BJA FY24 National PREA Resource Center – Invited to Apply | O BJA 2024 172071

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering a FY24 cooperative agreement to continue supporting the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Function through the National PREA Resource Center (PRC). This opportunity is aimed at sustaining and strengthening the national infrastructure that helps confinement facilities prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, while also helping jurisdictions implement and maintain compliance with the PREA Standards. The PRC’s role is centered on delivering training and technical assistance to state, local, and tribal corrections and law enforcement professionals, as well as victim advocates and other stakeholders involved in protecting people in confinement settings.

The core purpose of the funding is to maintain mission-critical work tied specifically to PREA auditing. The solicitation highlights several key areas of work: improving and updating the PREA Audit Instrument (the tool auditors use to assess compliance with PREA Standards), conducting activities connected to the PREA Audit Oversight Program, and administering the systems that support the audit process nationwide. In practical terms, this includes the operational backbone needed to manage audits consistently and credibly, such as processes, documentation, and platforms that help coordinate audits and track related information. Another central component is auditor development: the award supports training, certifying, and recertifying PREA auditors to ensure the auditor pool remains qualified, current on standards and guidance, and capable of carrying out audits with reliability and integrity.

This grant is categorized under “Other” and falls within the Law, Justice, and Legal Services activity area, with CFDA number 16.735. The funding opportunity title is “BJA FY24 National PREA Resource Center - Invited to Apply,” and the funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2024-172071. The application deadline listed is April 12, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 5, 2024. BJA anticipates making a single award, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000.

Eligibility for this opportunity is narrowly limited. Only Impact Justice, as the invited applicant that received an official invitation letter from BJA, is eligible to apply. Any eligibility conditions or requirements are tied to that invitation letter, which is the controlling document for who may submit an application under this solicitation.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 National PREA Resource Center – Invited to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.735.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-12. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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