Justice system
Justice Reinvestment Initiative Solicitation Released
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Violent Crime by Improving Justice System Performance opportunity.
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative enables criminal justice systems to improve their business management and operations processes by addressing the complex factors that drive crime and use of criminal justice system resources.
Learn more about this opportunity and apply by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2020.
FY 2020 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Violent Crime by Improving Justice System Performance
Closing Date
This program provides funding to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses that address a range of criminal justice system problems.
FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
Closing Date
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.
Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs that Support Rural and Tribal Justice
Date Published
February 2020
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA
Funding Available through the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy solicitation.
The Intellectual Property Enforcement Program (IPEP) is designed to improve the capacity of state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal justice systems to address intellectual property (IP) enforcement, including prosecution, prevention, and training and technical assistance. Funding awards...
FY 2020 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy
Closing Date
This program assists state, local and tribal jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime.
Funding Available: Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program.
FY 2020 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
Closing Date
This program supports efforts by wrongful conviction review entities that represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence to review individual cases.
Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Initiative Launched
In a January 30, 2020, press release, the Office of Justice Programs announced the launch of the Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Initiative.
Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice Announced
On January 22, 2020, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the establishment of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
Triage of Forensic Evidence Testing: A Guide for Prosecutors
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Enhanced Collaborative Model To Combat Human Trafficking
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Program
Date Published
December 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA
Crossing the Bridge: Tribal-State-Local Collaboration
Date Published
February 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Legislation/Policy Description,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Avoiding Failures of Implementation: Lessons From Process Evaluations
Date Published
June 2009
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
BJA
Resource List -- Justice and Mental Health Initiatives: Resources and Publications to Improve State and Local Systems in Cross-System Collaboration
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA
Justice Assistance Grant Program: FY 2016 Activity Report
Date Published
September 2018
Publication Type
Statistics,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
BJA
FY 2018 Justice Reinvestment Example Strategies
Date Published
November 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Date Published
April 2019
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Working with People Who Have Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System - Access and Communication
Event Dates
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Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
BJA FY 18 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation
Closing Date
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), administered by BJA and authorized under Public Law 109-162 (see page 136), is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program allows states and units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local...
Center for Research Partnerships and Program Evaluation (CRPPE)
CRPPE provides information on practitioner-researcher partnerships, performance measures, logic models, program evaluation, and more to devise solutions to improve the quality, quantity, and equity of criminal justice and public safety services.
Webinar: Working with People Who Have Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System - Access and Communication
On December 19, 2019, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA and other personnel will lead a webinar on Working with People Who Have Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System - Access and Communication.
The Next Wave: Applying Lessons Learned from Opioids and PolyDrug Critical Incidents in Addressing Emerging Drug Threats (Webinar)
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Web