Closed · O-BJA-2025-172568 · CFDA 16.816 · Mandatory

BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

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

up to $120K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 17, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program is a closed mandatory listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $120,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $120K
award range
Closed
application status
16.816
CFDA program
882
other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 17, 2026. Watch CFDA 16.816 (John R. Justice Grant Program) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $120,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 17, 2026

Posted Mar 18 Closes Apr 17

Instrument

Grant

Description

This NOFO will provide loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors. States receiving funding will administer statewide programs through state agencies designated by the governor by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries, which include local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders (“beneficiaries”). Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional three years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.

Public-sector applicant lane · Bureau of Justice Assistance

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for BJA FY25 John R. Justice (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 29 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 883).

Code 00
State governments

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 16.816

John R. Justice Grant Program

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

OJP Response Center OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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What to do next

BJA FY25 John R. Justice is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 16.816 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • John R. Justice Grant Program 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