# BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply- Continuation of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Programs

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2023-171836-bja-fy-23-invited-to-apply-continuation-of/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349658

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $1.8 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $3.6 million in total. Applications closed on August 10, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2023-171836 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 10, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.8 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $3.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.571 |

## Who can apply

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

The Concerns for Police Survivors and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation received an official invitation letter from BJA and are the only entities eligible to apply.

## 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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support the families of fallen and catastrophically injured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders with support with filing applications for federal benefits for line-of-duty deaths and catastrophic injuries. This program also provides survivor peer support and counseling services and resources to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders nationwide, and recognizes families and fallen officers at memorial events Statutory Authority: 34 U.S.C. § 10281(a) (Death Benefits); 34 U.S.C. § 10283 (National programs for families of public safety officers who have sustained fatal or catastrophic injury in the line of duty)

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2023-171836 still open?

No. It closed on August 10, 2023.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply- Continuation of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Programs?

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 23 Invited to Apply- Continuation of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Programs?

Closed August 10, 2023. 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 $1.8 million each. About $3.6 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Concerns of Police Survivors Inc, The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The program made 4 awards worth $22.4 million in that time.