BJA FY 19 Comprehensive Corrections Training and Technical Assistance | BJA 2019 15088

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2019 15088

The BJA FY 19 Comprehensive Corrections Training and Technical Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2019 15088) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to have an active role in shaping or overseeing key aspects of the work as it is carried out. The purpose of the program is to provide comprehensive, high-quality training and technical assistance (often referred to as TTA) to BJA grantees and to criminal justice practitioners. The overall goal is practical and outcomes-focused: strengthen the delivery of correctional services and improve public safety by improving results for people who are detained or incarcerated in correctional facilities.

In plain terms, the program is aimed at helping correctional systems and professionals do their jobs better through structured support such as trainings, guidance, tools, and hands-on assistance. The emphasis is not only on agency performance, but also on measurable improvements in outcomes for individuals in custody, which can include safer facilities, better service delivery, and practices that reduce negative downstream impacts once individuals return to the community. While the notice is broad, it clearly frames corrections improvement as a public safety strategy, suggesting that better correctional practices and better outcomes for confined populations are tied to reduced harm, improved stability, and more effective justice system operations.

Eligible applicants cover a wide range of organizations capable of delivering large-scale training and technical assistance. These include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). This eligibility mix signals that BJA is open to universities, research and training centers, specialized technical assistance providers, professional associations, and private-sector firms that have the expertise and infrastructure to support corrections-related capacity building.

The opportunity was created on June 6, 2019, with an original application deadline of July 31, 2019. The award ceiling listed is $7,300,000, and BJA anticipated making up to 8 awards. This indicates a relatively significant investment per award in many cases, consistent with the expectations of a national or multi-site TTA provider that can support numerous jurisdictions or grantees at once, develop curricula, deliver repeated trainings, and provide ongoing technical assistance rather than one-time events.

The funding activity categories associated with the opportunity are broad and span community development, education, employment and training, humanities (cultural affairs), information and statistics, law/justice/legal services, and science and technology or other research and development. That breadth reflects how corrections training and technical assistance often touches multiple domains at the same time: improving operational practice, staff development, data and performance measurement, program design and evaluation, and coordination with community-based services. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 16.812, which is commonly used for BJA criminal justice assistance activities.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a capacity-building initiative rather than direct service funding for a single facility or jurisdiction. BJA is seeking capable providers to deliver structured, expert-driven training and technical assistance that helps corrections practitioners and BJA-funded sites implement better practices, strengthen program delivery, and ultimately improve safety and outcomes for incarcerated and detained individuals, with the broader intent of supporting more effective and safer correctional systems.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the community development, education, employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics, law, justice and legal services, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 19 Comprehensive Corrections Training and Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.812.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2019. (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 $7,300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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