FY 21 BJA Visiting Fellows Program | O BJA 2021 52002

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2021 52002

The FY 21 BJA Visiting Fellows Program is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), designed to bring experienced and emerging leaders into close collaboration with DOJ staff to help shape national criminal justice policy and practice. The program is built around DOJ priorities that include promoting civil rights, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims, protecting the public from both traditional crime and evolving threats, and strengthening trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In practical terms, BJA uses these fellowships to pull in specialized expertise and real-world perspective so that new strategies, programs, and guidance developed at the federal level are more informed by data, research, and on-the-ground experience.

Awards under this program fund visiting fellowships that run for a total of 24 months. A central feature is an in-person residency at BJA in Washington, D.C., lasting at least 9 to 12 months, which is intended to support deep integration with BJA operations and direct engagement with DOJ leadership, staff, and partner offices. During the fellowship term, fellows are expected to make meaningful policy and program contributions in priority areas of criminal justice practice, and to provide hands-on support that may include stakeholder outreach, applied research and analysis, interpretation of data and trends, and subject-matter guidance that helps BJA refine existing initiatives or design new ones that benefit the broader field.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a more active federal role during the project period than a standard grant, with ongoing collaboration between the recipient and BJA. The opportunity sits within the Law, Justice, and Legal Services activity category and is associated with multiple CFDA numbers (16.585, 16.735, 16.738, 16.745, 16.812, 16.817), reflecting its connection to several BJA program areas. The maximum award amount listed is $350,000, and BJA anticipated making up to 12 awards.

Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); individuals; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, along with other entities as clarified in the program’s additional eligibility guidance. The opportunity was created on July 2, 2021, with an original application closing date of August 2, 2021, under funding opportunity number O-BJA-2021-52002. Overall, the program functions as a two-year talent-and-impact pipeline: it places fellows in a position to contribute directly to federal criminal justice initiatives while also expanding leadership capacity and cross-development opportunities between DOJ and practitioners and researchers in the field.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 21 BJA Visiting Fellows Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.585, 16.735, 16.738, 16.745, 16.812, 16.817.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 02, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 02, 2021. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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