BJA FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The BJA FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), designed to strengthen how jurisdictions respond to sexual assault occurring in confinement settings. The core purpose is to help state, local, and tribal agencies build and expand their capacity to investigate these incidents thoroughly and to prosecute them more effectively. In practical terms, the program is aimed at reducing the frequency of sexual assaults in jails, prisons, and other confinement facilities by improving investigative practices, strengthening case development, and increasing the likelihood that cases can be successfully prosecuted.

Funding under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) can be used by state agencies, law enforcement entities, and prosecutorial agencies to support investigative and prosecutorial activities specifically tied to sexual assaults in confinement facilities. The emphasis is on activities that directly improve outcomes, such as enhancing investigative workflows, improving coordination between investigators and prosecutors, and building the specialized expertise needed to handle these cases (which often involve unique evidentiary, safety, and institutional challenges). The program frames success around two linked outcomes: fewer incidents of sexual assault in confinement and higher rates of successful prosecutions when assaults occur.

Eligible applicants include a broad set of government and quasi-government entities that typically play a role in criminal investigations and prosecutions. These include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The opportunity also explicitly aligns with applicants such as state and local prosecuting agencies, other units of local government, and publicly funded law enforcement agencies. The funding category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the CFDA (Assistance Listing) number associated with this opportunity is 16.735.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified as "BJA FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program" with the funding opportunity number O-BJA-2025-172506. The funding instrument is a grant. The NOFO was created on March 26, 2026, and the original application closing date is May 4, 2026. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $2,000,000 per award. The listing notes "Expected Awards:" but does not provide a number in the source data provided, so applicants should treat the number of awards as unspecified based on this excerpt and consult the full NOFO for any later updates, funding availability, and selection details.

Overall, this BJA program is meant for agencies that are positioned to move cases from report to investigation to prosecution, and that can demonstrate a clear plan to improve their operational capacity in this niche but critical area. The intended impact is both immediate and structural: improving how incidents are investigated and charged today, while also building lasting expertise and systems that make confinement facilities safer and accountability more achievable over time.

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