BJA FY 25 Invited to Apply- Transforming Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 23, 2026
Close date: May 6, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362040
Opportunity number: O-BJA-2025-172588
Opportunity category: Continuation
Agency name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Agency code: USDOJ-OJP-BJA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
- Others
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:others
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:continuation
- status:forecasted
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2025 Invited to Apply for Transforming Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces. Originally released in FY23, BJA’s Transforming Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces program funded the development and initial implementation of the Safe Inside Initiative, which supports state departments of corrections (DOC) in their efforts to improve safety, security, and reduce recidivism, particularly among prisons facing acute workforce challenges. Through the Safe Inside Initiative funded via this program, state DOCs will receive highly specialized and technical training to help them effectively recruit, train, and retain qualified staff, and streamline operations in response to workforce trends.