The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering this grant to enhance information sharing and intelligence capabilities among state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entities. Building on post-9/11 accomplishments, this grant addresses the need for a more aggressive approach to counter emerging, decentralized threats by focusing on the domestic nexus of national security and public safety. This Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program is for facilitating the development of SLTT intelligence and analytic capabilities. Specifically, this grant is for supporting the standardization of information sharing practices, identifying and sharing SLTT information, exchanging promising practices, and advancing the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI). It aims to further strengthen the nation’s counterterrorism and homeland security enterprise through collaborative efforts with partners like DHS and DOJ.
Opportunity ID: 327980
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2020-17372 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 20 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training Humanities Information and Statistics Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.614 — State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 01, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | Many accomplishments have been made since 9/11 in the collection, sharing, coordination, and integration of information for the purpose of defeating terrorism and improving homeland security. These accomplishments are remarkable, considering the complexity of the fabric of the nation’s counterterrorism and homeland security enterprise, which consists of the private sector; state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) law enforcement, fire/emergency services, and emergency management; state and major urban area fusion centers; federal law enforcement and federally supported regional information sharing programs such as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS); the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The above accomplishments, though significant, are not an end state. There is much work to be accomplished, in particular focusing on the domestic nexus of national security and public safety. As emerging threats become more distributed and decentralized, it is essential to define a more aggressive approach to further share terrorism-related information and improve homeland security. To help achieve this goal, the DHS and DOJ, in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the FBI; and experts from the state and local communities-including the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC)-have worked together to facilitate the development of SLTT intelligence and analytic capabilities. Through discrete, targeted activities such as workshops, seminars, exchanges, and technical assistance offerings, this consortium has achieved significant success in providing the support necessary to assist the SLTT partners in improving their capability and capacity as required by and in accordance with national policy and doctrine, including the National Strategy for Information Sharing (NSIS), the Fusion Center Guidelines, and the Baseline Capabilities for State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers. In order to continue to capitalize on the successes of this consortium to facilitate the development of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) intelligence and analytic capabilities, as well as the increased levels of experience and expertise that are being gained from the collaborative efforts of DHS and DOJ, BJA, in collaboration with DHS, will partner to administer this Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program to support the standardization of information sharing practices; the identification and sharing of SLTT information; the exchange of promising practices and lessons learned; and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI). |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| 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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.
An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov |
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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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.614 | PKG00262418 | Jul 01, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
327980 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
327980 SF424B-1.1.pdf
327980 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327980 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
327980 DOJ_Questionnaire_2_0-2.0.pdf
327980 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327980 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
327980 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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