BJA FY25 Invited to Apply - Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172595
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,400,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to operate the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resource Center. This opportunity supports the Department's auditing responsibilities to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual victimization of adults and juveniles in confinement settings. Applicants must demonstrate organizational experience, management capacity, and collaborative partnerships with correctional agencies and facilities. The evaluation will assess merit, programmatic viability, budget reasonableness, and organizational risk factors, with the final award decision made by the Assistant Attorney General. The application deadline is May 6, 2026, with all submissions required through the JustGrants system.
Historical award amounts under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) have ranged from approximately $15,000 to $7.4 million, with typical awards falling between $50,000 and $500,000 and performance periods lasting two to four years. Recent significant awards include $7.4 million to Impact Justice for operation of the National PREA Resource Center and $3.4 million to the Urban Institute for microgrant administration. Work will be performed at correctional facilities and related justice agencies throughout the United States, serving state, local, and tribal governments as well as nonprofit organizations focused on PREA compliance and reducing sexual abuse in confinement settings.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY25 Invited to Apply - Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center. This opportunity supports BJA and the PREA Management Office (PMO) to carry out the Department of Justice's auditing responsibilities, as defined in the PREA Statute and the PREA Standards, to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual victimization of adults and juveniles in confinement.
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