BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply — Administrative Funding Adjustments to BJA Previously Funded Awards 3 | O BJA 2022 171349

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), within the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP), released this FY 2022 opportunity as a continuation funding solicitation focused on administrative funding adjustments to certain awards BJA has already funded. The overarching policy goals tied to OJP and BJA are broad public-safety and justice priorities: advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, addressing evolving crime threats, and improving trust between law enforcement and communities. In practical terms, though, this particular notice is not a general open competition; it is a mechanism for extending or adjusting funding for specific, existing BJA initiatives.

This solicitation is invitation-only. Only organizations or entities that received an official letter from BJA inviting them to apply are eligible to submit an application. It is designed for continuation funding, meaning the applicant is expected to carry forward the same project that was previously approved and funded by BJA, rather than proposing an unrelated new program. The announcement makes clear that the rules, requirements, and program guidelines remain the same as those attached to the original award. So applicants should expect to follow the original project scope, performance reporting approach, budget requirements, and any special conditions already associated with the existing award, with the application largely serving to formalize the continuation or administrative adjustment.

The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that BJA anticipates having substantial involvement in the funded work beyond what is common in a standard grant. The opportunity is categorized as continuation funding, and it is associated with CFDA numbers 16.609, 16.735, and 16.812, reflecting the Justice Assistance program areas under which the original awards were made. While the eligibility field is listed as "Others" with a note to see additional eligibility details, the controlling eligibility requirement here is the BJA invitation letter; without that letter, an organization should assume it is not eligible to apply.

Key administrative details provided in the source data include the opportunity number (O-BJA-2022-171349), the posting/creation date (May 20, 2022), and the original closing date (June 1, 2022). The notice indicates an expected total of two awards, with an award ceiling of $300,000. Because this is a continuation and adjustment-focused solicitation, these figures likely correspond to a small set of specific projects BJA has identified for additional support, rather than a broad funding pool for many new recipients.

The solicitation cites multiple statutory authorities supporting the underlying projects that may receive continuation funding. These include legislative authorities connected to Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) funding references (e.g., Pub. L. No. 116-6 and Pub. L. No. 115-185), the Second Chance Act (including 34 U.S.C. 10631 and related provisions, with references to Public Law 116-260), and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (also referenced through Public Law 116-260). In other words, continuation awards under this invitation can be tied to established federal justice initiatives aimed at reducing violence, supporting reentry and recidivism reduction, and preventing and addressing sexual abuse in confinement settings, depending on what the original BJA-funded project covered.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a targeted administrative continuation process for a very limited set of existing BJA award recipients. If an invited applicant applies, it should plan to align its submission closely with the originally approved work plan and budget framework, focusing on the continuation period needs and any administrative funding adjustments BJA is authorizing, while maintaining compliance with the same program rules that governed the initial award.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply — Administrative Funding Adjustments to BJA Previously Funded Awards 3" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.609, 16.735, 16.812.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 20, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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