Closed · O-BJA-2021-171190 · CFDA 16.606 · Mandatory
BJA FY 21 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $59M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 29, 2022
- Close date
- 600
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 21 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program is a closed mandatory listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $59,000,000 across 600 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $59M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 600
- expected awards
- 16.606
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJA FY 21 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program - is cataloged under number O-BJA-2021-171190 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.606, posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 9, 2022 and last updated on April 26, 2022. The funding category is Mandatory, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $59,000,000. The agency has projected $221.2 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 600 awards. If the agency funds the expected 600 awards from the $221.2 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $369,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on April 29, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $59,000,000
Close Date
April 29, 2022
Posted
March 9, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$221,175,193
Expected Awards
600
Instrument
Other
Description
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OJP’s BJA administers SCAAP. Under SCAAP, OJP is statutorily required to make payments to "states" and "units of local government" that incur certain types of costs due to the "incarceration" of "undocumented criminal aliens" during a specific 12-month "reporting period." Under the FY 2021 program, payments will be made in connection with "undocumented criminal aliens" who had been convicted of at least one felony or two misdemeanors (typically for violations of state or local law) and who were "incarcerated" under the legal authority of the applicant government for at least 4 consecutive days during the "reporting period." (Additional details are set out in later sections of this document.) As part of its application, each applicant government provides particular information about individuals it "incarcerated" — under its own legal authority — for at least 4 consecutive days during the "reporting period" and whom the applicant government either (1) knows were "undocumented criminal aliens" or (2) reasonably and in good faith believes were "undocumented criminal aliens." (OJP transmits the data submitted on such individuals to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a detailed review.) As part of its application, each applicant government also must provide information pertinent to its average costs of incarceration during the "reporting period." Broadly speaking, SCAAP payments are calculated from information provided by applicant governments in online applications, information provided to OJP by DHS regarding the DHS review of data on "eligible inmates," and the amount of appropriated funds available for the SCAAP application cycle (e.g., for the FY 2021 program). All information submitted as part of an application is subject to appropriate review by OJP.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or 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. For assistance with the online application to the FY 2021 program or other aspects of the FY 2021 program, contact the SCAAP Help Desk by phone at 1-202-353-4411 or by email to SCAAP@usdoj.gov. The SCAAP Help Desk operates Monday through Friday during normal business hours (eastern time). It is closed on federal holidays. SCAAP@usdoj.gov
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