Closed · O-BJA-2021-20001 · CFDA 16.039 · Discretionary
BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 6, 2021
- Close date
- 45
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $150,000 across 45 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 $150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45
- expected awards
- 16.039
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initi… is closed (last close July 6, 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 July 6, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$5,500,000
Expected Awards
45
Instrument
Grant
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. The Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative is awarding grants on a competitive basis to small law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices in rural locations. These grants will support improved training and technology, expanded community-based crime prevention programs, and partnerships with victim services providers. This initiative is intended to improve communication and collaboration between state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve in order to address the unique criminal justice challenges in rural areas.
Multi-door applicant board · 4 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 4 distinct applicant types for BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initi… (County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). Only 2 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 883).
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- 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 JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST 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 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initi… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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