ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2021-27001

BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 12, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $350K, with about 5 awards expected and $1.75M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.738 (Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program).

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

Key facts

Posted: May 24, 2021
Close date: Jul 12, 2021
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $350,000
Est. total funding: $1,750,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

 For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient.  For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must 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 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.

Preserving positive family connections can yield positive societal benefits in the form of reduced recidivism, less intergenerational criminal justice system involvement, and promotion of healthy child development. The environment of correctional facilities can be intimidating and detrimental to child development. Therefore, this program will provide grants for construction, renovation, or upgrades of child-friendly family visiting spaces in correctional facilities, as well as for revisions of policies and practices to support child-friendly visitation experiences.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.738Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.738

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$340M

FY25

$298M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.738. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
Grants@ncjrs.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $350k, total estimated program funding is $1,750,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 21 Child-friendly Family Visiting Spaces in Jails and Prisons Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2021-27001), 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.

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