# OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ojjdp-2022-171416-ojjdp-fy-2022-invited-to-apply-byrne-discretionary/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342992

> Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $5.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 18 awards worth $8.9 million in total. Applications closed on October 3, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OJJDP-2022-171416 |
| Agency | Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 3, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 18 |
| Total funding | $8.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.753 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the projects designated for funding. The legal name (or “doing business as” name) associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) must coincide with the recipient listed in the JES. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

## 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. OJJDP is authorized to distribute funds to support projects designated for funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) that improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist victims of crime (other than compensation). The explanatory statement regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below— $184,707,000 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, ''Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/ Byrne Discretionary Grants'', in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)[.] Pub. L. No. 117-103, div. B, title II (2022), 136 Stat 49, 125. Statutory Authority: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, 125)

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OJJDP-2022-171416 still open?

No. It closed on October 3, 2022.

### Who can apply for OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program?

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program?

Closed October 3, 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 $5.0 million each. About $8.9 million in total across about 18 awards.

### Who has won Congressionally Recommended Awards  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Alaska Department of Public Safety, The Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace, City of New York Police Department. The program made 976 awards worth $755 million in that time.