Federal Law Justice and Legal Services Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to strengthen legal and financial frameworks in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat terrorism and disrupt related financial networks.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal correctional agencies to adopt and achieve full compliance with the National PREA Standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, to ensure that the state will be able to submit a certification of full compliance in future years (see 34 U.S.C. 30307(e)(2)(B)).

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to provide logistical and administrative support to INL-Belize capacity building programs that provide training and other relevant activities to participants with the goal of enhancing the capacity of governmental institutions and to reduce crime. The logistics and administrative support services required are for programs implemented within the country of Belize only.

This initiative provides funding to Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop comprehensive strategies for addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on their campuses.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to strengthen the capabilities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's customs and border officers in combating illicit mineral smuggling and fraud.

With this solicitation, BJA is seeking applications to support DOJs Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) to engage the full range of criminal justice policymakers and practitioners in the development of innovative strategies to improve the justice information and criminal intelligence sharing and technology capabilities of state, local, Tribal, territorial agencies and associated disciplines.

This grant provides funding for a research initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of a decision-making tool in correctional facilities, specifically for organizations already involved in the project.

This initiative provides funding for organizations to deliver training and technical assistance aimed at improving responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and related issues across the United States.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to various organizations for updating and improving resources that assist communities in developing effective Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs to better serve survivors of sexual assault.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in conducting research to improve access to sexual assault medical forensic care and services across the United States.

Agency Name: Bureau of Counterterrorism Description: The Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for a design-build project for the building of several prefabricated facilities and renovations of others for counterterrorism police assistance in Somalia. Link to Additional Information: Link to Opportunity in MyGrants Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: McCabeM@state.gov

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support small and rural agencies in their efforts to combat violent crime through the implementation of a comprehensive violent crime reduction strategy. The goal of this program is to increase the capacity of police departments or prosecutors’ offices to fully implement programming and activities that reflect critical elements found in the Violent Crime Reduction Operations Guide or the Prosecutors' Guide to Reducing Violence and Building Safer Communities to combat violent crime.

This grant provides funding to local law enforcement agencies to establish or enhance Crime Gun Intelligence Centers, aimed at reducing firearm-related crimes through advanced intelligence and forensic technology.

This grant provides funding to law enforcement agencies to enhance their efforts in combating gun violence through improved intelligence, technology, and community collaboration.

Overview: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to increase the effectiveness of investigation and prosecution of public corruption crimes. This project will increase accountability and improve the handling of public corruption cases by both investigators and prosecutors through concurrent training and cooperation. This project will have three key components:Objective 1: Training and capacity buildingTraining and building capacity of anti-corruption investigators and prosecutors. Objective 2: Institutional supportProviding institutional support including policy level changes and technological advancements to strengthen accountability and social inclusion mechanisms.Objective 3: Awareness RaisingRaising public awareness of project initiatives to improve citizens confidence in public service delivery so they are encouraged to report corruption cases.The project will build capacity of investigators and prosecutors to handle public corruption cases both by training and mentoring a cadre of master trainers and by directly training investigators and prosecutors. The specific objectives are to increase the number of appropriate public corruption charges by law enforcement, improve the effective prosecution of public corruption cases, develop policies to encourage citizens to file complaints, and raise citizens awareness and confidence in public service delivery mechanisms. This call for proposals is intended to scale up existing work in Balochistan and expand it to benefit anti-corruption establishments in Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to:1. Train investigators and prosecutors to prosecute corruption cases. 2. Provide institutional support to design effective policies that encourage transparency, accountability, and the use of modern technological tools to invest

With this solicitation OJJDP seeks to provide funding for an applicant organization to support law enforcement, prosecutors and other professionals involved in investigating and prosecuting technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. Through this program the successful applicant will provide a variety of services and support to OJJDP and the ICAC Task Force Program to fight against child sexual exploitation.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities, and the agencies that oversee them, with the recruitment and retention of staff to assist in complying with the staffing ratio requirements outlined in the national PREA standards. This solicitation prioritizes efforts to create and enhance a sexually safe culture, promoting zero tolerance of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. This program furthers the DOJs mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support new and innovative strategies for preventing and reducing crime, improving community safety, and strengthening criminal justice system outcomes. BJA seeks to accomplish this by promoting collaborations with the field to identify, define, and respond to emerging or chronic crime problems or justice system challenges. BJA is looking for strategies that address these issues, including trying new approaches, addressing gaps in responses, building or translating research knowledge, or building capacity.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that will collect and analyze national data on public defenders in the U.S., focusing on their demographics, workloads, and resources to improve indigent defense services.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and legal service providers to improve access to legal assistance for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, particularly for underserved communities.