Deadline: 29-Jun-21
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for its Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program to conduct outreach and offer training on hate crimes, as well as investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting state, local, and tribal efforts to ensure public safety by increasing the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program supports efforts of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies and their partners in conducting outreach, educating practitioners and the public, enhancing victim reporting tools, and investigating and prosecuting hate crimes committed on the basis of the victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
Goal
To increase public awareness and reporting of hate crimes, as well as enhance law enforcement and prosecution strategies to prevent and respond to hate crimes, bringing justice for victims and stakeholders impacted by these hate crimes.
Objectives
- Build strong collaborations between law enforcement and prosecution and community-based organizations — including schools, colleges, and universities — to conduct outreach and education to persons and groups at risk for hate crimes.
- Expand and enhance strategies — including tools, policies, and procedures — to increase the reporting, identification, and charging of hate crimes, including victim reporting.
- Enhance the capacity of law enforcement and prosecutors to prevent and address hate crimes through education, training, and tools for the field to investigate and prosecute hate crime cases.
- Enhance collaboration between federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies in their investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.
Priority Areas
- The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. In FY 2021, OJP will give priority consideration in award decisions to applications that demonstrate ways in which their projects will advance one or more of these areas.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 13
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $300,000.00
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to be awarded under Solicitation: $3,844,328.00
Deliverables
- Deliverables will include documentation of enhanced awareness of and reporting by the public related to hate crimes and available resources in the applicant jurisdiction; increased skills of law enforcement and prosecutors to identify, investigate, and prosecute hate crimes; and stronger partnerships to support this work.
- This documentation will be compiled through required progress reporting, and a final report to be delivered as part of the grant award.
Eligibility Criteria
- State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies Tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must be from federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).
- Applicants can create task forces and/or partner with other agencies and nonprofit organizations with expertise to support outreach, education, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes. For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333539
