Up to $6,000,000 in grants for public safety families
Opportunity ID O-BJA-2024-172208
Grant Deadline
This program has 2 deadlines:
Grants.gov Deadline: September 4, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Application JustGrants Deadline: September 9, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Support and benefits for public safety families
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance 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. 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.
What this grant does for your agency
Receive funding to provide the families of fallen and injured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders with support with filing applications for federal benefits for line-of-duty deaths and catastrophic injuries. This program also provides survivor peer support and counseling services and resources to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders nationwide, as well as recognizes families and fallen officers at national memorial events.
Solicitation Categories:
- Category 1: Law Enforcement Survivors Support Program
- Category 2: Fallen Firefighters and First Responders Support Program
Agencies awarded the FY2024 Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Programs Competitive Grant Solicitation receive GRANTDETAILSHERE
Award Ceiling: Up to $6,000,000
Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.
Grant Eligibility
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines:
- 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
About the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was created in 1984 to reduce violent crime, create safer communities, and reform our Nation’s criminal justice system. More
Grant Deadline
This program has 2 deadlines:
Grants.gov Deadline: September 4, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Application JustGrants Deadline: September 9, 2024, 8:59 pm ET