Technology Innovation for Public Safety (TIPS)
The summary for the Technology Innovation for Public Safety (TIPS) grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Technology Innovation for Public Safety (TIPS): The Justice Information Sharing Solutions Implementation Program is designed to promote innovation in the field to advance the state of the art in technology and information sharing that improves the criminal justice system.
| Federal Grant Title: | Technology Innovation for Public Safety (TIPS) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Grant Categories: | Law Justice and Legal Services |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2016-8994 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 319402 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 20, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $2,500,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Additional Information on Eligibility
- There are two categories under this solicitation: (1) innovative technology implementation to address precipitous increases in crime and (2) training and technical assistance to assist grantees in project implementation and collection of data to assist BJA in identifying promising practices. Eligible applicants, for category 1, are limited to public agencies of state governments, units of local government, and tribal entities that perform criminal justice functions (or government agencies acting as fiscal agents for eligible applicants); and, for Category 2, national and regional public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
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