Closed · O-BJA-2021-40001 · CFDA 16.738;16.827 · Discretionary

BJA FY 21 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Prosecution

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $3M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 13, 2021
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 21 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Prosecution is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $3,000,000 across 4 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 $3M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
16.738;16.827
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 21 National Initiatives: Law Enforceme… is closed (last close August 13, 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 August 13, 2021

Posted Jun 16 Closes Aug 13

Est. Total Funding

$8,000,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

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 purpose of this solicitation is to fund national in-scope training and technical assistance (TTA) efforts to support law enforcement, prosecution, and analysis within key criminal justice operations.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for BJA FY 21 National Initiatives: Law Enforceme… includes a for-profit door among 8 printed types (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +4 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). Inside Bureau of Justice Assistance's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
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.

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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

What to do next

BJA FY 21 National Initiatives: Law Enforceme… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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