With this solicitation, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to make funding available to state agencies designated by the governor to improve the recruitment and retention of local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors (“beneficiaries”).
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The goal of the JRJ Grant Program is to encourage qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors and public defenders.
Objectives
The program’s objectives are to offer an incentive to allow jurisdictions to attract and retain qualified local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors (“beneficiaries”) who commit to extended employment in those roles and continue in that capacity for a minimum of 36 months; to support beneficiaries with the least ability to repay their loans; and to ensure fair allocation of repayment benefits among prosecutors and public defenders, and among employing entities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: approximately $4.4M.
- Award Ceiling: $500,000.
Period of Performance
24 months
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- State and U.S. territory government agencies designated by their governor
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “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.
