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In communities across the country, there are faith-based organizations that, working alongside other community groups, form an army of compassion. Crime prevention and criminal justice communities that fail to tap this resource are missing opportunities. In many American communities, faith-based organizations are the prime agents of change for social good.
Institutions of faith are ingrained in our communities and offer unique abilities to reach both the people who are in need of help and those who are able to give it. Although BJA should not fund or promote the religious activities of any group, we want to ensure that when people of faith provide social services we do not discriminate against them. BJA will promote the Administration's faith-based initiatives by expanding their capacity through funding and support.
- BJA will review its rules to ensure that we eliminate barriers that keep faith-based programs from getting needed funding. Additionally, we will ensure that faith-based organizations can do what we ask of them without changing their mission.
- In an effort to remove barriers to faith-based funding at the state and local levels, BJA will work with national organizations, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives,
and the Justice Department Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to clarify faith-based funding rules for our state administrative agencies.
- BJA will develop easy-to-use information for faith-based groups to help them understand what types of funding are available and how to apply.
- BJA will work to identify promising faith-based programs and share the information in publications and on our web site.
Related Publications
Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government
Catalogue of Grant Opportunities for Community and Faith-Based Organizations
Rallying the Armies of Compassion
This report outlines President Bush's plan to enlist, equip, enable, empower, and expand the works of faith-based and community groups across America. The building blocks are two Executive orders that call for the creation of a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and instruct five Cabinet departments—including the Department of Justice—to establish Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
To search for BJA publications, visit our Publications database.
Related Web Sites
White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Faith-Based & Community Programs
U.S. Department of Labor Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Public/Private Ventures
For more links, search our Related Web Sites database.
Training
For detailed information on BJA-sponsored training and technical assistance initiatives, search our Training and Technical Assistance database.
