BJA FY 11 Smart Policing Initiative

The summary for the BJA FY 11 Smart Policing Initiative Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 11 Smart Policing Initiative
	CFDA Number:	16.738
	CFDA Description:	Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2011-2942
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 23, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 23, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 21, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 21, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 21, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	30
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Grant Description: This FY 2011 grant announcement seeks to build upon data-driven, evidence-based policing by encouraging state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop effective, economical, and innovative responses to precipitous or extraordinary increases in crime, or in a type or types of crime within their jurisdictions. This program is funded under both the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The Byrne Competitive Program helps local communities improve the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. The JAG Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions, and JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. The JAG Program authorization also provides that "the Attorney General may reserve not more than 5 percent, to be granted to 1 or more States or units of local government, for 1 or more of the purposes specified in section 3751 of this title, pursuant to his determination that the same is necessary (1) to combat, address, or otherwise respond to precipitous or extraordinary increases in crime, or in a type or types of crime" (42 U.S.C. 3756). Under JAG, there is also a 3 percent set aside for training and technical assistance programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.gov/bja/grant/11smartpolicingsol.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov.

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Similar Government Grants: • BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program State Solicitation; • BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation; • BJA FY 11 National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement; • Criminal Intelligence System Operating Policies (28 CFR Part 23) National Training and Technical Ass...; • Smart Policing: Evidence-Based Law Enforcement Initiative; • Criminal Intelligence System Operating Policies (28 CFR Part 23) Training and Technical Assistance P...; • National Training and Technical Assistance Project; • BJA FY 10 National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative; • Opportunity BJA-2010-2617; • BJA FY 10 Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs