Grant Details:
Amount: $3,000,000 over 24 months
Open Date for Application: 12/13/2011
Application Due Date: TBA

Description: 

Overview:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Office is pleased to announce that it is seeking applicants to serve as a national partner to provide survivor peer support, counseling, services, and resources to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers nationwide. This announcement furthers the Department’s mission by enhancing and expediting the submission, review, and processing of PSOB Death claims on behalf of thousands of survivors of America’s law enforcement officers who fall in the line of duty each year, and by enhancing national peer support and counseling programs to assist families of these public safety officers who have died in the line of duty.

Funding priorities:
Minimum deliverables include the design, development, and sustainment of a wide range of peer support and counseling programs and related resources to assist families of law enforcement officers, including federal, state, local, and tribal departments in every state and territory, who have died in the line of duty. These programs should be based on recognized practices and models for support and counseling programs, while also identifying new ways to enhance services to families of America’s fallen law enforcement officers.  See formal announcement for specific deliverables.

Eligibility:
Applicants are limited to for-profit organizations and nonprofit organizations with significant experience in designing and delivering support and resources at the national level for survivors of fallen law enforcement officers. Demonstrated knowledge of the PSOB Programs and related public safety and survivor initiatives is essential. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. 

Register and apply:
Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. OJP encourages applicants to register with Grants.gov several weeks before the application submission deadline. The deadline to apply for funding under this announcement is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on February 9, 2012. See the “How to Apply” section on page 8 of full announcement for more details. Please note that while the deadline for submission is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on February 9, 2012, staff assistance through the BJA Justice Information Center is only available until 8:00 p.m. eastern time (see “Contact Information” on the title page for more information about BJA’s Justice Information Center).

For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1–877–927–5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat.

Full Announcement

Organization Information:
Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/index.html

Contact Information:
Contact Email: JIC@telesishq.com
Contact Phone: 1–877–927–5657

More Information:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/psob/psob­_main.html