OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 14 National Initiatives: Reaching Criminal Justice Policymakers
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit or nonprofit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide the nation&#146;s criminal justice policymakers with objective, fact-based information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) on timely and pressing criminal justice issues of potential concern to them. The intent is to support pathways for evidence-based best practices to reach policymakers in various roles. Category 1 of this solicitation seeks a provider to deliver training, technical assistance, and strategic planning services to State Administering Agencies (SAAs) on topics most relevant to them. Category 2 of this solicitation seeks multiple TTA providers to provide specialized information, training, and technical assistance to policymakers at all levels of state and local government&#151; such as governors, state legislators, county officials, and mayors&#151;on criminal justice topics most relevant to them. Category 3 of this solicitation seeks a provider to deliver training, technical assistance, and specialized information to paroling authorities on evidence-based practices most relevant to them. Category 4 of this solicitation seeks a provider to deliver training and technical assistance to state and local departments of corrections designed to reduce the use of segregation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Support
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.