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Past Funding Opportunities

The below list captures OJP solicitations and challenges that closed during the current fiscal year.  You may also access archived funding opportunities using the list of links below.  If you are looking for current funding opportunities, access the Current Funding Opportunities page.

  • Closed Solicitations
    Solicitations are OJP's competitive and formula/block grant funding opportunity announcements.
  • Closed Challenges
    Challenges are technical, scientific, ideation, and creative competitions where the U.S. government seeks innovative solutions from the public, bringing the best ideas and talent together to solve mission-centric problems.
  • Archived Funding Opportunities

Closed Solicitations – Fiscal Year 2024

SolicitationDeadlineProgram Office
Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance SolicitationGrants.gov: 3/5/2024; JustGrants: 3/12/2024DOJ
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Invited to Apply Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) ProgramGrants.gov: 11/14/2023; JustGrants: 11/15/2023BJA
Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustments to BJA Previously Funded AwardsGrants.gov: 11/16/2023; JustGrants: 11/17/2023BJA
Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 3Grants.gov: 1/25/2024; JustGrants: 2/2/2024BJA
Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustments to BJA Previously Funded Awards 2Grants.gov: 1/29/2024; JustGrants: 2/14/2024BJA
Invited to Apply Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program 1Grants.gov: 4/9/2024; JustGrants: 4/11/2024BJA
Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System ProgramGrants.gov: 4/10/2024; JustGrants: 4/15/2024BJA
Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry ProgramGrants.gov: 4/25/2024; JustGrants: 4/30/2024BJA
Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 4Grants.gov: 4/25/2024; JustGrants: 4/30/2024BJA
Second Chance Act Pay for SuccessGrants.gov: 4/25/2024; JustGrants: 4/30/2024BJA
Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNAGrants.gov: 4/25/2024; JustGrants: 5/2/2024BJA
Community Supervision StrategiesGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024BJA
Postconviction Testing of DNA EvidenceGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024BJA
Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry ProgramGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024BJA
Smart Prosecution - Innovative Prosecution SolutionsGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024BJA
Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response ProgramGrants.gov: 5/1/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024BJA
Adult Treatment Court ProgramGrants.gov: 5/2/2024; JustGrants: 5/9/2024BJA
Presidential Nominating Conventions – Invited to ApplyGrants.gov: 4/26/2024; JustGrants: 5/10/2024BJA
Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in ReentryGrants.gov: 5/6/2024; JustGrants: 5/13/2024BJA
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration ProgramGrants.gov: 5/9/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024BJA
Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Internet of Things National Training and Technical Assistance ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Second Chance Act Smart Supervision ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Internet of Things National Training and Technical Assistance ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Second Chance Act Smart Supervision ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions ProgramGrants.gov: 5/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024BJA
Regional Information Sharing Systems - Invited to ApplyGrants.gov: 5/16/2024; JustGrants: 5/23/2024BJA
Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance (CVIPI TTA) - Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 7Grants.gov: 5/22/2024; JustGrants: 5/29/2024BJA
Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) ProgramGrants.gov: 5/22/2024; JustGrants: 6/3/2024BJA
Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) ProgramGrants.gov: 5/23/2024; JustGrants: 6/3/2024BJA
Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-BasedGrants.gov: 5/30/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024BJA
Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants ProgramGrants.gov: 6/6/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024BJA
Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 5Grants.gov: 6/7/2024; JustGrants: 6/12/2024BJA
Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 6Grants.gov: 6/7/2024; JustGrants: 6/12/2024BJA
Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product PiracyGrants.gov: 6/12/2024; JustGrants: 6/20/2024BJA
STOP School Violence Program Competitive SolicitationGrants.gov: 6/12/2024; JustGrants: 6/20/2024BJA
Enhancing Correctional Practices to Protect Vulnerable People: Technical Assistance and Microgrant ProgramGrants.gov: 6/13/2024; JustGrants: 6/20/2024BJA
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Communities ActGrants.gov: 5/6/2024; JustGrants: 5/13/2024BJS
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)Grants.gov: 5/13/2024; JustGrants: 5/20/2024BJS
National Institute of Justice
Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid OverdosesGrants.gov: 2/12/2024; JustGrants: 2/26/2024NIJ
Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism Research Center of ExcellenceGrants.gov: 2/15/2024; JustGrants: 2/29/2024NIJ
National Juvenile Court Data ArchiveGrants.gov: 3/5/2024; JustGrants: 3/19/2024NIJ
Research on School-Based Hate CrimesGrants.gov: 3/22/2024; JustGrants: 4/5/2024NIJ
Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older AdultsGrants.gov: 4/1/2024; JustGrants: 4/15/2024NIJ
Graduate Research FellowshipGrants.gov: 4/10/2024; JustGrants: 4/17/2024NIJ
Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice PurposesGrants.gov: 4/11/2024; JustGrants: 4/18/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic LaboratoriesGrants.gov: 4/15/2024; JustGrants: 4/22/2024NIJ
Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and CrimeGrants.gov: 4/18/2024; JustGrants: 4/29/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of CrimeGrants.gov: 4/17/2024; JustGrants: 5/1/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against WomenGrants.gov: 4/17/2024; JustGrants: 5/1/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in PersonsGrants.gov: 4/24/2024; JustGrants: 5/1/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass ShootingsGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Hate CrimesGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on the Impact of Technologies for Forensic Science ApplicationsGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024NIJ
Evaluation on DesistanceGrants.gov: 4/30/2024; JustGrants: 5/7/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on 911, Alternative Hotlines, and Alternative Responder ModelsGrants.gov: 4/30/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024NIJ
Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting InstituteGrants.gov: 4/30/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on CorrectionsGrants.gov: 5/7/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human TraffickingGrants.gov: 5/1/2024; JustGrants: 5/15/2024NIJ
Measurement of Community PerceptionsGrants.gov: 5/2/2024; JustGrants: 5/16/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and WorkforceGrants.gov: 5/8/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024NIJ
Research on Multidisciplinary TeamsGrants.gov: 5/8/2024; JustGrants: 5/22/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation of Policing PracticesGrants.gov: 5/20/2024; JustGrants: 5/23/2024NIJ
Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice TopicsGrants.gov: 5/21/2024; JustGrants: 5/23/2024NIJ
Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and PracticesGrants.gov: 5/14/2024; JustGrants: 5/28/2024NIJ
W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice SystemGrants.gov: 5/16/2024; JustGrants: 5/30/2024NIJ
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated parents and Their Minor ChildrenGrants.gov: 4/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024OJJDP
Enhancing Youth DefenseGrants.gov: 4/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024OJJDP
Second Chance Act Youth Reentry ProgramGrants.gov: 4/15/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024OJJDP
Family-Based Alternative Justice ProgramGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/13/2024OJJDP
National Mentoring ProgramsGrants.gov: 4/29/2024; JustGrants: 5/13/2024OJJDP
Emergency Planning Demonstration for Juvenile Justice Residential FacilitiesGrants.gov: 4/30/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024OJJDP
Opioid Affected Youth InitiativeGrants.gov: 4/30/2024; JustGrants: 5/14/2024OJJDP
Family Treatment Court ProgramGrants.gov: 5/6/2024; JustGrants: 5/20/2024OJJDP
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court ProgramGrants.gov: 5/14/2024; JustGrants: 5/28/2024OJJDP
Strengthening ICAC Technological Investigative CapacityGrants.gov: 5/14/2024; JustGrants: 5/28/2024OJJDP
Arts Programs for Justice-Involved YouthGrants.gov: 5/23/2024; JustGrants: 6/6/2024OJJDP
Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance MisuseGrants.gov: 5/23/2024; JustGrants: 6/6/2024OJJDP
Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice SystemGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024OJJDP
Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment InitiativeGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024OJJDP
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program - Invited to ApplyGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024OJJDP
Mentoring Programs for Youth in the Juvenile Justice SystemGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/11/2024OJJDP
Children's Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation ProgramGrants.gov: 6/10/2024; JustGrants: 6/24/2024OJJDP
Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court PersonnelGrants.gov: 6/10/2024; JustGrants: 6/24/2024OJJDP
Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth ViolenceGrants.gov: 6/10/2024; JustGrants: 6/24/2024OJJDP
Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated ParentsGrants.gov: 6/10/2024; JustGrants: 6/24/2024OJJDP
Office for Victims of Crime
Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human TraffickingGrants.gov: 4/8/2024; JustGrants: 4/22/2024OVC
Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human TraffickingGrants.gov: 4/8/2024; JustGrants: 4/22/2024OVC
Services for Victims of Human TraffickingGrants.gov: 4/8/2024; JustGrants: 4/22/2024OVC
Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human TraffickingGrants.gov: 4/24/2024; JustGrants: 5/6/2024OVC
Preventing Trafficking of GirlsGrants.gov: 4/24/2024; JustGrants: 5/8/2024OVC
Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance ProgramGrants.gov: 5/6/2024; JustGrants: 5/20/2024OVC
Training and Technical Assistance for Anti-Trafficking Service ProvidersGrants.gov: 5/6/2024; JustGrants: 5/20/2024OVC
VOCA Victim Assistance Formula GrantGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/4/2024OVC
VOCA Victim Compensation Formula GrantGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/4/2024OVC
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program - Invited to ApplyGrants.gov: 5/28/2024; JustGrants: 6/10/2024OVC
Human Trafficking Fellowship ProgramGrants.gov: 6/11/2024; JustGrants: 6/17/2024OVC
Pilot Program for Community Based Organizations in Underserved Communities to Build Capacity and Serve Adolescent and Youth Victims of TraffickingGrants.gov: 6/5/2024; JustGrants: 6/20/2024OVC
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
  • No expired SMART solicitations at this time
Other Funding Opportunities
  • No closed other funding opportunities at this time.
Closed Challenges – Fiscal Year 2024
  • No closed challenges at this time.


Archived Funding Opportunities

Date Modified: June 27, 2024
Date Created: January 21, 2020