BJA FY23 Invited to Apply - Corrections | O BJA 2023 171806

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2023 171806

The BJA FY23 Invited to Apply - Corrections opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2023-171806) is a continuation funding solicitation from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to keep specific, already-funded BJA corrections-related initiatives moving forward, rather than launching a new open competition. The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally means BJA expects to have an ongoing, active role in the project through collaboration, oversight, or substantial involvement consistent with the originally approved scope of work.

This solicitation is not open to the general public. Only organizations or entities that received an official invitation letter from BJA are eligible to apply. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," but in practice eligibility is determined by whether the applicant received that invitation. If an organization did not receive a letter from BJA specifically inviting it to apply, it would not be able to compete for these funds under this solicitation.

Programmatically, OJP frames the purpose of this funding around its broader department priorities: advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and emerging threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. Within that context, this particular posting is focused on corrections-oriented work that BJA has already been supporting and wants to continue funding, typically to sustain implementation, maintain capacity, complete planned deliverables, or extend ongoing program operations tied to the original award.

The key practical point for applicants is that "all guidelines and funding rules are the same as for the originally funded project." In other words, applicants are expected to follow the requirements, scope, goals, and conditions that governed the initial award, including any approved project design, performance measures, reporting obligations, allowability rules, and other grant management expectations already in place. This is continuation funding, so the application is essentially a request to continue or extend an existing BJA-supported project rather than to propose a brand-new, unrelated initiative.

The solicitation lists CFDA 16.738 and anticipates making 9 awards, with an award ceiling of $11,459,556. The posting was created on June 28, 2023, with an original closing date of July 13, 2023, indicating a short turnaround that is typical of invited continuation actions where BJA and the recipient have already been working together and the recipient is expected to submit a continuation package aligned to the existing project plan.

Finally, the statutory authority is not stated directly in the public synopsis; instead, applicants are instructed to reference the specific statutory authority identified in their individual invitation letter. That means the legal basis for funding may vary depending on the particular BJA initiative being continued, and the authoritative citation for each application is the one provided in the invitation correspondence.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY23 Invited to Apply - Corrections" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 28, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 13, 2023. (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 $11,459,556.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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