BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Special Assistant United States Attorney Program to Support the Response to Precipitous Increase in McGirt v. Oklahoma-related cases

This program will contribute to the reduction of violent and other crime and build capacity to respond to precipitous increases in the number of cases under tribal and federal jurisdiction as a result of the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision by funding full-time, cross-designated tribal prosecutors working with the local United States Attorney’s Offices (USAOs). Statutory Authority: Statutory Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, (Public Law No. 116-93); 34 U.S.C. § 10157(b).

-Muscogee (Creek) Nation The tribal applications must be from the tribal agency who will oversee the staff proposed in the grant, or the tribal applicants must demonstrate the active involvement of these agencies in the application materials. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov, JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov, 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. - 9.p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the BJA contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Trish Thackston, by telephone at 202-598-9468, or by email at m.patricia.thackston@ojp.usdoj.gov. support@grants.gov