# BJA FY 22 Project Safe Neighborhoods

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171346-bja-fy-22-project-safe-neighborhoods/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340485

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $915,514 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 93 awards worth $20.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 28, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171346 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 28, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $915,514 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 93 |
| Total funding | $20.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.609 |

## Who can apply

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

Other; Certified PSN Team fiscal agents for the federal judicial districts All fiscal agents must be certified by the relevant districts United States Attorney (USA). Eligible USA-certified fiscal agents include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofits), and federally recognized American Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). 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. For details on the responsibilities of a fiscal agent, see the section of the solicitation titled “Information about Selecting Potential Fiscal Agents.” For details on the fiscal agent certification process, please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/project-safe-neighborhoods-psn/certification-process. BJA recommends that districts select their current PSN fiscal agent or consider using the state administering agency (SAA) to apply for DOJ funding because SAAs may better leverage state resources to assist in the implementation of the district’s PSN initiative. For a list of SAAs, visit State Administering Agencies | Overview | Office of Justice Programs (ojp.gov).

## What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community-based partners, and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. PSN is coordinated by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices (USAOs) in the 94 federal judicial districts throughout the 50 states and U.S. territories.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171346 still open?

No. It closed on July 28, 2022.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 22 Project Safe Neighborhoods?

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 22 Project Safe Neighborhoods?

Closed July 28, 2022. 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 $915,514 each. About $20.0 million in total across about 93 awards.

### Who has won Project Safe Neighborhoods grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Office of the Governor, San Diego Association of Governments, The Rosamons Gifford Charitable Corp. The program made 454 awards worth $84.5 million in that time.