The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding an organization to administer a competitive microgrant program to small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies seeking to initiate or expand a body-worn camera program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $8,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to fund an organization that will design and administer a competitive microgrant program for small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies intending to establish or expand a body-worn camera program. The organization will also provide comprehensive training and technical assistance (TTA) services to law enforcement agencies funded by the same organization’s microgrant program.
Goals
This program’s goals are to develop and administer a microgrant program and to provide high quality and comprehensive TTA to micrograntees that responds to each micrograntee’s needs. BJA also expects the TTA provider to identify and compile existing resources and knowledge products that inform and serve the small, rural, and tribal law enforcement communities. The microgrant administrator/TTA provider will also develop resources and knowledge products based on the unique needs of small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Objectives
An applicant should address the objectives listed below in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables and Timeline web-based form. The five key objectives of SRT-BWCPIP are:
- Design and administer a competitive selection process for providing funding to a select group of micrograntees. This process should be consistent with the one outlined in the BJA solicitation for law enforcement agencies (BWCPIP-LEA) but streamlined in consideration of the challenges and limitations unique to SRT law enforcement agencies.
- Assure all micrograntees are held to the program’s requirements, including the $2,000 per BWC funding cap. This means that micrograntees can spend up to $2,000 on each BWC, including their purchase/lease and the full program’s implementation, which may include funding for related equipment, office training, or BWCPIP administrative personnel. Additionally, micrograntees under SRT-BWCPIP will be required to meet the 50 percent cash or in-kind match.
- Work collaboratively with BJA to produce publications and other knowledge products for small, rural, and tribal agencies.
- Ensure the micrograntees have the training and technical assistance they need to successfully implement their BWC programs.
- Develop a summary document that encapsulates the challenges and successes of small, rural, and tribal agencies when implementing a BWC program, based on the micrograntees’ experiences.
Funding Information
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $8,000,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility
Public and state controlled institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) that have experience in managing and delivering training and technical assistance on complex criminal justice technology implementations at the national and local levels.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
