Deadline: 17-Apr-25
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program to support efforts by 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 a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
The Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Program supports and encourages partnerships between law enforcement and prosecution agencies and community-based organizations to prevent discrimination, bullying, harassment, and hate crimes. It also seeks to improve victim and law enforcement reporting of hate incidents and crimes. Finally, this program may be used to address the unique needs of schools, colleges, and universities in preventing and responding to hate crimes and incidents.
Categories
- Category One: City or County Demonstration Projects
- Category Two: State or Regional Initiatives
- Category Three: Strategic and Resiliency Planning
Funding Information and Duration
- Estimated Total Program Funding:$13,000,000
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $2,000,000
- Category One: City or County Demonstration Projects
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $725,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months
- Category Two: State or Regional Initiatives
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $2,000,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 48 months
- Category Three: Strategic and Resiliency Planning
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $150,000
- Anticipated Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2025
- Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 24 months
Eligibility Criteria
- The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Other
- “Other” Entities Definition: 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.
- Other
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
