NIJ FY 2010 Technology Research and Development: Assured Communications for Law Enforcement Operations

Post Date

February 3rd 2010

Application Due Date

March 22nd 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2010-2389

CFDA Number(s)

16.560

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

100

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks qualified applicants to develop solutions to assure that law enforcement agencies are able to communicate in the manner needed to support effective operations—voice, video, data, and other applications in a mobile environment—under one or more of the following three scenarios: • A severely degraded terrestrial communications infrastructure resulting from a man-made or natural disaster. • An inadequate terrestrial communications infrastructure, such as may be found in some rural or tribal areas, but also in some parts of the urban law enforcement operating environment such as in buildings and subterranean areas. • The availability of multiple, overlapping communications infrastructures with varying attributes. NIJ will also consider applications seeking funding to demonstrate, test, and/or evaluate existing solutions that have the potential to meet these needs. How to Apply: Applications will be submitted through OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS). GMS is a Web-based, data-driven computer application that provides cradle to grave support for the application, award and management of grants at OJP. Applicants should begin the process immediately to meet the GMS registration deadline, especially if this is the first time they have used the system. Complete instructions on how to register and submit an application in GMS can be found at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmscbt/. If you experience technical difficulties at any point during this process, please e-mail GMSHelpDesk@usdoj.gov, or call 1–888–549–9901 (option 3), Monday–Friday from 6:00 a.m. to midnight eastern time, except for Federal holidays. OJP highly recommends starting the registration process as early as possible to prevent delays in the application submission by the specified deadline.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact Michael Bottner, Solicitation Coordinator, at 202–514–0686 or by email to michael.bottner@usdoj.gov.
  For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants Management System Support Hotline at 1–888–54

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency point of contact e-mail address.

• Agency Email Address:

  michael.bottner@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice

• More Information:

  Link to solicitation announcement.