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BJA FY 21 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings
  • 16.040 -- Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Closed: August 3, 2021

Award details

  • Expected project funding: $3,844,328
  • Expected awards: 13

Award min.

$0

Award max.

$300,000

  • Funding opportunity number:O-BJA-2021-11003
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Grant
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Affordable care act
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: May 14, 2021
  • Archive date: Not specified
  • Version: 8

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program supports efforts of 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 the victim's perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.

Eligibility

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information on eligibility

State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies Tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must be from federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Applicants can create task forces and/or partner with other agencies and nonprofit organizations with expertise to support outreach, education, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes.For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Agency contact information

Email: grants@ncjrs.gov

Technical Assistance

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 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time, 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 National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov 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 the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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