Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for funding to conduct outreach and offer training on identifying hate crimes, as well as to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/27/2022
Grant Size: $400,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program supports 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.
Goals
To comprehensively address and prevent hate crimes through increased public awareness and reporting of hate crimes and enhance law enforcement and prosecution strategies to prevent and respond to hate crimes, thereby bringing justice for hate crime victims and other stakeholders.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,700,000
- Award Ceiling: $400,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 48
Eligibility Criteria
- State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies. Tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must be from federally recognized American Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).
- Applicants can partner with other agencies and nonprofit organizations with expertise to support outreach, education, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.