The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering this grant to support critical training and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers. This initiative aims to equip officers to enhance specialized multiagency terrorism detection, investigation, and interdiction efforts. Aligned with DOJ and OJP’s strategic goals, this grant supports organizations providing services that prepare law enforcement for challenges posed by criminal extremist threats. A key requirement is that all training and materials must emphasize the protection of individual privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, ensuring ethnically and culturally accurate delivery to uphold constitutional responsibilities.
Opportunity ID: 235713
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2013-3663 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 13 State, Local, and Tribal Terrorism Prevention Training and Technical Assistance 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: | 16.614 — State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 31, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,566,464 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are for-profit (commercial) organizations; nonprofit organizations; faith-based and community organizations; institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education); and consortiums (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations) with significant and demonstrated experience in terror prevention strategies and in delivering training and technical assistance to law enforcement and tribal communities nationwide are eligible to apply. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Joint applications from a consortium must identify the primary applicant and co-applicant(s), and letters of support that outline the partners’ responsibilities must be provided. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | DOJs Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016 identifies as Goal II: Prevent crime, protect the rights of American People, and enforce Federal law, and as Strategic Objective 2.1: combat the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent crime, which coincides with OJPs Strategic Goal 1: Enhance state, local, and tribal efforts to prevent and respond to violent crimes and acts of terrorism. BJA will continue support training, technical assistance, and related services dedicated to equip state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers to support specialized multiagency terrorism detection, investigation, and interdiction. The purpose of this solicitation is to select an organization(s) to continue providing these critical training and technical assistance services to law enforcement officers who face the challenges presented by the criminal extremist/terrorist threat. This program is funded through the Department of Justice, Consolidated & Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L No 113-6, 127 Stat. 198,253.). All training, technical assistance, and related services supported under this initiative must emphasize the protection of individual privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties throughout the intelligence process whereas all materials and trainings must be ethnically and culturally accurate, and delivered in a manner that helps law enforcement officers fully understand their constitutional responsibilities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FFor 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.
Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 235713 Full Announcement-1 -> 13terrorismprevttasol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FFor 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. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.614 | PKG00178790 | May 31, 2013 | Jul 15, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
235713 SF424-2.0.pdf
235713 SF424B-1.1.pdf
235713 Budget-1.1.pdf
235713 Other-1.1.pdf
235713 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
235713 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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