BJA FY25 Invited to Apply - Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172303
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $126,888
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Points of contact
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- Jonathan Faley jonathan.faley@usdoj.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The BJA FY25 Invited to Apply - Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program is a federal grant opportunity from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding seeks to provide support to state and local governments for responding to extraordinary law enforcement emergencies where state and local resources are inadequate to protect lives, property, and enforce criminal law. Key requirements include that the situation must be of serious or epidemic proportions, and the applicant must demonstrate the need for federal assistance. The application deadline is January 14, 2025, with a very short turnaround time.
Federal Grant Awards under this program have ranged from approximately $15,000 to $6 million, with most awards falling between $100,000 and $1 million. Award periods generally span 6 to 24 months. Recent awards have supported responses to mass shootings and other major law enforcement incidents across the country. The funding can be used for a variety of purposes, including overtime, equipment, operations, and costs related to investigations and community support.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to provide funding for emergency situations in which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens and/or to enforce criminal law. BJA is authorized to distribute funds to help offset the costs of an adequate response to an uncommon situation that requires law enforcement, that is or threatens to become of serious or epidemic proportions, and with respect to which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens or to enforce the criminal law.
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