BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards (RISS ONLY) | O BJA 2022 171398

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This grant opportunity, titled "BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards (RISS ONLY)," is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) solicitation under the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP). It is designed specifically to provide continuation funding for a limited set of projects that were already funded by BJA in prior years, and it is restricted to the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) program context. The solicitation is not open to the general public; only organizations or entities that received a formal invitation letter from BJA are eligible to apply. In practice, that means the invitation letter is the gatekeeper for eligibility and participation, and applicants should rely on that letter for the specific instructions and project identification tied to their prior award.

The overarching policy framing is aligned with OJP priorities that emphasize civil rights and racial equity, improved access to justice, support for crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, stronger community safety, protection against evolving public safety threats, and the building of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. While those priorities describe the values and outcomes OJP intends to advance, the operational purpose of this particular solicitation is narrower: it exists to extend funding for specific, previously approved BJA initiatives rather than to launch new projects or invite broad competition. Continuation funding typically supports ongoing staffing, operations, deliverables, or expansion activities that were part of the original project design, provided the work remains aligned with the approved scope and performance expectations.

The opportunity is categorized as continuation funding and uses a grant as the funding instrument. It falls under the funding activity category of Law, Justice, and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA number 16.610 (the BJA program listing used for many justice assistance grants). The posted award ceiling is $5,900,000, and BJA anticipated making up to 6 awards under this invitation-only continuation process. The time window reflected in the posting is very short, with a creation date of July 11, 2022, and an original closing date of July 13, 2022, which is consistent with an invited, non-competitive continuation action where applicants have already been identified and are generally continuing established work.

Because this is a continuation solicitation, BJA indicates that all guidelines and funding rules remain the same as those governing the originally funded project. That means applicants are expected to follow the original programmatic requirements, allowable cost rules, special conditions, reporting and performance measurement obligations, and any other terms and conditions that applied to the prior award, unless BJA specifies updates in the invitation or related guidance. In effect, the continuation application is typically about demonstrating ongoing need and progress, confirming the plan and budget for the next period of performance, and showing continued compliance with the prior award structure rather than proposing an entirely new approach.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the key clarification that eligibility is further defined by the invitation-only nature of the solicitation. The controlling requirement is receipt of a BJA letter inviting the organization to apply. If an organization did not receive that letter, it should assume it is not eligible for this funding round, even if it would otherwise fall within a category that might be eligible under other BJA solicitations.

For statutory authority, the solicitation instructs applicants to reference the specific authority cited in their invitation letter. In other words, the legal authority is not stated generically in the public synopsis; it is individualized to the invited applicant and the prior award mechanism. Applicants should therefore use the statute(s) identified in the BJA invitation letter when completing forms, narratives, or compliance sections that request the authorizing authority for the award.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards (RISS ONLY)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.610.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 11, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 13, 2022. (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 $5,900,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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