BJA FY 11 Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Technical Assistance Program Federal Grant

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BJA FY 11 Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Technical Assistance Program

The summary for the BJA FY 11 Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Technical Assistance Program 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 PRISON INDUSTRY ENHANCEMENT CERTIFICATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Program Name:	Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Grant Categories:	Law Justice and Legal Services
CFDA Number:	16.751
Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2011-3073
Posted Date:	Jun 08, 2011
Creation Date:	Jun 08, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 07, 2011
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 07, 2011
Archive Date:	Aug 06, 2011
Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$225,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	Information not provided
Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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 national-level for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, and consortia.
Grant Description: The Crime Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647) continues the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP), which was originally authorized within the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-157). This legislation provides exemption from federal constraints on the marketability of prisoner-made goods by permitting the sale of these products in interstate commerce (18 U.S.C. 1761(c)), the Sumners-Ashurst Act, 1948) and contracting in excess of $10,000 with the Federal Government (41 U.S.C. 35(d), the Walsh-Healey Act, 1936). Fifty non-federal prison industry programs may be certified for this exemption when their operations have been determined by the Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to meet statutory and guideline requirements. Currently, there are 44 certifications that have been issued to support PIECP operations throughout the United States. In FY 2011, this program is funded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program. The program was created to encourage states and counties to establish employment opportunities for inmates that approximate those found in the private sector. States or counties participating in the program must have statutory authority to administer prison industry projects. Project officials shall consult with organized labor and local private industry prior to start-up; pay prevailing local wages; assure that the certified program will not displace free-world workers; employ inmates only on a voluntary basis; provide benefits including the compensation of injured workers; comply with all National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements; and involve the private sector. The Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Technical Assistance Program (PIECTAP) will provide assistance to entities that hold PIECP certificates and to entities interested in applying for PIECP certificates.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/11piecptasol.pdf
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