National Initiatives: Reaching Criminal Justice Policymakers

The summary for the National Initiatives: Reaching Criminal Justice Policymakers grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
National Initiatives: Reaching Criminal Justice Policymakers: The purpose of this solicitation (program) is to provide the nation’s criminal justice policy-makers with objective, fact-based information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA), on timely and pressing criminal justice issues of potential concern to them. The intent is to support pathways for evidence-based best practices to reach policy-makers in various roles. This solicitation focuses on providers in two Category Areas that include the following:Category 1: Deliver TTA and strategic planning services to policy-makers at the State level, including Criminal Justice Advisors to Governors and to State Administering Agencies; and Category 2: Provide TTA to local policy-maker groups such as Mayors, County Executives, and their Advisors and Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils.
Federal Grant Title: National Initiatives: Reaching Criminal Justice Policymakers
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Grant Categories: Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2016-9098
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 319403
CFDA Descriptions: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Current Application Deadline: May 3, 2016
Original Application Deadline: May 3, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 3, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 3, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 2, 2016
Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $375,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
City or township governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are limited to national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit or nonprofit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.Applicants must also have experience in delivering training and technical assistance nationwide.
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