This grant, offered by the Department of Justice, aims to enhance the quality of legal representation for indigent criminal defendants by improving indigent defense delivery services based on the Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. The program seeks applicants to engage in various activities to elevate the representation quality and provide ongoing technical assistance to the indigent defense bar. Funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program, this initiative supports communities in enhancing state and local criminal justice systems. Closing date: May 06, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 227822
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | BJA-2013-3569 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | BJA FY 13 Answering Gideon’s Call: National Assistance To Improve the Effectiveness of Right to Counsel Services |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 16.751 — Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 06, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 06, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 05, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $720,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants are private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, and community organizations), public universities, and colleges. BJA encourages eligible organizations to form partnerships through formal agreements with each other to meet the solicitation deliverables. If multiple parties work together to submit one application, one partner must clearly be indicated as the primary applicant/fiscal agent (for correspondence, award, management, and fiscal purposes) and the others indicated as subapplicant(s). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description:: | In the criminal justice system, indigent defense providers are often underfunded and understaffed, severely affecting the delivery of effective, efficient, and quality legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The purpose of this program is to improve the quality of indigent defense delivery services guided by the Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System, promulgated by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2002. BJA is seeking applicant(s) that will engage in a broad range of activities to improve the quality of representation of indigent defendants and ensure professional and ongoing technical assistance to the indigent defense bar. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program), which helps communities improve the functioning and capacity of state and local criminal justice systems. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Updated Title. | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 16.751 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00171071 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | May 06, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM eastern standard time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM eastern standard time on the solicitation close date. |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.751 | PKG00171071 | Mar 21, 2013 | May 06, 2013 | View | For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM eastern standard time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM eastern standard time on the solicitation close date. | Organization Applicants |