FY 2009 Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2009 Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	16.808
	CFDA Description:	Recovery Act - CFDA Byrne ARRA Competitive
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2009-2117
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 09, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2009
	Archive Date:	May 27, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include national, state, regional, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal jurisdictions.
Grant Description: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act"). The Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program provides resources to improve the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems. The Recovery Act funding will focus on job creation and retention in support of evidence-based and data-driven programs in the following areas: 1) preventing and reducing violent crime; 2) providing funding for neighborhood-based probation and parole officers, as a compliment to the COPS program; 3) reducing mortgage fraud and crime related to vacant properties; 4) hiring of civilian support personnel in law enforcement (training staff, analysts, dispatchers, etc.); 5) enhancing forensic and crime scene investigations; 6) improving resources and services for victims of crime; 7) supporting problem-solving courts; and 8) national training and technical assistance partnerships. The Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Program will solicit applications from national, state, regional, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal jurisdictions. Applications for funding should be submitted through the on-line OJP Grants Management System (GMS). For additional information on the Office of Justice Programs' Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/recovery/recoverybyrne.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Al Roddy Phone 2023531881

Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov [Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; • OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act National Youth Mentoring Programs; • Opportunity OJJDP-2009-2120; • Opportunity OJJDP-2009-2118