OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

16.753 -- Congressionally Recommended Awards

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OJJDP is authorized to distribute funds to support projects designated for funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of...

crime (other than compensation). The explanatory statement regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below— $229,551,000 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, "Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants", in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)[.] Pub. L. No. 117-328, div. B, title II (2022), 136 Stat 4459, 4535. Statutory Authority: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. No. 117-328; 136 Stat. 4459, 4535)

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the projects designated for funding. A list of the projects designated for funding in FY23 can be found here: FY23 Appropriations. The legal name (or “doing business as” name) associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) must coincide with the recipient listed in the JES.

Grantor contact information

Description

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

Email

grants@ncjrs.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: May 18, 2023

Application process

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Award

$17,605,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$30,000

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-OJJDP-2023-171583

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Earmark

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

History

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Posted date:

February 10, 2023

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