Register for BJA’s Webinar on April 4: Fiscal Year 2017 National Initiatives – Adjudication Solicitation

    March 21, 2017

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for an informational webinar on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 BJA National Initiatives – Adjudications: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to Support the Protection of Constitutional Rights Under the Sixth Amendment grant on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide an overview of the new BJA solicitation for prospective applicants. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to BJA staff.

    Through this TTA program, BJA will provide state and local governments with research-based, data-driven information and resources intended to secure the rights of the sixth amendment. BJA is seeking TTA providers for the following three categories of activities:

    • Category 1: Strategic planning services to state and local governments to address sixth amendment issues within their jurisdictions, using data and research to develop proven strategies in key areas that strengthen capacity to uphold these rights.
    • Category 2: Enhancement of defense systems and right to counsel TTA, including identifying and disseminating best practices, structures, or models and assisting state and local governments with evaluating, adopting, and implementing systems consistent with securing the right to counsel requirement.
    • Category 3: Sixth amendment fellowship for a practitioner who possesses significant sixth amendment rights experience to assist BJA in engaging with the field to assess and respond to areas of need.

    Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. All applications are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 16, 2017.

    To register for this webinar, please click here.

    To view this webinar on the TTA Catalog, please click here.