BJA FY 22 Extreme Risk Protective Order and Firearm Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Initiative | O BJA 2022 171462

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The BJA FY 22 Extreme Risk Protective Order and Firearm Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Initiative is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to help jurisdictions put the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 into practice by strengthening how states and local partners design, implement, and evaluate crisis intervention efforts tied to gun violence prevention. The overall thrust of the opportunity aligns with OJP priorities around civil rights and racial equity, access to justice, victim support, community safety, and building public trust, with a clear expectation that crisis intervention tools are implemented in ways that are fair, constitutional, and effective.

At the center of this initiative is the concept of an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), which allows certain petitioners, such as family members, health care providers, school officials, or law enforcement, to ask a court to temporarily restrict a person from accessing firearms when that person is found to pose a danger to themselves or others. The opportunity emphasizes that ERPO programs must operate within constitutional guardrails. In particular, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act requires due process protections, including the accused person s right to an in-person hearing, the right to know and challenge opposing evidence, and the right to be represented by counsel (without government expense). The solicitation reflects a strong focus on implementing these programs in a way that both protects public safety and respects individual rights.

Rather than primarily funding states to run ERPO or crisis intervention programs directly, this solicitation focuses on building a national support structure through training and technical assistance providers. BJA sought three TTA providers to support grantees funded under a companion solicitation, the BJA FY 2022 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Formula Solicitation. That companion program provides money to states and subrecipients to create or implement state crisis intervention court proceedings, ERPO programs, and other gun violence reduction initiatives that address underlying risk factors. The TTA providers funded here are meant to help those SCIP-funded jurisdictions adopt sound policies, operational practices, and training approaches, and to help them navigate common challenges such as cross-agency coordination, court process design, stakeholder roles, and legally compliant procedures.

The initiative also ties into the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program because the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act expanded JAG s eligible purpose areas to include state crisis intervention court proceedings and related initiatives. Examples specifically highlighted include problem-solving court approaches such as mental health courts, drug courts, and veterans treatment courts, as well as ERPO programs. The solicitation notes that these approaches can be used to assess the risks and needs of people involved in gun-related offenses and to connect them with research-driven interventions that address underlying issues in order to reduce the likelihood of future violence. In practical terms, the TTA funded through this opportunity is meant to help JAG and SCIP recipients implement these expanded program areas responsibly and effectively, including helping recipients meet new reporting and evaluation expectations tied to crisis intervention funding.

From an administrative standpoint, the grant opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2022-171462 and uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means BJA expects to have substantial involvement in guiding or collaborating on the work (for example, shaping deliverables, coordinating national-level efforts, or ensuring consistency with federal requirements). The opportunity was posted on November 10, 2022, with an application closing date of January 4, 2023. The award ceiling listed is $2,000,000, and BJA anticipated making multiple awards (the posting indicates expected awards of 4). Eligibility is broadly described as "Others" with additional clarification intended in the full eligibility section of the solicitation, which commonly points to national organizations, technical assistance providers, training entities, research and evaluation partners, or other capable intermediaries rather than only state or local government applicants.

In short, this initiative is about equipping the field with practical, legally grounded, and equity-minded guidance for ERPO and firearm crisis intervention strategies. It supports the rapid expansion of crisis intervention programs authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by funding organizations that can deliver training, tools, implementation support, and help with evaluation and reporting, while reinforcing that these programs must protect due process and be implemented fairly across communities.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Extreme Risk Protective Order and Firearm Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 10, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 04, 2023. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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