OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 17 National Initiatives Adjudications: Training and Technical Assistance to Support Protection of Constitutional Rights Under the Sixth Amendment
Description: Funding to support several projects to support training and technical assistance to state and local governments, including any agent with responsibility thereof, to meet the obligations established by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the rights to a speedy public trial; impartial jury; effective assistance of Defense counsel; defendant notice of nature and cause of accusation; and to compel and cross examine witnesses. TTA activities will include dissemination of model information, best practices and research; support for defense systems strategic planning; and assistance with adopting and implementing a system and/or strategies for the administration of justice consistent with the Sixth Amendment, including the effective assistance of defense counsel.
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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under &#147;Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues&#148; in the How to Apply section.&lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov&lt;br/&gt;