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This page provides access to past funding opportunities from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Use the search filters below to help you find specific solicitations. From the results, select a solicitation title to view details about the opportunity as well as any resulting awards.

If you are looking for current opportunities available from BJA, see the Available Funding page.

FY 2020 National Center on Restorative Justice

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Through this opportunity, BJA seeks to fund an accredited university of higher education or an accredited law school to manage the National Center on Restorative Justice, with the overall purpose of educating and training the next generation of justice leaders.

FY 2020 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

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This program provides support to law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies to partner with mental health agencies and reduce crime and recidivism associated with people with mental illnesses.

FY 2020 Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program

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The purpose of this solicitation is to select a set of coordinated training and technical assistance (TTA) providers to deliver a wide range of TTA services to local, state, and tribal jurisdictions, service providers receiving funding under the Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Program and others as identified by OJP.

FY 2020 Strategies for Policing Innovation

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This program assists state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in reducing crime and improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, specifically through support for innovative and evidence-based policing practices, more effective information sharing, and multi-agency collaboration.

FY 2020 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative

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Through a partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, this program assists state, local, and tribal law enforcement with enhancing their investigative and prosecutorial resources needed to improve their ability to hold violent gun offenders accountable to reduce violent crime

FY 2020 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative

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Under this initiative, BJA will select an applicant to establish a pilot project to develop a national training model on current rapid identification technology and scientifically sound field collection and testing methods that can be used when drugs are discovered in the field.

FY 2020 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

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This program strengthens states’ and territories’ ability to plan, implement, or enhance PDMPs by accommodating local decision-making based on state laws and preferences, while encouraging the replication of promising practices.

FY 2020 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program

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This program provides grants to state, local and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies to support expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of cold case murders associated with civil rights violations.

FY 2020 Gulf States Law Enforcement Technology Initiative

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BJA is seeking applications for funding under this program to provide technology, resources, training, and technical assistance to Gulf State law enforcement agencies to increase information sharing on both a local and regional basis.

FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

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This program addresses the issue and impact of unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) at law enforcement agencies by improving: (1) state and local jurisdictions’ capacities to respond to violent crime and (2) the functioning of the criminal justice system through the investigation and prosecution of cases resulting from SAK evidence and the collection of lawfully owed DNA.