With this solicitation, Bureau of Justice Assistance (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.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 07/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
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 seven focus areas:
- Reducing Stigma for Persons with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders and Criminal Justice Involvement
- 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
- Advancing Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes
- Building Capacity of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Leaders to Enhance Community Safety
- Enhancing Tribal Capacity to Build Strong Programs and Access Resources for Programs
- Advancing and Improving the Criminal Justice Systems Using Artificial Intelligence
Objectives
Objectives include:
- Serve as a subject matter expert on the selected Fellowship focus area.
- Identify research, practices, models, and trends relevant to the selected Fellowship focus area.
- 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 This Solicitation: $2,900,000
- Category 1: Agency Sponsored Individual Fellowship: Up to $350,000
- Project Period: 24 months
- Category 2: Partner Agency Fellowship Program: Up to $500,000
- Project Period: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
For Category 1
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have 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
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Small businesses
For Category 2
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have 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
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.
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