ClosedOpportunity BJA-2016-8986

Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs Concept Paper

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs Concept Paper is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was March 29, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $400K, with $4M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.817 (Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Feb 12, 2016
Close date: Mar 29, 2016
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $400,000
Est. total funding: $4,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Category 1: Eligible applicants are limited to public agencies that perform criminal justice functions, including states, units of local government, and Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior (including the departments, agencies, or instrumentality of the foregoing); or public or private entities, including but not limited to for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit and nonprofit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.Category 2: Eligible applicants are limited to public or private entities, including institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) or national for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit and nonprofit organizations). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The program is targeted to receive application from organizations to develop and implement new and innovative strategies that better enable local criminal justice systems to prevent and respond to emerging and chronic crime problems that affect many communities in the United States. Proposals will be aimed at addressing a gap in the current base of knowledge about responding to and or preventing crime and be developed or implemented in a way that allows other communities or organizations to learn from and potentially replicate the approach. Applications must be either innovative and or strategic in nature.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.817Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.817

Historical data · not a prediction

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Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.817. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-353-7193

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs Concept Paper”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs Concept Paper”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $400k and total estimated program funding is $4,000,000.

How do I apply for “Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs Concept Paper”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2016-8986), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes todayALN 16.076