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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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support the families of fallen and catastrophically injured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders with support with filing applications for federal benefits for line-of-duty deaths and catastrophic injuries. This program also provides survivor peer support and counseling services and resources to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders nationwide, and recognizes families and fallen officers at memorial events Statutory Authority: 34 U.S.C. § 10281(a) (Death Benefits); 34 U.S.C. § 10283 (National programs for families of public safety officers who have sustained fatal or catastrophic injury in the line of duty)
Funding Opportunity Number: O-BJA-2023-171836. Assistance Listing: 16.571. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: LJL. Award Amount: Up to $1.8M per award.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). The Concerns for Police Survivors and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation received an official invitation letter from BJA and are the only entities eligible to apply. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $1.8M per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 10, 2023, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply- Continuation of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) National Law Enforcement Survivor Support and National Firefighter and First Responder Survivor Support Programs is offered by Bureau of Justice Assistance and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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