The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to establish a DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center to assist jails in creating and sustaining safe, humane, and effective environments for people who are detained and incarcerated in them and for people who work in and visit them.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/22/2022
Grant Size: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
Goal
To establish the DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center, which will include:
- Defining core competencies and standards for corrections operations.
- Developing specialized training.
- Providing expert assessment and assistance.
- Serving as a resource hub where jails can go to develop or learn model policies that advance their
- correctional practices and promote compliance with constitutional and federal statutory requirements and other relevant U.S. law, regulations, standards, best practices, and guidelines.
The Center, which will be collaboratively administered by BJA and the National Institute of Corrections, will provide the nation’s jails with information, resources, training, and technical assistance. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by improving compliance among the nation’s jails with all constitutional and federal statutory requirements and other relevant U.S. law, regulations, standards, best practices, and guidelines.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Grant Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.