Closed · O-BJA-2023-171567 · CFDA 16.738 · Discretionary

BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply - Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation

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

up to $1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 15, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply - Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 1 expected award. 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
1
expected award
16.738
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply is closed (last close March 15, 2023). 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 March 15, 2023

Posted Mar 10 Closes Mar 15

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to invite an entity to apply for funding in support of a specific BJA initiative. This solicitation is exclusively for the entity who received a letter from BJA to apply. All guidelines and funding rules are the same as the original funded project. Statutory Authority: This solicitation will fund a project supported under the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, 127 and Pubic Law No. 90-351, Title I, Sec. 506(b) (codified at 34 U.S.C. 10157(b)).

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-BJA-2023-171567

Grants.gov marks BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply 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 Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). 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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.738

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Jonathan Faley, BJA Associate Deputy Director, at 202-514-2350 or Jonathan.Faley@usdoj.gov. Jonathan.Faley@usdoj.gov

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What to do next

BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants