The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for the Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative.
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 (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,100,000 – $6,700,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The VALOR program is an effort to improve the immediate and long-term safety, wellness, and resilience of their Nation’s law enforcement officers. Through a multifaceted approach that includes various programs to deliver no-cost training (professional education), conduct research, develop and provide resources, and establish partnerships that benefit law enforcement officers, the VALOR Initiative provides our law enforcement with innovative, useful, and valuable resources and skills.
For the FY 2022 VALOR Initiative, BJA intends to award one national program provider under each of the following four categories:
- VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Training and Technical Assistance Program (VALOR Program): BJA seeks a national officer safety and wellness training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to continue and further enhance BJA’s cornerstone officer safety and wellness suite of training, resources, and technical assistance.
- National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program (SAFLEO Program): BJA seeks a national TTA provider to continue and further enhance BJA’s law enforcement suicide prevention, education, and awareness work.
- Law Enforcement Agency and Officer Resilience Training Program (Resilience Program): BJA seeks a national TTA provider to continue and further enhance BJA’s law enforcement resilience skills-building TTA program.
- National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERS Program): BJA seeks a national TTA provider to continue and further enhance BJA’s law enforcement roadway safety training and resource program.
Goals
The overall goals for each program (Category), are meant to provide a general overview and guidance for what BJA is seeking under this solicitation.
- Increase the knowledge and skills of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in officer safety and wellness through cutting-edge, innovative resources, training, and technical assistance.
- Identify and address current and emerging safety and wellness threats and concerns to law enforcement.
- Raise awareness of BJA’s officer safety and wellness programs, training, and resources.
Priority Areas
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
- Give priority consideration to applications that include project(s) that will promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality, when making award decisions.
- Give priority consideration to applicants that can demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because the applicant (or at least one proposed sub-recipient that will receive at least 30% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative) identifies as a culturally specific organization. To receive this additional priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a culturally specific organization (or funding the culturally specific sub-recipient organization(s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project(s) and should also specify which culturally specific populations are intended or expected to be served or to have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s).
Funding Information
Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $11,700,000.
The proposed budget should not exceed the amounts listed below and must be consistent with activities described in the proposal narrative.
- Category 1 – VALOR Program: $6,700,000 (Applicant selects 18, 24 or 36 months).
- Category 2 – SAFLEO Program: $2,100,000 (Applicant selects 18, 24 or 36 months).
- Category 3 – Resilience Program: $1,800,000 (Applicant selects 18 or 24 months).
- Category 4 – NLERS Program: $1,100,000 (Applicant selects 18 or 24 months).
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments, County governments, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Special district governments, 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.
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