BJA FY 19 Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology Training and Technical Assistance Initiative | BJA 2019 16313

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The BJA FY 19 Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology Training and Technical Assistance Initiative is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), designed to strengthen law enforcement technology capabilities and information-sharing practices across the five Gulf Shore states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. The core purpose is to fund a single training and technical assistance (TTA) provider that will build and deliver a regional program aimed at helping local law enforcement agencies improve how they collect, analyze, and share information that is relevant to crime investigations and responses to suspicious activity. In practical terms, the initiative focuses on improving the quality and speed of information flow that supports reporting, investigating, and responding to threats and criminal activity in local communities.

A central feature of the program is the emphasis on information and intelligence sharing among local agencies and fusion centers, while also strengthening connectivity with state and federal partners. The initiative is structured so that local law enforcement agencies can request targeted support from the selected TTA provider to either deploy new projects or sustain existing efforts within their jurisdictions. This support is also intended to help neighboring or adjacent agencies work together, promoting interoperability and more consistent regional approaches rather than isolated, agency-by-agency solutions. The overall goal is to increase coordination, enhance situational awareness, and improve investigative effectiveness by ensuring that relevant data and intelligence can be gathered, handled, and disseminated appropriately and efficiently.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJA-2019-16313; CFDA 16.843) was posted on June 10, 2019, with an application deadline of August 8, 2019. BJA anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000, meaning the solicitation was intended to select one primary organization to serve as the regional provider and deliver services across the five-state area. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity areas align with law enforcement and justice services, education and training, information and statistics, science and technology, and related research and development, reflecting the program's blend of operational policing needs and technology-enabled analytical capacity.

Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses), small businesses, and other entities as further clarified in the solicitation. This wide eligibility range is consistent with BJA's intent to select a capable TTA provider with the technical expertise, training capacity, and operational understanding needed to assist diverse local law enforcement agencies and to coordinate effectively with fusion centers and multi-level government partners across the Gulf States region.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the business and commerce, education, employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics, law, justice and legal services, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 19 Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology Training and Technical Assistance Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.843.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 10, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 08, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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