Grant season is open! The four Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grants below could provide useful resources to your agency and area:
FY 2021 Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
FY 2021 Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program
FY 2021 Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
FY 2021 Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program
Opportunity ID BJA-2020-18813
CFDA #16.738
Grant Deadline: Aug. 10, 2020
Through this opportunity, BJA is seeking applications to fund a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider that will provide law enforcement agencies with information and expertise from multiple organizations or consortia via a one-stop, dedicated response center.
Specifically, the objectives under this solicitation are to:
Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines. The following entities are eligible to apply:
BJA helps to make American communities safer by strengthening the nation’s criminal justice system: Its grants, training and technical assistance, and policy development services provide state, local, and tribal governments with the cutting edge tools and best practices they need to reduce violent and drug-related crime, support law enforcement, and combat victimization. More
Grant applications are due no later than Aug. 10, 2020.
Opportunity ID BJA-2020-17276
Grant Deadline: Aug. 19, 2020
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government. BJA will award JAG Program funds to eligible units of local government as described in this FY 2020 JAG Program Local Solicitation (a separate solicitation was issued for states).
In general, JAG funds awarded to a unit of local government under this FY 2020 solicitation may be used to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice, including any one or more of the following:
Agencies awarded the BJA Law Enforcement Training & Technical Assistance Response Center receive grants toward the types of programs above.
Applicants with eligible allocation amounts of less than $25,000 will apply to Category 1. Applicants with eligible allocation amounts of $25,000 or more will apply to Category
2.
Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines.
BJA helps to make American communities safer by strengthening the nation’s criminal justice system: Its grants, training and technical assistance, and policy development services provide state, local, and tribal governments with the cutting edge tools and best practices they need to reduce violent and drug-related crime, support law enforcement, and combat victimization. More
Grant applications are due no later than Aug. 19, 2020.
Apply for the BJA Law Enforcement Training & Technical Assistance Response Center
Law Enforcement Training & Corrections TrainingGrant Deadline: This program accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
BJA provides training and technical assistance services in the following areas:
NTTAC can provide expert consultants to speak at a conference; conduct training to meet the specific needs of your organization; conduct a needs assessment; design, implement, and evaluate a program; offer strategic support and assistance; facilitate peer-to-peer consulting sessions; develop or review documents or reports; conduct research on criminal justice topics; and support other activities that will enhance your agency’s effectiveness and improve the criminal justice system.
Agencies receive NTTAC training and assistance in a variety of formats:
Training:
Information Dissemination:
Technical Assistance:
Although TTA services are provided free of charge, BJA asks that agencies and organizations seeking assistance share the costs and/or provide in-kind support to the extent possible.
BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA supports programs and initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, justice information sharing, countering terrorism, managing offenders, combating drug crime and abuse, adjudication, advancing tribal justice, crime prevention, protecting vulnerable populations, and capacity building. Learn more about BJA
Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Apply for the BJA NTTAC Training and Technical Assistance Grant Service