Federal Law Justice and Legal Services Grants

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to assist states in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to improve their juvenile justice system.

With this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention seeks to provide funding to communities to support girls aged 17 and younger who are at risk of involvement and/or are involved in the juvenile justice system. Funding will support communities to develop, enhance, or expand early intervention programs and/or treatment services for girls involved in the juvenile justice system.

This program provides funding for organizations to design and deliver training to support the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force network, which includes law enforcement, prosecutors, digital forensic specialists, and other related agencies/organizations that address child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and online child exploitation.

This grant provides funding to organizations that will establish a national support service for incarcerated individuals who have experienced sexual abuse, ensuring they have access to emotional support and advocacy.

The FY 24 Invited to Apply- Sex Offender and Registration Notification Act (SORNA) grant is designed to support jurisdictions in implementing the SORNA requirements of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which aims to establish a comprehensive, national system for registering and notifying the public about convicted sex offenders, thereby enhancing public safety and reducing sexual violence and exploitation.

The BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reallocation Funds Program grant aims to provide resources and support to state, local, and tribal correctional facilities to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and harassment, thereby enhancing safety for inmates and staff, and reducing the risk of sexual victimization.

The BJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- State Solicitation is a funding opportunity aimed at supporting states in promoting civil rights, increasing access to justice, aiding crime victims, strengthening community safety, and fostering trust between law enforcement and communities.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) invites applicants who received an official request from BJA to apply for funding to continue work on a specific prior grant award. This correspondence would have been sent to you with instructions to apply to this solicitation. All programs will follow guidelines detailed in the original solicitation under which funding was provided. The scope, purpose, award amount, and performance period of the new project will be substantially the same as the previous one.

With this solicitation, BJA is seeking applications to support DOJs Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) to engage the full range of criminal justice policymakers and practitioners in the development of innovative strategies to improve the justice information and criminal intelligence sharing and technology capabilities of state, local, Tribal, territorial agencies and associated disciplines.

The "Combating Sports Corruption" grant is aimed at funding projects that enhance the skills of prosecutors, financial intelligence units, and other stakeholders to fight corruption and financial crimes in sports, by improving investigative techniques, fostering collaboration among key entities, and regulating sports and sports betting.

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite organizations and entities to apply for continuation funding in support of specific BJA initiatives. This solicitation is exclusively for those who received a letter from BJA to apply. All guidelines and funding rules are the same as the original funded project. Statutory Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law No. 116-6, 133 Stat. 13, 112, and the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law No. 115-185, 132 Stat. 1485.

The "Leadership Development for Mid-Level Managers" grant aims to update an existing virtual training program to enhance the skills of mid-level managers in correctional agencies, based on the Managerial Profile from NIC's Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) invites applicants who received an official request from BJA to apply for funding to offset costs in response to the law enforcement emergency that occurred in Rochester Hills, Michigan on June 15, 2024. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide funding for emergency situations in which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens and/or to enforce criminal law. BJA is authorized to distribute funds to help offset the costs of an adequate response to an uncommon situation that requires law enforcement, that is or threatens to become of serious or epidemic proportions, and with respect to which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens or to enforce the criminal law. This program furthers the DOJs mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

This is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide notice of the continuation of funding for cooperative agreement award 23JD01GLO2.

The "Disciplinary Hearing Officer Training for Corrections" grant aims to develop a comprehensive training program to educate correctional staff on maintaining fairness and legal compliance during disciplinary proceedings, thereby enhancing public safety and promoting successful rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to improve whistleblower protections and reporting mechanisms in North Macedonia to combat corruption and enhance the rule of law.

This grant provides funding for interdisciplinary research that explores the relationship between law, human behavior, and scientific applications, targeting researchers in social sciences, law, and technology.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the activities of the National Center for Missing Exploited Children (NCMEC) Program. Under Category 1, the purpose of the National Resource Center and Clearinghouse, operated by NCMEC, a nonprofit organization founded in 1984, is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; find missing children; and provide technical assistance/training to victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Under Category 2, OJJDP seeks to provide operational support for the National AMBER Alert Program through its AMBER Alert Secondary Distribution (AASD) Program, Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Team Adam Deployment. Under Category 3, OJJDP seeks to provide support for the Childrens Justice Project, by providing resources to address the Unidentified Human Remains of Children.

With this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention seeks to assist jurisdictions in planning and assessing promising and evidence-based prevention and intervention services that will inform the development of a community-based continuum of care for youth at risk of becoming or already involved in the juvenile justice system. The long-term goal of this effort is to support sustainable, research-based, and data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programming, and the strategic reinvestment of cost savings realized through accompanying reforms into effective prevention and intervention programs for our nations youth.

ONDCPs Judiciary Education on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Grant supports training and education that helps educate the entire justice system about the science of addiction, substance use, and substance use disorder, and how substance use and substance use disorder is impacted by the justice system. The Presidents priority is to enhance public safety by providing those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives by addressing a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance use, and mentoring through evidence-based rehabilitation programs. ONDCP seeks to reduce drug use and its consequences through evidence-based practices, and this grant will apply these principles to the justice system.