BJA FY 12 Answering Gideon's Call: Improving Indigent Defense Delivery Systems

The summary for the BJA FY 12 Answering Gideon's Call: Improving Indigent Defense Delivery Systems 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.

BJA FY 12 Answering Gideon's Call: Improving Indigent Defense Delivery Systems: In the criminal justice system, indigent defense providers are often underfunded and understaffed, severely affecting the delivery of effective, efficient, and quality legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The purpose of this initiative is to contribute to indigent defense knowledge and practice by testing approaches to providing quality indigent defense services using the Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System promulgated by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2002 ("ABA Ten Principles"). BJA is seeking applicants who are interested in developing innovative, data-driven approaches to indigent defense delivery systems. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program), which in part, authorizes use of funding to assist communities improve the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems.

Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 12 Answering Gideon's Call: Improving Indigent Defense Delivery Systems
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Grant Categories:	Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2012-3286
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.751
CFDA Descriptions:	Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Current Application Deadline:	May 24, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	May 24, 2012
Posted Date:	Apr 04, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 04, 2012
Archive Date:	Jun 23, 2012
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$350,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are state or local government agencies, independent boards or commissions, state or local public defender organizations, or other organizations, including not-for-profit organizations, with whole or partial responsibility for administering or overseeing indigent defense services. Applicants should demonstrate their eligibility for this grant in Selection Criteria 3 Capabilities and Competencies found on page 3.
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