# BJA FY 21 Collaborative Approaches towards Preventing and Addressing Hate— Demonstration Projects

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-11001-bja-fy-21-collaborative-approaches-towards-preventing-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333538

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $750,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-11001 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.738 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 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). 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. To ensure a comprehensive approach, applicants must outline their plan to collaborate with key partners. Applicants can address this with existing strategies or create task forces and/or partnerships with other agencies and nonprofit organizations with expertise to implement a comprehensive program including outreach, education, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes. 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 Collaborative Approaches toward Preventing and Addressing Hate Crime — Demonstration Projects supports efforts of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies and their partners in developing comprehensive approaches to address a precipitous increase in hate crimes. This approach must include conducting outreach, educating practitioners and the public, enhancing victim reporting strategies, 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. With the precipitous increase in hate crimes, partnerships with local and state-level nonprofit organizations are highly encouraged.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-11001 still open?

No. It closed on July 26, 2021. A newer notice is open: O-BJA-2026-172793, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Collaborative Approaches towards Preventing and Addressing Hate— Demonstration Projects?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Collaborative Approaches towards Preventing and Addressing Hate— Demonstration Projects?

Closed July 26, 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 $750,000 each. About $3.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Board of State and Community Corrections, Texas Office of the Governor, City of Chicago. The program made 4,339 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.