BJA FY 11 Improving Criminal Courts Solicitation

The summary for the BJA FY 11 Improving Criminal Courts Solicitation Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 11 Improving Criminal Courts Solicitation
	CFDA Number:	16.585
	CFDA Description:	Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2011-3063
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 09, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 09, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 08, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 08, 2011
	Archive Date:	Aug 07, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher learning that support national initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services. Applicants are strongly encouraged to partner with other organizations to submit joint applications for the required services and deliverables.
Grant Description: This FY 2011 grant announcement focuses on national, state, local, and tribal initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, in particular to provide training and technical assistance to problem-solving courts; support prosecutors seeking to implement innovative strategies to become high-performing organizations; assist criminal courts at the state and local levels to improve the capacity, efficiency, and quality of the judicial systems ability to respond to increases in volume and/or complexity of criminal caseloads; provide national support to states reforming indigent defense systems; and support state and local jurisdictions develop and implement a comprehensive evidence-based approach to pretrial justice. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program), the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, and the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program. Authorized by Pub. L. No. 112-10, div. B, secs. 1101-1104 and (Pub. L. No. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034, 3134, the Byrne Competitive Program helps communities improve the functioning and capacity of state and local criminal justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. Funds may not be used for the acquisition of land, construction projects, or security enhancements or equipment to non-governmental entities not engaged in law enforcement, law enforcement support, criminal or juvenile justice, or delinquency prevention. The JAG Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a), et seq.) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions, and JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. The JAG Program also authorizes a 3 percent set-aside for training and technical assistance. The Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.) is to provide financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement drug courts that effectively integrate evidenced-based substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over substance-abusing offenders.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/11crimcourtssol.pdf
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Similar Government Grants: • OJJDP FY 2011 Family Drug Court Programs; • BJA FY 11 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program; • BJA FY 11 Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment; • OJJDP FY 2011 Best Practices for Juvenile Drug Courts Training; • OJJDP FY 2010 Juvenile Drug Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program; • FY 2004 BJA Adult Drug Court Implementation Grant Program; • FY 2004 BJA Juvenile Drug Court Implementation Grants; • FY 2004 BJA Family Drug Court Implementation Grants; • FY 2004 BJA Single Jurisdiction Enhancement Drug Court Grants; • FY 2004 BJA Statewide Drug Court Enhancement Grants