BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards | O BJA 2021 33003

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), within the U.S. Department of Justice, issued this grant opportunity as a continuation funding solicitation for a limited set of previously funded projects. Titled "BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards," the program is designed to provide additional support to specific BJA initiatives that are already underway, allowing selected recipients to continue implementing the same work that was approved and funded under an earlier award. This is not an open competition; it is an invite-only opportunity intended to maintain momentum, sustain deliverables, and extend project outcomes that align with BJA priorities under the original awards.

Eligibility is restricted to organizations and entities that received a formal invitation letter from BJA. In practice, that means applicants cannot self-nominate or apply unless BJA has specifically invited them to do so. The listing notes "Others" as eligible applicants, with the key clarification being that eligibility is defined by the invitation letter rather than by a broad applicant class. Applicants should rely on the invitation letter and the original project documents to confirm that they are an eligible invited entity and to understand any continuation-specific instructions BJA may have provided.

The solicitation uses the grant funding instrument type and is categorized as continuation funding. It is associated with CFDA number 16.738, and the activity category is listed as Affordable Care Act. The funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2021-33003. The opportunity was created on July 29, 2021, with an original closing date of August 27, 2021, establishing a relatively short application window consistent with continuation awards where project scope and requirements are largely already established.

Funding levels indicate that awards could be substantial, with an award ceiling of up to $10,000,000, and BJA anticipated making about 20 awards. While these figures communicate the maximum potential award size and the expected number of awards, the actual continuation amount for any given applicant would typically depend on the remaining project needs, performance to date, available appropriations, and the terms and budget parameters set out in the original award and the invitation letter.

Programmatically, the most important feature of this solicitation is that "all guidelines and funding rules are the same as the original funded project." This means the continuation application is generally expected to stay within the approved scope, goals, deliverables, and allowable cost framework already negotiated under the initial award. Applicants should expect to follow the same program guidance, reporting expectations, special conditions, and budget allowability rules tied to the original initiative, updating only what is necessary to justify and plan the next budget period (for example, progress to date, revised timelines, updated staffing or procurement needs, and an updated budget narrative that remains consistent with the approved scope).

For statutory authority, BJA instructs applicants to reference the specific authority cited in the applicant invitation letter. In other words, the governing statutory authority is not restated in the public synopsis and must be taken directly from the letter BJA sent to the invited applicant. Any continuation application should mirror that citation exactly and align the continuation request with the same legal authority used for the underlying award, since that authority is what supports BJA's ability to extend funding for the initiative.

In summary, this opportunity is a targeted continuation grant from BJA for invited prior award recipients only, intended to extend and complete ongoing BJA initiative work under the same rules as the original award. Key details include the DOJ/BJA issuing agency, opportunity number O-BJA-2021-33003, CFDA 16.738, a July 29, 2021 posting date, an August 27, 2021 deadline, an award ceiling of $10 million, and an expected 20 awards, with statutory authority to be cited exactly as provided in the BJA invitation letter.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the affordable care act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards" 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 Jul 29, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 27, 2021. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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