The BJA is offering a grant to encourage field-initiated innovation for crime prevention and justice system improvement

Regional applications must be submitted by one eligible entity as listed above on behalf of multiple entities that include state, local, or tribal representation.

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body, or have started the certification process, to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Through this solicitation, BJA seeks to prevent and reduce crime and strengthen criminal justice system outcomes by collaborating with the field to identify, define, and respond to emerging or chronic crime problems and systemic issues. BJA is looking for proposed strategies to address these issues, including trying new approaches, addressing gaps in responses, building or translating research knowledge, or building capacity Applications under this program should not duplicate other BJA-funded solicitations and should have the potential to broadly benefit the field of criminal justice nationally. In particular, BJA is seeking applications that address efforts to respond to precipitous increases in crime and/or address substance use disorders and/or efforts to prevent or respond to drug overdoses and fatalities, while also building approaches and tools that enhance criminal justice reforms that build confidence in the criminal justice system and trust between residents and the criminal justice system.