Closed · O-BJA-2024-172097 · CFDA 16.040;16.048 · Discretionary
BJA FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 25, 2024
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $2,000,000 across 15 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 $2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 16.040;16.048
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd is closed (last close July 25, 2024). 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 25, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$11,100,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support efforts by state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies and their partners in conducting outreach, educating practitioners and the public, enhancing victim reporting tools, and investigating and prosecuting hate crimes committed on the basis of a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-BJA-2024-172097
Grants.gov marks BJA FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd 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: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Humanities (HU). 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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Agency Contact
OJP Response Center grants@ncjrs.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY24 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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