The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering this grant to address the critical issue of underfunded and understaffed indigent defense providers within the criminal justice system. This grant is for the purpose of significantly improving the quality and effectiveness of legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. Applicants are sought to engage in a broad range of activities, guided by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. The program aims to ensure professional and ongoing technical assistance to the indigent defense bar, thereby enhancing the delivery of effective, efficient, and quality legal services. This initiative, funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program, supports communities in strengthening state and local criminal justice systems.
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 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: | 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 |
| 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: | 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
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Updated Title. | Mar 21, 2013 | |
| Mar 21, 2013 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 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: | 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 |
| 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: | 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
Email:support@grants.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
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: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.751 — Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| 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) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| 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: | 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
Email:support@grants.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 227822 Full Announcement-1 -> 13answeringgideonscallsol.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 Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.751 | PKG00171071 | Mar 21, 2013 | May 06, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
227822 SF424-2.0.pdf
227822 SF424B-1.1.pdf
227822 Budget-1.1.pdf
227822 Other-1.1.pdf
227822 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
227822 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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