# BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-27001-bja-fy-21-child-friendly-family-visiting-spaces/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333757

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $350,000 to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on July 12, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-27001 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $1.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.738 |

## Who can apply

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

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. 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. Preserving positive family connections can yield positive societal benefits in the form of reduced recidivism, less intergenerational criminal justice system involvement, and promotion of healthy child development. The environment of correctional facilities can be intimidating and detrimental to child development. Therefore, this program will provide grants for construction, renovation, or upgrades of child-friendly family visiting spaces in correctional facilities, as well as for revisions of policies and practices to support child-friendly visitation experiences.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-27001 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2021. A newer notice is open: O-BJA-2026-172793, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program?

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 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program?

Closed July 12, 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 $350,000 each. About $1.8 million in total across about 5 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.