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Archived Funding Opportunities

Fiscal Year 2020

Funding OpportunityDeadlineProgram Office
Department of Justice
Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation2/25/2020DOJ
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Establishment of a National Center on Restorative Justice1/3/2020BJA
STOP School Violence Grant Program3/3/2020BJA
Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Program3/31/2020BJA
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program4/6/2020BJA
Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Grant Program4/13/2020BJA
Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program4/13/2020BJA
Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting Inmates, and Safeguarding Communities4/14/2020BJA
Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy4/14/2020BJA
John R. Justice Program4/20/2020BJA
Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program4/24/2020BJA
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative4/27/2020BJA
Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Reduction Strategies (CAREERRS) Program4/27/2020BJA
Improving Reentry for Adults with Substance Use Disorders Program4/27/2020BJA
Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program4/28/2020BJA
Innovations in Supervision Initiative: Building Capacity to Create Safer Communities4/28/2020BJA
Improving Community Supervision Outcomes Through Swift, Certain and Fair Responses4/28/2020BJA
Gulf States Law Enforcement Technology Initiative4/28/2020BJA
Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Violent Crime by Improving Justice System Performance5/1/2020BJA
National Community Courts Site-based and Training and Technical Assistance Initiative5/1/2020BJA
Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program5/4/2020BJA
Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program5/4/2020BJA
Supporting Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program5/5/2020BJA
Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)5/5/2020BJA
Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies5/5/2020BJA
Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative5/8/2020BJA
Safeguarding Correctional Facilities and Public Safety by Addressing Contraband Cellphones Program5/11/2020BJA
Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative5/11/2020BJA
Strategies for Policing Innovation5/12/2020BJA
Innovations in Reentry Initiative: Building System Capacity & Testing Strategies to Reduce Recidivism5/12/2020BJA
Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program5/18/2020BJA
Innovative Prosecution Solutions Training and Technical Assistance Program5/18/2020BJA
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program5/18/2020BJA
National Center on Restorative Justice5/21/2020BJA
Law Enforcement National Initiative for Improving Investigations: Supporting State and Local Crime Gun Intelligence Centers Training and Technical Assistance5/22/2020BJA
Collaborative Mental Health and Anti-Recidivism Initiative5/22/2020BJA
Second Chance Act Evaluation Participation Support5/28/2020BJA
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program State Formula Solicitation5/29/2020BJA
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program5/29/2020BJA
Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Solicitation6/1/2020BJA
Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program6/1/2020BJA
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program6/5/2020BJA
Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership6/8/2020BJA
Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime6/8/2020BJA
Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program6/9/2020BJA
Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative: Outcomes-based Contracting To Lower Recidivism and Address Substance Use Disorders Through Reentry and Housing Services6/9/2020BJA
Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction Program6/11/2020BJA
Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program6/15/2020BJA
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (SAFE-ITR) Program6/15/2020BJA
Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence6/15/2020BJA
Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA6/16/2020BJA
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive6/19/2020BJA
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula6/19/2020BJA
State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program7/31/2020BJA
DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)8/7/2020BJA
Law Enforcement Training & Technical Assistance Response Center8/10/2020BJA
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Formula Solicitation8/19/2020BJA
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS) and National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP), Reference Years (RY) 2020-20244/14/2020BJS
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)4/16/2020BJS
Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole (ASPP), Reference Years (RY) 2020-20244/21/2020BJS
NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)4/23/2020BJS
State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers4/30/2020BJS
National Pretrial Reporting Program (NPRP) 20206/2/2020BJS
National Institute of Justice
Research Assistantship Program1/25/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention4/1/2020NIJ
Research into Immigration and Crime4/1/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation of Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes4/8/2020NIJ
Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence4/13/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Policing4/13/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on School Safety4/13/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women4/13/2020NIJ
Graduate Research Fellowship4/15/2020NIJ
Native Student Travel Scholarship Program: Connecting Science to Crime and Justice4/15/2020NIJ
Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals4/20/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons4/20/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime4/20/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluations of Victims of Crime4/20/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System4/29/2020NIJ
Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants5/4/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives5/5/2020NIJ
Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories5/18/2020NIJ
Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes5/18/2020NIJ
Research on Juvenile Reoffending5/18/2020NIJ
Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Sex Trafficking of Minors5/26/2020NIJ
National Youth Gang Survey5/26/2020NIJ
Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime5/26/2020NIJ
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach5/26/2020NIJ
National Center on Forensics6/5/2020NIJ
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children3/10/2020OJJDP
Title II Formula Grants Programvarious datesOJJDP
Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program3/30/2020OJJDP
Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals3/31/2020OJJDP
Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense4/6/2020OJJDP
National Gang Center4/6/2020OJJDP
Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program4/6/2020OJJDP
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Support4/6/2020OJJDP
Training and Technical Assistance to Expand Children's Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities4/7/2020OJJDP
Tribal Children's Advocacy Center Expansion Initiative for Child Abuse Victims4/7/2020OJJDP
Family Drug Court Program4/8/2020OJJDP
Alaska Children's Advocacy Center Expansion Initiative for Child Abuse Victims4/8/2020OJJDP
National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program4/9/2020OJJDP
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans4/9/2020OJJDP
Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative4/13/2020OJJDP
Alaska Native Youth Training and Technical Assistance Project4/13/2020OJJDP
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program4/13/2020OJJDP
Supporting Effective Interventions for Adolescent Sex Offenders and Children with Sexual Behavior Problems4/14/2020OJJDP
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative4/20/2020OJJDP
Delinquency Prevention Program4/21/2020OJJDP
Juvenile Justice System Enhancements4/27/2020OJJDP
Reducing the Use of Isolation in Juvenile Facilities4/27/2020OJJDP
Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence4/27/2020OJJDP
Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program4/28/2020OJJDP
Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program5/4/2020OJJDP
Preventing Trafficking of Girls5/26/2020OJJDP
Comprehensive Anti-Gang Programs for Youth5/26/2020OJJDP
Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System6/1/2020OJJDP
Office for Victims of Crime
Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking2/3/2020OVC
State Victim Liaison Project4/9/2020OVC
Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program4/20/2020OVC
Crime Victim Compensation Program Assessment4/20/2020OVC
Crime Victims' Rights Legal Clinics4/27/2020OVC
Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting4/30/2020OVC
Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims5/4/2020OVC
Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation5/5/2020OVC
Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus5/7/2020OVC
Training for Law Enforcement to Improve Identification of and Response to Elder Fraud Victims5/11/2020OVC
Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime5/12/2020OVC
Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking5/14/2020OVC
Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking5/18/2020OVC
Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking5/18/2020OVC
VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow5/18/2020OVC
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking5/18/2020OVC
Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking5/18/2020OVC
Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime5/26/2020OVC
Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project5/26/2020OVC
Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking5/29/2020OVC
Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program5/29/2020OVC
Targeted Training and Technical Assistance for VOCA Victim Assistance and Compensation Administrators 6/1/2020OVC
VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant6/1/2020OVC
VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant6/1/2020OVC
Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program6/15/2020OVC
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
SORNA Training and Technical Assistance Program4/9/2020SMART
Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program4/14/2020SMART
Other Funding Opportunities
Review and Validation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool4/24/2020NIJ
NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program for Law Enforcement Officers5/1/2020NIJ
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Civilians Program5/1/2020NIJ
Closed Challenges – Fiscal Year 2020
No closed Challenges

Archived Funding Opportunities

Date Created: January 31, 2024