O-BJA-2024-172047: BJA FY 2024 Enhancing Correctional Practices to Protect Vulnerable People: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2024.
Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $2.5 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on June 13, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 19, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$2.5 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | March 19, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 13, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses.
All 6 applicant types the notice lists
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation awards averaged $201,822; this notice allows up to $2.5 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (64% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
With this solicitation, BJA will award one cooperative agreement to fund an organization to administer a competitive microgrant program and provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to agencies working to protect vulnerable people in prisons, jails, and other confinement settings, and to reduce reliance on restrictive or punitive approaches. Vulnerable people include, but are not limited to, those with one or more physical disability, severe/persistent mental illness, or who are LGBTQ+, youthful inmates in adult facilities, blind, deaf, or non-English speaking.
Who has won PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (16.735) awarded $35.5 million across 176 grant awards, an average of $201,822 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Justice | California | 2 | $18.5 million |
| The Urban Institute | District of Columbia | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Community Resources for Justice, Inc. | Massachusetts | 1 | $778,728 |
| Broward, County of | Florida | 3 | $746,879 |
| California Board of State and Community Corrections | California | 2 | $730,123 |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-BJA-2024-172047 still open?
No. It closed on June 13, 2024.
Who can apply for BJA FY 2024 Enhancing Correctional Practices to Protect Vulnerable People: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program?
Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses.
What is the deadline for BJA FY 2024 Enhancing Correctional Practices to Protect Vulnerable People: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program?
Closed June 13, 2024. 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 $2.5 million each.
Who has won PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Impact Justice, The Urban Institute, Community Resources for Justice, Inc. The program made 176 awards worth $35.5 million in that time.