Closed · O-BJA-2021-06002 · CFDA 16.827 · Discretionary
BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Crime by Improving Justice System Performance
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 28, 2021
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Crime by Improving Justice System Performance is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 6 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 $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 16.827
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Re… is closed (last close June 28, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 June 28, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. BJA's Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Improving Justice System Performance provides funding to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses that address a range of criminal justice system problems. It employs the Justice Reinvestment approach to criminal justice, which recognizes that every justice agency has a role to play in preventing crime, ensuring a fair and efficient justice system, facilitating appropriate sentencing and treatment, and protecting community security.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-BJA-2021-06002
Grants.gov marks BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Re… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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 code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). 221 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this eligibility-code string (25% of 883).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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
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Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, Monday-Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY 21 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Re… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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