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BJA FY 19 Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting Inmates, and Safeguarding Communities

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings
  • 16.735 -- PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The PREA Statute of 2003 requires the Department of Justice to provide grant funding to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape. The PREA Demonstration Grant Program provides resources to eligible applicants for demonstration projects within confinement settings, including adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, community corrections facilities, law enforcement lockups and other temporary holding facilities, and tribal detention facilities. Applicants must successfully communicate a comprehensive approach to the prevention, detection, and response...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • State governments

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov

Email

Technical Application Assistance

support@grants.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.bja.gov/PREA19

Closed: May 22, 2019

Application process

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Award

$2,500,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BJA-2019-15245

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Humanities

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

March 13, 2019

Archive date:

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