BJA FY 22 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement
and the community.
The John R.
Justice (JRJ) Grant Program (also referred to as the John R.
Justice Student Loan Repayment Program or JRJSLRP) makes funding available to a state agency designated by the governor to improve the retention of local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors ("beneficiaries").
States receiving funding administer statewide JRJ programs by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries at the state level.
Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional 3 years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.
Statutory Authority:
34 U.S.C.
§ 10671
The John R.
Justice (JRJ) Grant Program (also referred to as the John R.
Justice Student Loan Repayment Program or JRJSLRP) makes funding available to a state agency designated by the governor to improve the retention of local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors ("beneficiaries").
States receiving funding administer statewide JRJ programs by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries at the state level.
Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional 3 years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.
Statutory Authority:
34 U.S.C.
§ 10671
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171016
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Applicants are limited to state and U. S. territory government agencies designated by their governor (or the mayor of the District of Columbia) to administer the JRJ Grant Program.
The states, territories, and the District of Columbia will make loan payments directly to the institutions holding loans on behalf of eligible beneficiaries.
Eligible allocations under the JRJ Program are posted annually on the JRJ web page.
For the purposes of the JRJ Program, the beneficiaries that are eligible can be found on the JRJ web page.
For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding.
To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law.
The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward.
For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171016
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Technical Assistance
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-04-25
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2011-05-11
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