Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2013 3476
Apply for BJA 2013 3476
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 9, 2013 and posted on Jan 9, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 11, 2013. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are PSN Task Force fiscal agents for the U.S. Attorney districts and federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. All fiscal agents must be certified by the relevant U.S. Attorney s Office (USAO). Eligible fiscal agents include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. For details on the fiscal agent certification process, see www.bja.gov/programs/psn/certprocess.html.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program, better known as Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), is a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant opportunity aimed at making neighborhoods safer by driving down crime tied to gun violence, gang activity, and repeat violent offenders. The central idea is that violence reduction works best when federal, state, local, and community partners operate as one coordinated effort rather than as separate programs. In each federal judicial district, the U.S. Attorney leads the work and is responsible for forming and guiding a PSN task force that brings together law enforcement and other key community stakeholders to plan and carry out targeted enforcement, intervention, and prevention strategies in the neighborhoods experiencing the most serious violence.
A defining part of PSN is its required use of five core elements: partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability. Partnerships emphasize formal collaboration across agencies and with community members. Strategic planning is focused on identifying the specific gun and gang drivers of violence in the district and selecting approaches that directly address those drivers. Training supports the people and agencies implementing PSN so they can apply effective practices. Outreach is intended to communicate with and involve the community, including messaging that supports deterrence and prevention. Accountability focuses on measuring performance and results, using data to track progress, and adjusting strategies when they are not producing the intended impact. The announcement points applicants to additional guidance on these design features through DOJ resources.
This particular funding round reflects a major shift in how PSN funds are distributed. Instead of the earlier formula-based approach, DOJ moved PSN into a competitive grant model. Under competition, applicants are expected to clearly demonstrate need and to use intelligence-led, data-driven, and evidence-based strategies, rather than relying on broad or generic anti-violence plans. Funding decisions are also influenced by performance and demonstrated results, with the intent of concentrating resources in places where violence is most acute and where proposed interventions are likely to achieve measurable reductions.
The opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 16.609 (Project Safe Neighborhoods). For FY 2013, the posted funding opportunity number is BJA 2013 3476, with a posted date of January 9, 2013, and an application deadline of March 11, 2013 (archived April 10, 2013). The maximum award amount listed is $500,000, with no stated minimum award floor. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to contribute a specific non-federal match as a condition of receiving the award.
Eligibility is built around the PSN task force structure. Eligible applicants include PSN Task Force fiscal agents for U.S. Attorney districts, as well as federally recognized Indian tribal governments. The fiscal agent must be certified by the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office. The announcement indicates that fiscal agents may include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes, provided they have the required certification. The certification process is referenced through BJA’s PSN certification guidance.
Operationally, the funding is meant to support district-level PSN task forces in implementing coordinated enforcement, intervention, and prevention initiatives focused on the most violent places within each district. The competitive emphasis signals that strong applications will be those that can point to clear violence problems, identify the people and places driving those problems, and lay out a credible plan grounded in data and proven practices, along with a method for tracking outcomes and holding the strategy accountable over time. For application submission issues, the announcement directs applicants to Grants.gov technical support.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant FAQ
What is the Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods/PSN)?
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grant opportunity focused on making neighborhoods safer by reducing crime tied to gun violence, gang activity, and repeat violent offenders. The program is built around coordinated action across federal, state, local, and community partners within a federal judicial district.
What is the main goal of PSN?
The goal is to drive down serious violence by focusing on gun and gang crime and repeat violent offending, using a coordinated district-wide approach rather than disconnected efforts.
Who leads PSN efforts in each district?
In each federal judicial district, the U.S. Attorney leads PSN and is responsible for forming and guiding a PSN task force that plans and carries out targeted enforcement, intervention, and prevention strategies in the neighborhoods facing the most serious violence.
What is a PSN task force?
A PSN task force is the district-level collaborative group brought together under the U.S. Attorney’s leadership. It includes law enforcement and other key community stakeholders working together to plan and implement strategies aimed at reducing the most serious violence in targeted places.
What are the required core elements of PSN?
PSN requires applicants to use five core elements: partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability. These elements are intended to ensure coordination, focus, and measurable results.
What does the "partnerships" core element mean in PSN?
Partnerships emphasize formal collaboration across agencies and with community members so that violence reduction is approached as one coordinated effort.
What does "strategic planning" mean in PSN?
Strategic planning means identifying the specific local drivers of gun and gang violence in the district and selecting approaches that directly address those drivers, rather than relying on broad or generic anti-violence plans.
What does the "training" element cover?
Training supports the people and agencies implementing PSN so they can apply effective practices while carrying out PSN strategies.
What does "outreach" mean under PSN?
Outreach is meant to communicate with and involve the community, including messaging that supports deterrence and prevention.
What does "accountability" require under PSN?
Accountability focuses on measuring performance and results, using data to track progress, and adjusting strategies when they are not producing the intended impact.
Is this PSN funding formula-based or competitive?
This funding round reflects a shift from a formula-based approach to a competitive grant model. Applicants are expected to clearly demonstrate need and propose intelligence-led, data-driven, and evidence-based strategies.
How does the competitive model affect what applicants should submit?
Under competition, applicants are expected to show a clear violence problem, identify the people and places driving that problem, and present a credible plan grounded in data and proven practices, along with a way to track outcomes and remain accountable over time.
What factors influence funding decisions in this competitive PSN round?
Funding decisions are influenced by demonstrated need and by performance and demonstrated results, with an intent to concentrate resources where violence is most acute and where proposed interventions are likely to produce measurable reductions.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.609 (Project Safe Neighborhoods).
What is the funding opportunity number for this FY 2013 PSN solicitation?
The posted funding opportunity number is BJA 2013 3476.
When was this opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The posted date is January 9, 2013, and the application deadline is March 11, 2013. The opportunity was archived on April 10, 2013.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount listed is $500,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is stated in the information provided.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, meaning applicants are not required to provide a specific non-federal match as a condition of receiving an award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include PSN Task Force fiscal agents for U.S. Attorney districts and federally recognized Indian tribal governments. The fiscal agent must be certified by the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office.
What types of organizations can serve as a PSN Task Force fiscal agent?
Fiscal agents may include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes, as long as they have certification from the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office.
What does it mean that the fiscal agent must be certified?
It means the organization applying as the PSN Task Force fiscal agent must have certification from the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office. The opportunity references BJA PSN certification guidance for this process.
What activities is the funding intended to support?
The funding is intended to support district-level PSN task forces in implementing coordinated enforcement, intervention, and prevention initiatives focused on the most violent places within each district.
What kind of strategy is expected from applicants?
Applicants are expected to propose intelligence-led, data-driven, and evidence-based strategies. Strong applications are expected to be targeted and specific to the local drivers of gun and gang violence.
How should applicants demonstrate need?
The opportunity indicates applicants should clearly demonstrate need, including identifying the violence problems in the district and the people and places driving those problems, rather than presenting broad anti-violence plans.
What role does measurement and data play in PSN?
Measurement and data are central to the accountability element. Applicants are expected to track performance and results, use data to monitor progress, and adjust strategies when results are not meeting expectations.
Where can applicants find additional design guidance for PSN?
The announcement points applicants to additional guidance on PSN design features through Department of Justice (DOJ) resources.
Where should applicants go for technical help with application submission?
For application submission issues, the announcement directs applicants to Grants.gov technical support.
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