# BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-20001-bja-fy-21-rural-violent-crime-reduction-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333625

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $150,000 to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 45 awards worth $5.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 6, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-20001 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 6, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 45 |
| Total funding | $5.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.039 |

## Who can apply

- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This solicitation is limited to agencies serving rural communities. The following entities are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity: Sheriff’s offices serving rural population areas Local or county law enforcement agencies serving rural populations Tribal law enforcement agencies operating in rural areas or reservations County prosecutors’ offices or functional equivalents serving rural populations To qualify as rural for the purposes of this solicitation, an applicant must provide services in a rural area, although the jurisdiction’s service area need not be exclusively rural. This definition holds for all entity types. For any municipality (e.g., town, village, or borough), the area must be considered rural and the population served must not exceed 15,000, based on the latest U.S. Census enumeration. 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 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative is awarding grants on a competitive basis to small law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices in rural locations. These grants will support improved training and technology, expanded community-based crime prevention programs, and partnerships with victim services providers. This initiative is intended to improve communication and collaboration between state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve in order to address the unique criminal justice challenges in rural areas.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-20001 still open?

No. It closed on July 6, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies?

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 $150,000 each. About $5.5 million in total across about 45 awards.

### Who has won Rural Violent Crime Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Policing Institute, Justice and Security Strategies, Inc., Local Initiatives Support Corporation. The program made 55 awards worth $23.3 million in that time.