Justice Involvement Who Are in Recovery
- Improving Corrections and Reintegration under the Second Chance Act
- Enhancing the Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Conviction Program;
- Advancing Strategies To Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes
- Enhancing Strategies for Addressing Violent Crime in Tribal Communities
Objectives
Objectives include:
- Work with BJA to assess the technical assistance, training, and capacity-building needs in the focus areas listed above and discussed further below.
- Bring real world and lived experience and knowledge to BJA that enhances staff’s ability to deliver relevant and effective tools to the field.
- Support the development of criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and BJA/OJP staff members to advance BJA’s mission.
- Assist and translate knowledge about critical criminal justice issues and strategies and promote innovation.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $2,750,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $350,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
24
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
For the 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.
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