Closed · BJA-2018-13573 · CFDA 16.738 · Discretionary
BJA FY 18 Supporting Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs to Improve Officer and Public Safety
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 6, 2018
- Close date
- 13
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 18 Supporting Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs to Improve Officer and Public Safety is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $500,000 across 13 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 13
- expected awards
- 16.738
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 18 Supporting Innovation: Field-Initia… is closed (last close August 6, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 16.738 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 6, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$2,500,000
Expected Awards
13
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
To further the Administration’s commitment to locally-driven public safety solutions and to being responsive to critical emerging issues, BJA is seeking applications for Supporting Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs to Improve Officer and Public Safety. BJA has created this program to launch a robust and creative grant funding stream for the field. Supporting Innovation invites applicants to develop and test solutions that will improve officer and public safety and save lives. Lessons learned from these projects can serve as models for the nation’s criminal justice system regarding reducing violent crime, including violent crime related to tribes and tribal members, and addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BJA-2018-13573
Grants.gov marks BJA FY 18 Supporting Innovation: Field-Initia… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Humanities · Law, Justice and Legal Services · Science and Technology / R&D (ELT;HU;LJL;ST). Only 7 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 883).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
U.S. Department of Justice
Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY 18 Supporting Innovation: Field-Initia… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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