The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering this grant to support state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies in implementing robust justice information sharing solutions. This grant is for addressing critical challenges by leveraging components of the Global Standards Package (GSP) and existing information systems, rather than building new ones. The program aims to advance information sharing capabilities that support evidence-based and data-driven criminal justice policies and practices. Funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), this initiative also contributes to improving the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems, providing vital training, technical assistance, and support for federal survey work and demonstration projects.
Opportunity ID: 224658
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2013-3531 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 13 Justice Information Sharing Solutions Implementation Program |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.751 — Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 05, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 04, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $550,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There are five Purpose Areas described in this solicitation. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review these Purpose Areas and the eligibility requirements associated with them. For Purpose Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 (see pages 6–7 for descriptions), eligible applicants are limited to public agencies of state governments, units of local government, and tribal entities that perform criminal justice functions (or government agencies acting as fiscal agents for eligible applicants). For Purpose Area 5 (see page 7 for description), eligible applicants are public agencies of state government, units of local government that perform criminal justice functions, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and national and regional public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | This FY 2013 grant program seeks to support implementation of justice information sharing solutions that address critical challenges currently faced by state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies. The justice information sharing solutions implemented under this solicitation should leverage one or more of the components of the Global Standards Package (GSP) and support criminal justice policies, practices, and programs that are evidence-based and data-driven. In addition, available funding is designed to assist state, local, and tribal jurisdictions advance information sharing capabilities by leveraging existing information systems and networks, and not build new systems and networks. For more information on the GSP, see www.it.ojp.gov/gsp. For more information about evidence-based programs, visit the OJPs CrimeSolutions.gov web site. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The Byrne Competitive Program helps local communities improve the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. PREA (P.L. 108-79) supports federal survey work, state demonstration projects, and national training and technical assistance. |
| 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 a concept paper, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 224658 Full Announcement-1 -> 13jissol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting a concept paper, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.751 | PKG00168330 | Mar 05, 2013 | Apr 04, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
224658 SF424-2.0.pdf
224658 SF424B-1.1.pdf
224658 Budget-1.1.pdf
224658 Other-1.1.pdf
224658 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
224658 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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