BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program

The BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program aims to support state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecution agencies, and their partners in identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes. Funding may be used to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any other form of assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of such crimes. The program also seeks to address serial violent hate crime offenses by the same person(s). Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Funding may be used for various forms of assistance, including technical, forensic, and prosecutorial aid. • The program focuses on hate crimes, including serial violent hate crime offenses. • Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies. • The award ceiling for this grant is $3,000,000.