BJA FY 19 Strategies for Policing Innovation Training and Technical Assistance Program | BJA 2019 15129

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The BJA FY 19 Strategies for Policing Innovation Training and Technical Assistance Program is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), focused on building national training and technical assistance capacity for the Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) initiative. The core purpose is to help police agencies better pinpoint and clearly define their most serious crime challenges, then support them in making durable operational and organizational changes. The program emphasizes practical adoption of evidence-based policing approaches, stronger use of data and analytics, and improved application of technology so that agencies can move beyond short-term projects and instead institutionalize more effective, problem-focused practices.

This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the selected recipient is expected to work closely with BJA throughout the project period, with substantial involvement from the federal agency in guiding, coordinating, or shaping deliverables. Rather than simply funding a standalone local program, the award is designed to support a national TTA provider that can deliver structured assistance, tools, and learning opportunities that police departments can use to assess crime problems, implement interventions, and sustain improvements over time.

Eligible applicants included a range of organizational types capable of operating at a national or multi-jurisdictional scale, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than universities), and for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. The funding listing categorized the activity broadly under employment, labor and training; humanities (with a note to see cultural affairs in CFDA); and information and statistics, reflecting the program's training-and-capacity-building character and its emphasis on data-driven practices.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted on April 8, 2019, with an original application deadline of May 23, 2019. BJA anticipated making one award under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000. The CFDA (assistance listing) number associated with the program was 16.738, aligning it with BJA policing-related assistance. Overall, the solicitation aimed to fund a single national-level effort to strengthen the field's ability to diagnose crime problems accurately and implement sustainable, evidence-based, and technology-informed policing strategies through training, technical support, and practical resources.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 19 Strategies for Policing Innovation Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 08, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses.

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