BJA FY 20 Law Enforcement National Initiative for Improving Investigations: Supporting State and Local Crime Gun Intelligence Centers Training and Technical Assistance | BJA 2020 17097

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2020 17097

The BJA FY 20 Law Enforcement National Initiative for Improving Investigations: Supporting State and Local Crime Gun Intelligence Centers Training and Technical Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2020 17097) is a discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. It was created on April 7, 2020, with an original application closing date of May 22, 2020. The program is designed to fund a single organization to serve as a national training and technical assistance provider focused on helping current Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) grantee sites strengthen their investigative work connected to gun crime.

The core purpose of the solicitation is straightforward: BJA is looking for one provider that can deliver training and technical assistance (often referred to as TTA) tailored to the operational needs of CGIC sites. CGICs generally center on turning gun-related forensic and investigative information into actionable leads more quickly and consistently, and the TTA provider funded through this grant is meant to help those sites improve how they build capacity, apply best practices, and solve implementation challenges. In practical terms, that typically means developing and delivering training content, providing subject-matter expertise, helping sites standardize workflows, and offering problem-solving support so local and state partners can better use crime gun intelligence in investigations.

The award parameters reflect a focused, single-provider model. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $500,000. Because only one award is anticipated, the applicant selected would effectively function as the primary hub for assistance to the CGIC grantee community during the project period, coordinating support efforts and ensuring that guidance and training reach participating sites in a consistent way.

Eligibility is fairly broad and includes several types of organizations that could credibly provide national-level training and technical assistance. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than universities), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and other entities as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility information. This mix signals that BJA is open to applicants with demonstrated capacity in training delivery, technical assistance, and justice-focused program support, whether they come from the nonprofit sector, academia, or an experienced private provider.

The funding activity categories listed for the opportunity span employment, labor and training; humanities (noted as cultural affairs in CFDA); information and statistics; and law, justice, and legal services. The CFDA number associated with the solicitation is 16.738. Taken together, these categories align with a program that is not about direct local enforcement operations, but instead about building skills, strengthening systems, improving information use, and supporting the professional and technical infrastructure that helps law enforcement agencies and their partners conduct stronger investigations tied to crime guns.

In summary, this BJA solicitation is a competitive, discretionary grant intended to select one capable organization to deliver structured, high-quality training and technical assistance to existing CGIC grantee sites nationwide. The emphasis is on strengthening investigative improvements through better use of crime gun intelligence, with up to $500,000 available to support that centralized TTA effort.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 20 Law Enforcement National Initiative for Improving Investigations: Supporting State and Local Crime Gun Intelligence Centers Training and Technical Assistance" 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 07, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2020. (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 $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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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