The Department of Justice announces a grant for training and technical assistance to support communities participating in the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program. The selected provider will offer services to help build partnerships, implement data-driven strategies, engage residents, enhance community-police relations, and utilize data for program management. BCJI sites will use the TTA to develop cross-sector strategies to reduce crime, aligning with federal efforts like Promise Zones. This grant aims to empower local leaders with tools and resources to address crime trends effectively, promote capacity building, and implement evidence-based strategies in high-impact areas, contributing to the broader goal of transforming distressed neighborhoods into thriving communities.
Opportunity ID: 275248
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4159 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 15 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Training and Technical Assistance Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.817 — Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 03, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to any national nonprofit organization, for-profit (commercial) organization (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), or institution of higher learning (including tribal institutions of higher education) that have expertise and experience in managing training and technical assistance for multifaceted place-based, community-oriented, problem-solving justice programs that improve outcomes in distressed communities. In addition, the applicant must show the capacity to provide technical expertise in implementing action research partnerships between local criminal justice researchers and practitioners. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services. BJA welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the BCJI Training and Technical Assistance Program. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | The purpose of this FY 2015 competitive grant announcement is to select one provider to deliver a wide range of training and technical assistance (TTA) services to communities participating in the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program. These services include, but are not limited to, helping neighborhoods build cross-sector partnerships; implement effective data-driven or innovative place-based revitalization strategies; engage local residents as equal and important stakeholders; build and increase trust between communities and the police; and collaborate with research partners to collect, analyze, and aid the sites in ongoing use of data to enhance program management and to sustain their strategies, and other matters relevant to the purposes of the BCJI Program. BCJI sites will leverage the TTA solicited through this competitive grant announcement to plan and implement data-driven, cross-sector strategies to reduce crime and violence. BCJI TTA activities will be coordinated with other federal interagency work and TTA activities, and a limited portion of TTA will be provided to jurisdictions with a Promise Zones designation to support public safety priorities. The results of the BCJI site efforts will be shared widely to assist other communities with improving and enhancing their crime reduction efforts. In times of limited resources, local and tribal leaders need tools and information about crime trends in their jurisdiction to assess, plan, and implement the most effective use of criminal justice resources to address these issues. They also need a core foundation of resources and tools to support data-driven strategy development, community-driven capacity building for collaborative problem solving, and assistance to identify and implement evidence-based and innovative strategies to target drivers of crime. A multi-faceted approach like BCJI targets crime in the locations where it is most occurring and can have the biggest impact while also building the capacity of the community to deter future crime by addressing three of the social impacts most likely to impact crime: physical disorder; social economic status and resources, and the “collective efficacy” of the neighborhood. BCJI is a central component of the Administration’s larger place-based programming efforts which includes the Promise Zones and Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI). These initiatives help local and tribal communities develop place-based, community-oriented strategies to change neighborhoods of distress into neighborhoods of opportunity. Through coordinated federal support, there are growing interagency efforts to align a comprehensive range of federal programs across several agencies, including Departments of Education (ED), DOJ, Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Agriculture (USDA), Interior, and Treasury to both build capacity and revitalize these communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 275248 Full Announcement-1 -> 15bcjittasol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.817 | PKG00215627 | Mar 18, 2015 | May 04, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
275248 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275248 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275248 Budget-1.1.pdf
275248 Other-1.1.pdf
275248 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275248 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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