The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to address firearm-related crime and forensics through the establishment of Crime Gun Intelligence Centers ( CGICs).
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $700,000.00
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support state, local, and tribal jurisdictions’ capacity to work with their ATF partners to utilize intelligence, technology, and community engagement to swiftly identify unlawfully used firearms and their sources, and effectively prosecute perpetrators engaged in violent crime.
Goals
The primary goals of a CGIC are to develop leads to swiftly identify unlawfully used firearms and their sources and to effectively prosecute individuals engaged in violent crime.
Objectives
Projects must include intensive, timely, ongoing collaboration with ATF, local and tribal police, local crime laboratories, probation and parole, prosecuting attorneys, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs), crime analysts, community groups, and academic organizations.
Priority Areas
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety requires the Attorney General, through discretionary grantmaking and training and technical assistance, to encourage and support State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments and law enforcement agencies to adopt the policies, best practices, and guidelines addressed in the executive order, including, but not limited to: investigating deaths in custody; recruiting and retaining diverse and service-oriented law enforcement professionals; (collecting and reporting use of force and misconduct data; improving community and law enforcement dialogue; responding to individuals in mental health crisis or with disabilities; the proper and responsible use of technology; restrictions on unannounced entries and certain restraints; addressing implicit bias; restricting the use of militarized equipment; broader criminal justice reform; and, officer wellness and mental health. As such guidance is developed in accordance with the executive order, and where the guidance is applicable to the specific solicitation, DOJ will identify specific opportunities for training and technical assistance and priority consideration for applications that support the policies of the executive order.
For the purposes of this solicitation, OJP will provide priority consideration for the following items, for which the DOJ has already issued policies, guidance, and/or best practices:
- Participation in the collection and reporting to DOJ of data on law enforcement use of force and deaths in custody;
- Participation in the collection and reporting to DOJ of data on officer suicides and officers killed and assaulted;
- Restrictions on unannounced entries and neck/carotid restraints; and,
- Restrictions on the possession and use of militarized equipment.
To receive this consideration, the applicant must describe how they currently support one or more of the identified policy areas within the department. In addition, specific to crime gun intelligence work, applicants who can demonstrate the following will receive separate priority consideration:
- High volume of nonfatal shootings
- High volume of firearm-related homicides
- Demonstrated strong partnerships, including with tribes and sheriffs’ offices
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $5,000,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $700,000.00
Period of Performance
36 Months
Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants:
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies Governmental non-law enforcement agencies
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