Closed · O-BJA-2021-35004 · CFDA 16.738 · Other
BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $4.1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 23, 2021
- Close date
- 1185
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation is a closed other listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $4,095,916 across 1185 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 $4.1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1185
- expected awards
- 16.738
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assis… is closed (last close August 23, 2021). 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 23, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$89,878,997
Expected Awards
1185
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 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government. BJA will award JAG Program funds to eligible units of local government as described in this FY 2021 JAG Program Local Solicitation. (BJA will issue a separate solicitation for states.) Statutory Authority The JAG Program is authorized by Title I of Pub. L. No. 90-351 (generally codified at 34 U.S.C. 10151-10726), including subpart 1 of part E (codified at 34 U.S.C. 10151-10158); see also 28 U.S.C. 530C(a).
Multi-door applicant board · 4 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 4 distinct applicant types for BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assis… (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
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 the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov customer support web page, 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 833-872-5175. 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. Applicants also may contact the appropriate BJA grant manager. grants@ncjrs.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assis… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 16.738 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Bureau of Justice Assistance lists 882 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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