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FY24 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program
FY24 Internet of Things National Training and Technical Assistance Program
FY24 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program
FY24 Second Chance Act Smart Supervision Program
FY24 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
FY24 Regional Information Sharing Systems – Invited to Apply
FY24 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance (CVIPI TTA)—Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 7
FY24 Invited to Apply—Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 5
FY24 Invited to Apply—Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 6
FY24 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program
FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program
FY24 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program
FY24 Invited to Apply—Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program
FY24 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based
FY24 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crime
FY24 Enhancing Correctional Practices to Protect Vulnerable People: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program
FY24 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy
FY24 STOP School Violence Program Competitive Solicitation
FY24 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program
FY24 National Community Courts Initiative
FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program—Competitive
FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program—Formula
FY24 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program
FY24 Reimagining Justice: Testing a New Model of Community Safety
FY24 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation
FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
FY24 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
Additional Opportunities
Designed for Dignity
Deadline: May 30, 2024
Through this opportunity, Vera, with funding from BJA, will partner with state corrections agencies to participate in training and technical assistance focused on developing, implementing, and enhancing strategies to foster safer, more humane prison cultures, climates, and spaces for both correctional staff and those who are incarcerated.
FY24 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program
Deadline: June 10, 2024
Created by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the BVP Program reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers.