The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance is offering the Enhancing Criminal Justice Responses Grant 2015 to address national initiatives aimed at improving the criminal justice system. This grant focuses on providing training and technical assistance to jurisdictions involved in problem-solving justice, training judges on advanced criminal justice topics, and promoting public trust in the court system. It also supports capital case litigation, substance abuse treatment diversion for offenders, innovative policy implementation for prosecutors, and executive training for police leaders. Funded under various justice assistance programs, this grant aims to enhance the overall functioning and efficiency of the criminal justice sector. Application deadline: April 30, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275216
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4141 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 15 Adjudication and Law Enforcement National Initiatives: Improving Responses to Criminal Justice Issues |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.585 — Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) that support national initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice systems. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an application that shows partnerships with key organizations in order to build strong working relationships with national-level organizations in the criminal justice field. 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 entire project. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals. Applicants may apply to one or more categories listed within this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | The FY 2015 Adjudication and Law Enforcement National Initiatives: Improving Responses to Criminal Justice Issues Competitive Grant Announcement focuses on national initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, specifically by (1) providing training and technical assistance (TTA) to jurisdictions engaged in problem-solving justice initiatives; (2) training judges on advanced criminal justice topics; (3) improving public trust and confidence in the court system by promoting procedural justice; (4) providing TTA to jurisdictions engaged in capital case litigation; (5) providing TTA to prosecutors interested in diverting addicted offenders to substance abuse treatment in lieu of prison; (6) convening prosecutors to implement innovative policies and strategies; and (7) developing an executive training session for police leadership. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Training and Technical Assistance Program (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015, Pub. L. No. 113-235, 128 Stat. 5, 68), the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq), the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (42 U.S.C. §14163 et seq.), and the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199). |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4145 | CAPITAL CASE LITIGATION INITITATIVE. | PKG00215571 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4142 | NATIONAL PROBLEM-SOLVING JUSTICE INITIATIVE | PKG00215528 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4143 | ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | PKG00215529 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4144 | PROCEDURAL JUSTICE: IMPROVING PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE COURT SYSTEM INITIATIVE | PKG00215530 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4146 | PROSECUTOR-LED DIVERSION INITIATIVE | PKG00215573 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4148 | EXECUTIVE SESSION POLICE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | PKG00215575 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
| 16.738 | BJA-2015-4147 | NATIONAL PROSECUTOR’S CONSORTIUM | PKG00215557 | Mar 16, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 3
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 4
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 5
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 6
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 7
Mandatory forms
275216 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
275216 Budget-1.1.pdf
275216 Other-1.1.pdf
275216 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
275216 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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