BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 8 | O BJA 2024 172185

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2024 172185

This opportunity is a targeted Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grant action that is only open to organizations that BJA has specifically invited to apply. It is described as an "administrative funding adjustment" tied to a previously funded BJA award, meaning it is not a broadly competitive solicitation for new applicants or new projects. Instead, BJA is using this solicitation to continue or extend work that is already underway under an earlier BJA grant, and the invitation would have come directly from BJA with instructions on how to submit the application under this posting.

The purpose is to allow an invited recipient to keep working on the same (or substantially the same) project that was funded before. The solicitation emphasizes that the scope, purpose, award amount, and performance period for the new project are expected to be substantially the same as the prior award. In practical terms, this reads like a continuation, extension, or adjustment mechanism for an existing BJA-funded initiative rather than a chance to propose a new concept. Any programmatic requirements, allowable costs, and reporting expectations are intended to follow the rules and guidelines laid out in the original solicitation under which the initial funding was awarded.

Programmatically, the opportunity sits within DOJ/OJP priorities that include promoting civil rights and equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and emerging threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. While these priorities frame the agency's overall direction, the key detail for applicants is that the work funded here is a continuation of a specific prior BJA award, so the project activities should remain aligned with what was already approved and underway.

Eligibility is limited to invited applicants only. The solicitation states that only entities that received an official request from BJA to apply for funding to continue work on a specific prior BJA grant award are eligible to apply. Even though the listing shows "Eligible Applicants: Others," that category is effectively narrowed by the invitation-only requirement. If an organization did not receive the official correspondence from BJA, it cannot apply under this opportunity.

Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary grant from BJA in the Law, Justice and Legal Services category, associated with CFDA number 16.753. The funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2024-172185. The posting indicates an application deadline of June 27, 2024. The listed award ceiling is $500,000, and the opportunity anticipates making one award, reinforcing that this is designed for a specific continuation action rather than multiple new awards across a wide applicant pool.

Overall, this solicitation functions as a formal vehicle for BJA to issue continued support to a prior award recipient who has been directly contacted, ensuring the recipient can maintain momentum on an existing justice-related project under the same general framework and expectations as the original grant, while supporting DOJ's broader mission to uphold the rule of law, protect civil rights, and keep communities safe.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 8" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.753.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-27. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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