BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Continuation of the Justice for All: Statewide Strategic Planning Training and Technical Assistance Project | O BJA 2024 172261

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2024 172261

This Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY24 grant opportunity is an invited, continuation award to sustain the Justice for All: Statewide Strategic Planning Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) project that supports implementation of the Justice for All Act of 2004, as updated by the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (JFARA). The underlying purpose is to keep providing structured training and hands-on technical assistance that helps BJA State Administering Agencies (SAAs) and other state and local justice stakeholders carry out JFARA-related goals, with a specific emphasis here on statewide strategic planning.

The project described in this continuation focuses on Category 1, which centers on statewide strategic planning intended to guide and improve how states allocate resources under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. In practical terms, the work is meant to help states develop or refine statewide plans that identify priority criminal justice needs, align stakeholders around shared goals, and connect planning decisions to funding choices, so that JAG dollars are distributed in a way that is more evidence-informed, coordinated, and responsive to statewide priorities. This is positioned as training and technical assistance rather than direct program funding to multiple jurisdictions, meaning the award supports a provider that delivers expertise, tools, guidance, and capacity-building services to SAAs and their partners.

Administratively, the opportunity is issued by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under CFDA 16.738 and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically indicates BJA expects substantial involvement in the project’s direction, coordination, or oversight compared to a standard discretionary grant. The opportunity category is listed as "Other" and the activity area is Law, Justice and Legal Services. The total potential funding amount is up to $2,000,000 (award ceiling), with BJA expecting to make one award.

This announcement is framed as a continuation of a program that was competitively recompeted in FY 2022, when BJA selected three providers to deliver JFARA TTA services across the initiative’s scope. The FY24 action is specifically tied to continuing the work of the provider responsible for Category 1 statewide strategic planning TTA. The National Criminal Justice Association is named in the description, indicating the continuation is associated with that organization’s role as the provider for this category.

Key opportunity details include the funding opportunity number O-BJA-2024-172261, an original closing date of 2024-10-08, and a creation date of 2024-09-24. Eligibility is shown as "Others," but because it is an invited-to-apply continuation, it is effectively limited to the intended continuation recipient rather than broadly open competition.

• 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- Continuation of the Justice for All: Statewide Strategic Planning Training and Technical Assistance Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-09-24.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-10-08. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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