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Cooperative Agreements to USA Nonprofits, For-Profits, and IHEs to Provide Technical Assistance to Correctional Facilities

Transforming Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces


Agency
Federal

GrantWatch ID#
209218

Funding Source
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
CFDA Number: 16.738 -- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; 16.812 -- Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative; 16.827 -- Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Funding or PIN Number: O-BJA-2023-171771
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Geographic Focus
All USA

Important Dates
Deadline: 07/18/23 8:59 PM ET - Grants.gov deadline; 7/25/23 8:59 pm ET - JustGrants deadline Save

Grant Description
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and IHEs to provide technical assistance to correctional facilities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. The purpose of the program is to improve the atmosphere of the correctional facility for the people who work, visit, and are incarcerated in them.

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support prisons and state correctional agencies that are working to transform their cultures, climates, and spaces to create safe, humane, and effective environments for people who work, visit, and are incarcerated in them; to recruit and retain qualified staff; and to make and sustain needed changes to better promote the successful reintegration of individuals returning from incarceration to their communities.

In Category 1, BJA seeks to fund a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to help prisons and state correctional agencies assess and transform their culture, climate, and spaces to improve outcomes including staff recruitment, training, retention, and wellness; the design of spaces and the structure of people’s time to prepare them for reintegration into their communities; and strategies that will promote and sustain these changes.

In Category 2, BJA seeks to fund a provider who will develop, manage, and promote a website with curated resources that will advance knowledge around prison operations. This website will be a landing space for resources developed under Category 1 as well as other BJA-supported work including Officer Safety and Wellness, Corrections Data Analysis, and Restrictive Housing Reform Implementation Assistance. 

For information about program objectives, see the following link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/O-BJA-2023-171771.pdf#page=9

For information on priority areas, see the following link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/O-BJA-2023-171771.pdf#page=13



Recipient

Eligibility
  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants:
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education

Pre-Proposal Conference
BJA will hold a solicitation webinar on June 5, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. Preregistration is required for all participants. Register by clicking on the link and follow the instructions. To use the time most efficiently, BJA encourages participants to review the solicitation in advance and submit any questions in the webinar chat.

Link: https://bja.ojp.gov/events/fy-2023-transforming-prison-cultures-climates-and-spaces

Pre-Application Information
The SF-424 and the SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov by July 18, 2023 8:59 PM ET

The full application must be submitted in JustGrants by July 25, 2023 8:59 PM ET

Before submitting an application, all applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM). You must renew and validate your registration every 12 months. If you do not renew your SAM registration, it will expire. An expired registration can delay or prevent application submission in Grants.gov and JustGrants. Registration and renewal can take up to 10 business days to complete.

Applications must be submitted to DOJ electronically through a two-step process
via Grants.gov and JustGrants.

Step 1: The applicant must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF-424) and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SFLLL) form when they register in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline. If an applicant fails to submit in Grants.gov, they will be unable to apply in JustGrants.

Step 2: The applicant must submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.gov by the JustGrants application deadline.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348327

For a list of relevant application documents, see the Package tab (click Preview) on the link listed above.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$3,500,000

Number of Grants
2

Estimated Size of Grant
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards
Category 1: $3,000,000; Category 2: $500,000

Term of Contract
Performance Start Date: 10/1/23 12:00 AM
Performance Duration (Months): 36

Contact Information
For technical assistance with submitting the full application in JustGrants, contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday–Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

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