BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program | O BJA 2024 171896

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2024 171896

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), within the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP), is offering a targeted, invitation-only grant under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program to help cover response-related costs tied to a specific law enforcement emergency. This opportunity is intended to reimburse or offset expenses connected to the emergency that occurred in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27, 2023, in situations where state and local resources were not sufficient to fully protect lives and property or to enforce criminal law. The broader purpose of EFLEA is to provide federal support when an uncommon or extraordinary incident requires a substantial law enforcement response and the event is, or could become, serious in scale or impact.

This is a discretionary grant (not a formula award), with funding aligned to the Law, Justice and Legal Services category and listed under CFDA 16.824. The solicitation is structured for a single award, with an expected award count of 1 and an award ceiling of $123,677. The opportunity was created on November 7, 2023, and had an original closing date of November 14, 2023, reflecting that it is a narrowly scoped, time-sensitive funding action rather than an open, broad competition.

Eligibility is restricted to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, which is identified as the eligible applicant for this solicitation. In practice, this means other agencies and organizations are not eligible to apply directly under this specific posting, even if they were involved in the response. However, the notice also highlights a key financial condition that applies to any downstream funding arrangements: all recipients and subrecipients, including any for-profit organization, must forgo any profit or management fee. That requirement is designed to ensure the funds are used strictly to cover allowable response costs rather than generating profit.

OJP frames this funding within its larger mission priorities, emphasizing that funded work should be consistent with efforts to advance civil rights and racial equity, expand access to justice, support victims of crime and people impacted by the justice system, strengthen community safety, protect the public from evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. While the grant is focused on a particular emergency event, these priorities signal how DOJ expects the response and related activities to be carried out and documented, including attention to fairness, accountability, and community confidence in public safety institutions.

In short, this grant opportunity is a limited, invited-to-apply EFLEA award meant to help Tennessee cover eligible costs stemming from the March 27, 2023 Nashville law enforcement emergency, with a capped award amount, a single anticipated awardee, and a strict no-profit/no-management-fee condition for any recipient or subrecipient use of funds.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.824.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-11-14. (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 $123,677.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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