NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program | O NIJ 2022 171255

Opportunity Information: Apply for O NIJ 2022 171255

The NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program is a Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs funding opportunity administered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). It supports a set of congressionally designated (earmarked) projects funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103). The overall purpose of this funding stream is to improve how the criminal justice system functions, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist victims of crime (excluding direct victim compensation). The opportunity is framed within OJP priorities that emphasize promoting civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, strengthening community safety, supporting victims and justice-involved individuals, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the community.

This opportunity is not a broad, open competition. Eligibility is restricted to the specific organizations and projects named in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) referenced by the Act. In practical terms, only the entities explicitly listed in the JES as the intended recipients for designated Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants are allowed to apply. A key administrative requirement is that the applicant's legal name (or officially registered "doing business as" name) tied to its Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in the System for Award Management (SAM) must exactly match the recipient name shown in the JES. If the SAM registration name and the JES recipient name do not align, the application can be deemed ineligible even if the organization is otherwise the intended recipient.

Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which generally indicates NIJ expects to have substantial involvement in the project during the award period (for example, through collaboration, approvals, or ongoing coordination depending on the project design and terms). The opportunity is categorized under science and technology and other research and development, reflecting NIJ's role as DOJ's research, development, and evaluation arm, although the specific activities supported depend on what Congress designated for each named project.

The statutory authority for the awards is the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022 within Public Law 117-103. The appropriations language cited in the opportunity description references a total of $184,707,000 set aside for discretionary grants to improve criminal justice functioning, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist crime victims (other than compensation), and specifies that funds must be used for the projects and amounts listed under the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants heading in the explanatory statement incorporated by reference into the Act.

A notable condition applies to all recipients and subrecipients, including any for-profit entity involved at any tier: they must forgo any profit or management fee. This means budgets for contractors or subrecipients cannot include profit margins or management fees as separate line items; costs must be tied to allowable, allocable project expenses under award rules rather than revenue-generating structures.

Key listing details include the opportunity number O-NIJ-2022-171255, CFDA number 16.753, and an original application closing date of May 25, 2022. The award ceiling listed is $5,000,000. The posting indicates it is an earmark opportunity and that expected award information is tied to the designated projects rather than an open forecast of competitive awards.

• The National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.753.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-04-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-05-25. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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