Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative Grant

This department is offering the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative Grant to enhance information sharing among justice agencies for improved public safety and criminal justice operations. The grant aims to develop and implement national policies, best practices, and training to support information sharing technologies and tools, increasing efficiency and promoting cost savings. Funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program and the Justice Assistance Grant Program, this grant supports state, local, and tribal criminal justice systems by addressing critical issues and providing resources for law enforcement, courts, corrections, and offender reentry.

Opportunity ID: 147935

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	BJA-2012-3193
Funding Opportunity Title::	National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	16.738 — Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Mar 01, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 19, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 19, 2012
Archive Date::	May 19, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$2,500,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
BJA may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations in future years.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Description::	The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to enhance the ability of justice agencies to share information in order to support critical public safety and criminal justice activities. BJA plans to address this nationwide need by developing and implementing national policy and best practices, creating national consensus standards and guidelines in support of information sharing and interoperability, and delivering training and technical assistance (TTA) services. Through this solicitation, BJA is seeking to enable the nations criminal justice community to improve information sharing through advanced technology and tools that increase efficiency, enhance operations, and promote cost savings and reuse. BJAs National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative works collaboratively with key stakeholders and national partner organizations to identify critical issues and problems, and provide resources in response to emerging challenges in law enforcement, courts, corrections, community corrections, offender reentry, criminal justice-involved human/social services, and tribal justice. This program is funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Authorized by Pub. L. No.112-55, div. B, title II, 125 Stat. 552, 615, the Byrne Competitive Program helps communities improve the functioning and capacity of their state and local criminal justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local, state and tribal needs. Funds may not be used for the acquisition of land, construction projects, or security enhancements or equipment to non-governmental entities not engaged in law enforcement, law enforcement support, criminal or juvenile justice, or delinquency prevention. The JAG Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a) et seq.) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions, and JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. The JAG Program authorization also provides that up to 5 percent of the funds available to carry out subpart 1 of Title I, Part E of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus) may be granted, among other reasons, for one or more of the purposes specified in Section 501 of Title I, Part E, Subpart 1 of Omnibus upon a determination that it is necessary to combat, address, or otherwise respond to precipitous or extraordinary increases in crime, or in a type or types of crime (42 U.S.C. 3756(b)(1)). Furthermore, the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. No. 122-55, div. B, title II, 125 Stat. 552, 621, provides that up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	16.738
Competition ID:	BJA-2012-3194
Competition Title:	NATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MODEL
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00101110
Opening Date:	Mar 01, 2012
Closing Date:	Apr 19, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657, via email to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live web chat. The BJA Justice Information Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2]

Package No: 2

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