Deadline: 1-Jun-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy.
Goals
The goal of this program is to improve the coordination of IP enforcement efforts among federal, state, and local authorities, which contribute to DOJ’s priority of reducing crime. This coordination will include IP task force members and federal agencies meeting to update, discuss, and collaborate on IP investigations, prosecutions, training, and public awareness activities. The information to be shared through these task forces must include information about targeting, investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters involving IP crimes as they relate to violations of state and local criminal statutes and federal prosecutions.
Objectives
Applicants must propose to achieve improved coordination of IP enforcement efforts among federal, state, and local authorities in their jurisdictions. Specifically, they must propose to aggressively investigate and prosecute IP crimes, with a particular focus on:
- Public health and safety.
- Theft of trade secrets and economic espionage.
- Large-scale commercial counterfeit and piracy.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,400,000
- Award Ceiling: $375,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 6
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Others
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339675