Applicants for this program are limited to units and agencies of State, local, or tribal governments. Through the Open Solicitation Discretionary Grant Program, BJA encourages State, local, and tribal governments to identify emerging or chronic criminal justice issues within their communities and jurisdictions and to provide innovative strategies for addressing these issues. Concept papers must fall under nine broadly defined areas: alcohol and crime, crime prevention among the elderly, improving access to services in rural and tribal settings, mental health, police partnerships, local criminal justice planning, improvement of front-end decision making, strategies to strengthen the adjudication process, and innovation in offender supervision and reentry.