# BJA FY 21 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Training and Technical Assistance Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-06001-bja-fy-21-matthew-shepard-and-james-byrd/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333546

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $650,000 to businesses. It expected to make one award worth $650,000 in total. Applications closed on July 6, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-06001 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 6, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $650,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $650,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.040 |

## Who can apply

- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

For-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal organizations), faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) with demonstrated expertise in assisting communities to develop and implement hate crime investigations, as well as conducting educational outreach and training on hate crimes. BJA is seeking applicants to provide training and technical assistance that have: Expert knowledge of associated work on hate crimes reporting, identification, and responses including investigation and prosecution. Extensive experience in brokering and developing technical assistance. Experience in identification of best practices. Program documentation, resource compilation, and information dissemination experience. The willingness to work with BJA and other partners as a member of a training and technical assistance collaborative. 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. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

## What the grant funds

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 Training and Technical Assistance Program supports national assistance to support the 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 a victim's perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-06001 still open?

No. It closed on July 6, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Training and Technical Assistance Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Training and Technical Assistance Program?

Closed July 6, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $650,000 each. About $650,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc., New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, County of Alameda. The program made 40 awards worth $34.6 million in that time.