Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2023 171643
The BJA FY 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2023-171643) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. It is built around DOJ/OJP priorities that emphasize civil rights and racial equity, stronger access to justice, improved support for victims and people impacted by the justice system, safer communities, and greater trust between community members and law enforcement. The program is specifically aimed at helping community-based organizations and civil rights organizations design and carry out comprehensive, community-driven strategies to prevent hate crimes and improve how communities respond when hate incidents occur.
At its core, the solicitation funds practical, on-the-ground approaches that address hate crimes from multiple angles rather than relying on a single intervention. Funded work is expected to align with four main goals: preventing hate crimes before they happen; increasing community awareness and strengthening resiliency, preparedness, healing, and recovery after incidents; encouraging and enabling more victim reporting of hate incidents (including addressing common barriers such as fear, distrust, language access issues, immigration-related concerns, and lack of clarity about what to report); and improving responses to hate crimes when they occur. The emphasis on prevention and healing makes clear that the program is not only about enforcement outcomes, but also about community capacity, victim support, and long-term harm reduction.
The grant uses the “Grant” funding instrument type and is categorized under a humanities-related activity area (listed as Humanities, with a note to see Cultural Affairs in CFDA). The CFDA number associated with the program is 16.047. While the subject matter is public safety, the way the program is framed signals an expectation that applicants may incorporate education, community engagement, and culturally competent outreach as part of comprehensive anti-hate strategies.
Eligibility is broad and includes several types of organizations that commonly serve communities and victims or have the capacity to run public-facing initiatives. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (also other than institutions of higher education), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), and additional applicants as allowed under the solicitation’s “Additional Information on Eligibility” section. In practice, this kind of eligibility structure is designed to include both established victim-service or civil rights nonprofits and community-based groups that may be closer to impacted populations, as well as universities that can support research-informed programming, training, evaluation, or convening.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is $1,000,000 per award, and BJA anticipated making about 15 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity was created on March 6, 2023, and the original closing date was May 17, 2023. These details indicate a competitive national program with a moderate number of awards and a relatively high maximum award amount, which is consistent with projects that may combine outreach, training, partnership-building, victim support improvements, and coordinated response planning across multiple stakeholders.
Overall, this opportunity is meant to help communities build stronger local ecosystems for hate crime prevention and response. Competitive proposals would typically be expected to show a clear understanding of local needs, credible partnerships (often across community groups, civil rights organizations, victim service providers, and justice system stakeholders), and a plan that improves both trust and practical outcomes such as reporting pathways, coordinated response protocols, and community education and healing supports.Apply for O BJA 2023 171643
- 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 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.047.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 06, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2023. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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