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O-BJA-2024-172252: BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Corrections, Reentry, and Justice Reform

Closed Closed September 19, 2024 Opportunity O-BJA-2024-172252

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 $3.8 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 16 awards worth $24.9 million in total. Applications closed on September 19, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 9, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedSeptember 9, 2024
DeadlineSeptember 19, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Vera Institute of Justice • Keystone Restituere Justice Center • Council of State Governments Justice Center • TASC, Inc • Center for Justice Innovation • Center for Effective Public Policy • Marron Institute, New York University • Advocates for Human Potential • Impact Justice • Fox Valley Technical College National Criminal Justice Training Center

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

With this non-competitive solicitation, BJA seeks to request applications from 10 cooperative agreement recipients that have been previously funded to support national-level corrections, reentry, and/or justice reform efforts (CRJR). These projects have been funded to support state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal justice agencies, practitioners, and communities. These programs further the Department’s mission/AG’s priorities by reforming and strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice systems, expanding equal access to justice, and maintaining a safe and humane prison system.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (16.738) awarded $1.8 billion across 4,339 grant awards, an average of $414,240 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
California Board of State and Community CorrectionsCalifornia10$97.4 million
Texas Office of the GovernorTexas7$93.0 million
City of ChicagoIllinois7$88.6 million
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc.Florida12$70.7 million
City of MilwaukeeWisconsin1$66.7 million

Top states: California ($152 million), Florida ($146 million), Illinois ($130 million), Texas ($130 million), Virginia ($98.6 million).

Who has won Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (16.812) awarded $402 million across 447 grant awards, an average of $898,947 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Council of State Governments LTD.Kentucky6$23.7 million
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesVirginia3$12.4 million
Impact JusticeCalifornia4$11.4 million
The Soulfisher MinistriesMissouri3$5.7 million
Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.New York3$4.5 million

Top states: California ($31.7 million), Kentucky ($27.4 million), New York ($24.6 million), Virginia ($22.2 million), Pennsylvania ($20.4 million).

Who has won Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (16.593) awarded $158 million across 265 grant awards, an average of $594,762 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Texas Office of the GovernorTexas5$17.2 million
California Board of State and Community CorrectionsCalifornia5$13.1 million
Florida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida5$10.2 million
Criminal Justice Coordinating CouncilGeorgia5$6.4 million
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice ServicesOhio5$6.0 million

Top states: Texas ($17.2 million), California ($13.1 million), Florida ($10.2 million), Georgia ($6.4 million), Ohio ($6.0 million).

Other programs behind this notice

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-2024-172252 still open?

No. It closed on September 19, 2024.

Who can apply for BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Corrections, Reentry, and Justice Reform?

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 FY24 Invited to Apply- Corrections, Reentry, and Justice Reform?

Closed September 19, 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 $3.8 million each. About $24.9 million in total across about 16 awards.

Who has won Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Office of the Governor, California Board of State and Community Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The program made 265 awards worth $158 million in that time.

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