Byrne Competitive Grants
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryact.html
Administering Agency:
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Agency Contact:
1–866–859–2687, or send an email to Byrne.Discretionary@usdoj.gov
$225 Million
Competitive, peer-reviewed grants to State, local, and tribal governments, and national, regional, and local non-profit organizations.
Funds are to be used to “prevent crime, improve the administration of justice, provide services to victims of crime, support critical nuturing and mentoring of at-risk children and youth, and for other similar activities.” This competitive grant announcement focuses on initiatives in eight areas: 1) preventing and reducing violent crime through community-based data-driven approaches; 2) providing funding for neighborhood-based probation and parole officers; 3) reducing mortgage fraud and crime related to vacant properties; 4) hiring of civilian support personnel in law enforcement (training staff, analysts, dispatchers, etc.); 5) enhancing forensic and crime scene investigations; 6) improving resources and services for victims of crime; 7) supporting problem-solving courts; and 8) national training and technical assistance partnerships.
Application deadline: April 27. 2009
U. S. Department of Justice Tribal Grants and Other Grant Programs Tribes are Eligible to Apply for (.pdf)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryByrne.pdf
