BJA FY 15 Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program

Post Date

June 15th 2015

Application Due Date

July 30th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2015-4204

CFDA Number(s)

16.610

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Other

Eligible applicants are limited to: public1 agencies that perform criminal justice functions; and public or private entities (including, but not limited to, for-profit (commercial) and non-profit organizations (including tribal non-profit and for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that perform law enforcement functions, and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education)) that support, on a national level, initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $4071000

Grant Description

This FY 2015 competitive grant program seeks to support the efforts of state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies to adopt innovative justice information sharing solutions through the provision of TTA services. Initiatives supported under this solicitation must adopt strategies consistent with the DOJ Global Standards Package (GSP) and support criminal justice policies, practices, and programs that are data-driven and evidence-based. Funding is being made available under two priority JIS TTA categories which BJA has identified below. Specific tasks and deliverables are unique to each category, and prospective applicants are encouraged to fully research and understand the scope of the underlying criminal justice challenges prior to applying. Applicants must adhere to all national guidelines and expectations as set forth by BJA under each category description.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Assistance

• Agency Email Address:

  support@grants.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement