BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply- Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards- General | O BJA 2022 171452

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2022 171452

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), within the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP), released this funding opportunity as a continuation award solicitation for a limited pool of existing, previously funded BJA projects. It is not an open, competitive grant program. Instead, it is an invitation-only opportunity intended to provide additional funding so certain BJA-supported initiatives can continue their work under the same general framework and expectations as the original award.

The solicitation aligns with OJP priorities that emphasize advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and emerging threats, and improving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In practical terms, this means the continuation funding is meant to sustain or extend activities that are already underway and already tied to those broader public safety and justice goals, rather than launching entirely new or unrelated projects.

A key feature of this opportunity is that only organizations or entities that received a formal letter from BJA inviting them to apply are eligible to submit an application. The eligibility category is listed broadly as "Others," but the controlling requirement is the invitation letter. If an organization did not receive that letter, it should assume it cannot apply under this solicitation. For invited applicants, the application is essentially a continuation request connected to an existing BJA award, typically used to maintain staffing, services, training, technical assistance, research, or other deliverables that were part of the initial approved project.

This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. Compared to a standard grant, a cooperative agreement generally indicates that BJA expects to have substantial involvement in the project during the award period, such as providing direction on implementation, coordinating with partners, reviewing progress toward milestones, or otherwise actively working with the recipient to achieve project outcomes. Applicants should be prepared for ongoing collaboration, structured reporting, and adherence to any specific project management expectations set by BJA for the continued work.

All guidelines and funding rules are stated to remain the same as those that applied to the originally funded project. That typically includes maintaining the approved project purpose and scope, continuing to follow the original budget structure and cost principles, meeting performance measurement and reporting requirements, complying with any special conditions, and following applicable federal administrative requirements. In other words, the continuation request is expected to be consistent with what BJA previously approved, rather than substantially re-scoping the initiative.

The statutory authority for the continuation award is not listed generically in the public summary; applicants are instructed to rely on the specific authority cited in their invitation letter. That letter effectively serves as the definitive reference for the legal authority, program scope, and any special direction for the continuation request, so invited applicants would need to use it when preparing the application narrative and required forms.

From the posted source data, the funding opportunity title is "BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards - General" with opportunity number O-BJA-2022-171452. It falls under continuation funding and is administered by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The CFDA numbers associated with this solicitation are 16.043, 16.585, 16.596, and 16.812, reflecting that the continuation awards may span multiple BJA program areas that were originally funded under those assistance listings. The maximum award amount listed is $4,400,000, and BJA anticipated making about 7 awards under this invitation-only continuation process. The opportunity was created on September 20, 2022, with an original closing date of September 22, 2022, indicating a very short submission window consistent with a targeted continuation action for pre-identified recipients.

Overall, this solicitation is best understood as an administrative pathway for BJA to continue funding a small set of existing projects that BJA has already selected and is explicitly inviting to seek additional support. It preserves the original project rules, relies on the invitation letter for the governing statutory authority, and uses a cooperative agreement structure that anticipates active federal involvement as the work continues.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply- Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards- General" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.043, 16.585, 16.596, 16.812.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 20, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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