Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program

Program goal(s) name: Improve investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.

Program goal(s) description: Support state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies in their efforts to better identify, investigate, and prosecute hate crimes.

Program objective(s) name: Increase capacity to identify and address hate crimes and support victims.

Program objective(s) description: Increase the ability of agencies to identify, report, investigate, and prosecute hate crimes, and expand the tools available to improve outcomes for victims and communities impacted by hate crimes.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.