BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: March 18, 2026

Close date: April 10, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361538

Opportunity number: O-BJA-2025-172568

Opportunity category: Mandatory

Agency name: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Agency code: USDOJ-OJP-BJA

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $120,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
  • State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:usdoj_ojp_bja
  • category_of_funding_activity:law_justice_and_legal_services
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:mandatory
  • status:forecasted
Description

This NOFO will provide loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors. States receiving funding will administer statewide programs through state agencies designated by the governor by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries, which include local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders (“beneficiaries”). Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional three years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.

BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program
This NOFO will provide loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors. States receiving funding will administer statewide programs through state agencies designated by the governor by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries, which include local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders (“beneficiaries”). Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional three years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.
[Forecasted] BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program
Forecasted
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Grant
State governments
2026-03-18