The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications to provide funding and technical assistance to local law enforcement (LE) agencies to increase and enhance their reporting of crimes in general and hate crimes specifically to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System, as authorized by the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,400,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
Through this solicitation, BJS seeks to provide funding and technical assistance to increase the number of local law enforcement (LE) agencies reporting data to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to improve hate crime reporting as authorized by the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. § 30507).
BJS is seeking to make one award to implement and manage a large-scale RDM effort, in further support of the NIBRS transition. The recipient of funds will coordinate services across local LE agencies, RMS service providers, and state UCR programs to ensure that, by the end of the project period, all participating LE agencies are certified by their state UCR programs to report incident-based crime data to NIBRS.
Goals
This project has three primary goals:
- Increase the number of LE agencies reporting to the FBI’s NIBRS by working directly with state UCR programs and RMS service providers to transition multiple agencies through a rapid-deployment NIBRS transition plan.
- Improve the quality and completeness of hate crime reporting by ensuring state UCR programs and LE agencies are trained on the procedures required for reporting bias-motivated (hate crime) offenses in NIBRS.
- implement project activities on time and within budget.
Objectives
To achieve the Goals of this project, the successful applicant will be expected to meet the following objectives:
- Conduct an environmental scan to examine which agencies are not yet reporting to NIBRS.
- Determine which states are projected to realize the greatest improvement in NIBRS reporting through the implementation of an RDM NIBRS transition plan.
- Develop a rapid-deployment NIBRS transition plan for a selected number of states or LE agencies, in collaboration with BJS and the FBI. This includes coordinating with state UCR programs to ensure the RMS solutions meet state specific reporting requirements.
- Provide training and technical assistance to LE RDM participants as they transition to NIBRS, including how to properly code and report bias-motivated (hate crime) offenses in NIBRS. If needed, coordinate with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) UCR training staff to develop, and deliver NIBRS-specific hate crime training.
- Ensure the RDM implements technical solutions and business process changes that bring participating LE agencies into compliance with state and federal incident-based reporting requirements within 2 years of the start of their participation in the project.
- Meet requirements for successful project management
Task Plan
- Task 1: Environmental scan
- Task 2: Recommend states where RDM NIBRS implementation will have the greatest impact
- Task 3: Develop and execute a Rapid Deployment Model for the states and agencies identified in Task 2 Identify the states, LE agencies, and
- Task 4: Provide training and technical assistance to LE agencies transitioning to NIBRS
- Task 5: Provide oversight of RDM requirements among participating LE agencies, RMS service providers, and state UCR programs
- Task 6: Project management
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $4,400,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $4,400,000
Period of Performance
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
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