U.S. Department of Justice, BJA: Justice Reinvestment Initiative Program

Deadline: 7 January 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for tribal, state and local jurisdictions to participate in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Violent Crime by Improving Justice System Performance grant program.

BJA offers this grant program, Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Violent Crime by Improving Justice System Performance, for sites to apply and expand the Justice Reinvestment approach to identify and respond to crime and other public safety problems, explore innovative and cost-saving strategies, and to reinvest in strategies that can decrease crime and reduce recidivism.

Through this solicitation, BJA seeks applicants in two categories. Both have specific objectives and deliverables described under their respective category headings:

Category 1: Improving the Efficacy of State, Local, and Tribal Justice Systems
Category 2: Innovations in Information Sharing to Coordinate Crime Reduction

Funding Information

BJA expects to make approximately six awards of up to $1,250,000 each, for an estimated total of approximately $10,025,090 combined across Category 1 and Category 2.
BJA expects to make awards for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on or about April 1, 2019.

Eligibility Criteria

County governments
City or township governments
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Categories 1 and 2: Eligible applicants are states, local units of government, and federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Category 2 also includes applicants that are private and non-profit organizations (including tribal non-profit or for-profit organizations), colleges and universities, both private and public (including tribal institutions of higher education, with national law enforcement and corrections expertise.
BJA welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as sub-recipients (sub-grantees). The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project.