This department is offering the Smart Prosecution Initiative grant to support prosecutors in implementing evidence-based, data-driven strategies for crime prevention and response. The grant aims to enhance collaboration with criminal justice partners and the community, utilizing innovative approaches like ‘hot spot’ strategies and risk assessment. By promoting information sharing and community engagement, this initiative seeks to improve public safety and trust in the justice system. Lessons learned will benefit prosecutors nationwide in addressing chronic issues and combating violent crime. The closing date for applications is March 26, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 272212
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4077 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 15 Smart Prosecution Initiative |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 9 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.825 — Smart Prosecution Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 25, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $425,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments County governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal prosecutor agencies or a government agency or nonprofit organization as fiscal agent for the applicant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | The Smart Prosecution Initiative, administered by BJA, is part of BJAs Smart Suite of crime fighting programs including Smart Policing, Smart Probation, and Smart Pretrial. Funding for this initiative is anticipated through the FY 2015 appropriation. BJA established the smart suite over five years ago with the creation of the Smart Policing Initiative. The smart suite supports criminal justice professionals in building evidence-based, data-driven criminal justice strategies that are effective, efficient, and economical. BJAs smart programs represent a strategic approach that brings more science into criminal justice operations by leveraging innovative applications of analysis, technology, and evidence-based practices. Historically, prosecutors have worked tirelessly to address criminal justice problems in their community. In recent years they have recognized a need to adopt innovative strategies and to engage in data-driven decision making to proactively contribute to crime prevention and response. They also recognize the effectiveness of collaborating with other criminal justice partners, stakeholders and the community to reduce violent crime and achieve safer communities. The Smart Prosecution model builds off of the lessons learned from BJAs other smart suite programs and seeks to pair action researchers with prosecutor offices to develop solutionssuch as hot spot strategies, sophisticated crime analysis, offender-based policies, and risk and needs assessmentthat create prosecution strategies in an effort to break down information silos, advance communities, improve public trust and confidence in the justice system, and increase public safety. Smart Prosecution seeks to act as a catalyst, promoting criminal justice and non-criminal justice information sharing to improve results for communities. Lessons learned from Smart Prosecution will develop a rich body of evidence for use by prosecutors nationally as they seek to work with communities and the police to solve chronic problems and fight violent crime. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please 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 e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 272212 Full Announcement-1 -> 15SmartProsSol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.825 | PKG00212523 | Jan 28, 2015 | Mar 26, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
272212 SF424-2.0.pdf
272212 SF424B-1.1.pdf
272212 Budget-1.1.pdf
272212 Other-1.1.pdf
272212 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
272212 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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