Federal Funding Updates

David P. Lewis Bureau of Justice Assistance

Federal Funding Updates

David P. Lewis Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA Background

• A component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, which also includes:• National Institute of Justice• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention• Office for Victims of Crime• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Supports law enforcement, courts, corrections, treatment, victim services, technology, and prevention initiatives that strengthen the nation’s criminal justice system

BJA comprised of 3 components;

• Policy

• Programs

• Planning

These components administer grant programs, shape and promote sound justice policy, and plan for fiscal and legislative changes affecting over 7,000 grants.

BJA provides leadership, services, and funding to America’s communities by:

• Emphasizing local control;

• Building relationships in the field;

• Developing collaborations and partnerships;

• Promoting capacity building through planning;

• Streamlining the administration of grants;

• Increasing training;

• Technical assistance;

• Creating accountability of projects;

• Encouraging innovation;

• Ultimately communicating the value of justice efforts to decision-makers at every level.

Training and Technical Assistance:

• BJA-sponsored training and technical assistance provides direct assistance to develop and implement comprehensive, system-wide strategies for public safety and improving criminal justice systems.

• BJA’s TTA supports;• State• Local• Tribal jurisdictions

Supporting state, local, and tribal through:

• Onsite technical assistance

• Offsite technical assistance (via telephone, e-mail, Internet, distance learning, etc.)

• Peer-to-peer information exchange and mentoring (individual, group, or jurisdictionwide)

• Publication drafting and dissemination

• Information sharing

• Conferences, workshop, and training events (agenda development, speaker identification, and logistical support)

• Curriculum development

• GTTAC – GJXDM Training and Technical Assistance Committee

Types of TTA;• Problem assessment

• Strategic planning and development

• Program sustainability

• Cutting-edge practice(s) documentation and identification

• Evidence-based practice(s) identification and development

• Team building and collaboration

• Community partnership development

• Staff development

• Resource identification and management

• Information management

• Program evaluation

http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=247

Examples of BJA Information Sharing Projects:

• 28 CFR Part 23• Applying Security Practices• CAD/RMS Functional Specs and IEPDs• Capabilities Assessment Toolkit• CISAnet• Executive Intelligence Training• Federated ID/Privilege Management• Fusion Center Guidelines• Gang Information Sharing Initiative• GJXDM • GJXDM Policy Academy• GJXDM Tools (SSGT, Listserv, Bugzilla, etc.)• GJXDM User's Conference/Implementer's

Course/Executive Briefing• GJXDM User's Guide• IEPD Clearinghouse• IEPD Guidelines• JIEM Tool

• Justice Reference Architecture• Justice Resources CD• Justice Standards Clearinghouse (JSC)• Knowledgebase/Helpdesk• NCISP• NIEM• NMVTIS• NSOPR• NVPS• Pegasus• Prescription Drug Monitoring Program• Privacy Policy Development Guide• Promoting SOA• Regional Sharing Initiatives• RISS• SAVIN guidelines• Technical Assistance• Training and Outreach

Promote, facilitate, and encourage the development and adoption of IT standards for the Law Enforcement community

www.iacptechnology.org

LEITS Council

• Fusion Center Guidelines

• Privacy Policy Development Guide

• Global JXDM Information Exchange Packaged Documentation (IEPD) Guidelines

• Global JXDM User’s Guide (SEARCH)

• Funding Justice Information Sharing (NCSL)

• Sharing Justice Information: A Capability Assessment Toolkit (SUNY-CTG)

• Monographs

• Success Stories

BJA Resource CD

http://www.it.ojp.gov/jsr

http://it.ojp.gov/iepd/

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/

http://www.grants.gov

26 Federal AgenciesFunding Opportunities

CFDA# 16.580BJA-2007-1627

Eligible Applicants

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

• Small businesses

• For profit organizations other than small businesses

• City or township governments

• Private institutions of higher education

• County governments

• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

• State governments

• Special district governments

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

• 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

Funding Categories

• CATEGORY I: TARGETING VIOLENT CRIME

• CATEGORY II: PREVENTING CRIME AND DRUG ABUSE

• CATEGORY III: ENHANCING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

• CATEGORY IV: ENHANCING LOCAL COURTS

• CATEGORY V: ENHANCING LOCAL CORRECTIONS

• CATEGORY VI: FACILITATING JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING

CATEGORY I: TARGETING VIOLENT CRIME

Applicants are solicited under Category I to:• Establish an intelligence-led, data-driven, multi-jurisdictional

response to violent crime and gangs.

• Applicants must document an existing or proposed multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional partnership,

• Required to have an ongoing partnership with at least one federal law enforcement agency• e.g., the Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of

Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Marshals Service; or the relevant U.S. Attorney's Office throughout the project period.

• Must be a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency,

• Combined populations-served totals may be used to increase available funds.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who:

1) document via Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) data a recent increase in violent crime rates;

2) document a history or commitment to form a multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary violent crime response;

3) demonstrate a data-driven analysis capacity or a willingness to adopt intelligence-led policing for planning and implementing violent crime initiatives; and

4) use a minimum of 10 percent of grant funds for justice information sharing related to the proposed violent crime problem.

CATEGORY II: PREVENTING CRIME AND DRUG ABUSE

Applications are solicited under Category II to: • prevent crime and drug abuse in the United States.

• Key priorities include:• crime prevention efforts designed to reach residents through

proven media campaign(s),

• Neighborhood Watch capacity-building tools, coordination of crime prevention practitioners,

• crime prevention materials and resources for practitioners, projects that can be implemented and replicated in communities and schools, and

• programs that help build partnerships among law enforcement, youth, and youth-serving organizations.

CATEGORY III: ENHANCING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Applications are solicited under Category III to:• improve or enhance the administration and operations of the

law enforcement function in local adult criminal justice systems.

• Key priorities include local, regional, and/or national projects that address law enforcement

• officer safety,

• improving crime scene investigation,

• tactical training,

• training to support volunteer programs within law enforcement,

• drug- and alcohol-impaired driving prevention efforts,local anti-gang programs, and

• gun violence intervention and enforcement.

CATEGORY IV: ENHANCING LOCAL COURTS

Applicants are solicited under Category IV to:• improve or enhance the administration and operations of

the court function in local adult criminal justice systems.

• Key priorities include:• improving the effectiveness of the prosecutorial function,

• training for judicial officers,

• court management and

• improvement efforts including automation, and support for court problem-solving efforts such as mental health courts.

CATEGORY V: ENHANCING LOCAL CORRECTIONS

Applicants are solicited under Category V to:• improve or enhance the administration and operations

of the corrections function and offender reentry initiatives in local adult criminal justice systems.

• Key priorities include:• improving the effectiveness of offender reentry,

• improving the ability of community corrections to hold offenders accountable, and

• efforts to improve the efficiency of institutional and community corrections.

CATEGORY VI: FACILITATING JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING

Applicants are solicited under Category VI to:• improve or enhance the sharing of information within the

criminal justice system.

• Key priorities include:• improving the sharing and use of criminal intelligence within

law enforcement,

• developing common standards to facilitate information sharing within the justice system,

• providing technical assistance to improve justice information sharing, and

• enhancing or developing local, regional, and/or national systems to improve information sharing within and among regions and states.

David P. LewisSenior Policy AdvisorJustice Information SharingDOJ/OJP/BJA

David P. LewisSenior Policy AdvisorJustice Information SharingDOJ/OJP/BJA

david.p.lewis@usdoj.gov202-616-7829