Closed · O-BJA-2024-172182 · CFDA 16.738 · Discretionary
BJA FY24 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 16, 2024
- Close date
- 11
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY24 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 11 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 $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 11
- expected awards
- 16.738
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY24 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovat… is closed (last close August 16, 2024). 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 16, 2024
Expected Awards
11
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support new and innovative strategies for preventing and reducing crime, improving community safety, and strengthening criminal justice system outcomes. BJA seeks to accomplish this by promoting collaborations with the field to identify, define, and respond to emerging or chronic crime problems or justice system challenges. BJA is looking for strategies that address these issues, including trying new approaches, addressing gaps in responses, building or translating research knowledge, or building capacity.
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for BJA FY24 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovat… includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Inside Bureau of Justice Assistance's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- 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 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
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
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
U.S. Department of Justice
Agency Contact
OJP Response Center grants@ncjrs.gov
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What to do next
BJA FY24 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovat… 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
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