The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to work in partnership with state, local, and tribal agencies to address the use of fines and fees and ensure they are being used in a constitutional and non-discriminatory way.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to fund a training and technical assistance provider (TTA), to work in partnership with five states, local, and/or tribal criminal justice agencies or systems (“jurisdictions”) to address the use of fines and fees and ensure they are being imposed in a constitutional and nondiscriminatory way. The provider will work with sites to address common barriers to creating a more equitable justice system by addressing how sites use and apply fines and fees.
Goals
The goals of this initiative are as follows:
- Reduce the disproportionate impact of fines and fees on communities most impacted by poverty and inequality;
- Understand the costs/benefits of fines and fees to fund operations;
- Assist jurisdictions in reducing reliance on fines and fees to fund operations;
- Assist jurisdictions in reducing jailing and other sanctions (e.g., debt-based license restrictions) for failure to pay; and/or
- Ultimately redirect the resources used to effectuate assessment and collection of fines and fees into activities shown to have a greater return on public safety.
Objectives
The objectives of this initiative are to assist jurisdictions with the following:
- Understanding the impact of their fines and fees schemes via objective fiscal analysis
- Quantifying the costs of operating a fines and fees scheme
- Identifying policy and practice changes to ensure adherence to constitutional principles and civil rights statutes, and
- Implementing identified changes.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $2,500,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $2,500,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
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
- 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)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.