BJA FY25 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Program | O BJA 2025 172310

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The BJA FY25 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Program is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) discretionary grant opportunity designed to fund organizations that can deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) to jurisdictions implementing crisis intervention and gun violence reduction efforts. The main purpose is to strengthen how states and local partners carry out activities supported under the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP), with an emphasis on practical support that improves implementation quality, consistency, and outcomes across funded sites.

This award specifically targets TTA support for current and past Byrne SCIP Formula grantees, including those funded under the FY22 and FY24 Byrne SCIP Formula Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs), and it is also intended to support future Byrne SCIP Formula recipients as new cohorts are funded. In other words, the funded TTA providers are expected to function as a backbone resource that helps multiple rounds of SCIP grantees plan, launch, improve, and sustain their crisis intervention court proceedings and related initiatives over time, rather than supporting only a single one-off project.

A key feature of this opportunity is that it also extends beyond SCIP-only recipients to include support for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program recipients. This is tied to changes made by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which updated the JAG authorizing statute to explicitly include implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives as an allowable program area. The scope of those related initiatives is broad and may include, but is not limited to, mental health courts, treatment courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs. Because many jurisdictions rely on JAG as a flexible funding source, the TTA provider is expected to help translate statutory changes and program expectations into workable on-the-ground strategies for both SCIP and JAG-funded efforts.

Another major component is the reporting and evaluation requirement added for grants awarded under Byrne SCIP programs or initiatives. That means this TTA effort is not just about training practitioners; it is also about helping grantees build the capacity to track what they are doing, document outputs and outcomes, and meet federal reporting expectations. In practice, this often involves creating or improving performance measurement approaches, offering tools and templates, helping sites define meaningful metrics, and assisting with data quality, consistency, and use of findings for continuous improvement.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that BJA expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as ongoing coordination, shared problem-solving, and alignment with federal priorities and guidance. The opportunity number is O-BJA-2025-172310, the assistance listing (CFDA) number is 16.738, and the activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. The application closing date is March 12, 2025, and the opportunity was created on January 7, 2025.

Awards are capped at $1,500,000 (award ceiling), and BJA expects to make up to three awards. This structure suggests BJA may fund multiple TTA providers to cover different aspects of SCIP/JAG implementation support, such as specialized topic areas, regional coverage, or distinct deliverables (for example, a mix of training development, peer learning communities, intensive site-level assistance, and evaluation support).

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), as well as other entities listed under "Others." The description also highlights that public, state, and private institutions of higher education, including tribal institutions of higher education, are relevant participants when they have demonstrated expertise and experience managing TTA for evidence-based criminal justice programs. Overall, the applicant profile BJA is looking for is an organization with a strong track record in designing and delivering evidence-informed training, providing hands-on implementation support to justice-system partners, and helping grantees meet performance measurement, reporting, and evaluation expectations tied to crisis intervention and court-related programming.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY25 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-12. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others.

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