With this solicitation, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support the families of fallen and catastrophically injured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders by providing assistance with filing applications for federal benefits for line-of-duty deaths and catastrophic injuries.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/04/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This program also provides survivor peer support, counseling services, and resources to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders nationwide. Additionally, the program recognizes families and fallen officers at memorial events.
The goal of this initiative is to provide peer support, counseling services, and resources to survivors of fallen and catastrophically injured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders nationwide, and to provide direct assistance to survivors and public safety agencies filing PSOB applications. Applicants are expected to provide direct assistance with filing PSOB applications for families of fallen public safety officers and for catastrophically injured public safety officers. Applicants are also expected to provide a broad array of support services to the families of fallen public safety officers.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $12,000,000
- Law Enforcement Survivors Support Program: $6,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
- Fallen Firefighters and First Responders Support Program: $6,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply:
- 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
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
