Deadline: 12 May 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking to fund applications under the Strategies in Policing Innovation (SPI) Program.
This program furthers the Department’s mission by assisting state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in reducing crime and improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, specifically through support for innovative and evidence-based policing practices, more effective information sharing, and multi-agency collaboration.
Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) provides resources and opportunities to enable police agencies to identify and define their most pressing crime problems and institute lasting operational and organizational changes that foster reliance on and effective use of evidence-based practices, data, and technology.
SPI encourages and increases the use of science in criminal justice operations by leveraging analysis, technology, and evidence-based practices to improve performance and effectiveness.
To support the crime reduction problem identified by the applicant, the program funds the following:
- New personnel
- Overtime
- Software and/or hardware technology purchases
- Data analysis support
Purpose Areas
- Purpose Area 1 of this solicitation seeks to fund projects that implement and test innovative approaches to operational challenges and violent crime reduction.
- Purpose Area 2 seeks to fund projects that implement technology-driven justice informationsharing solutions at the state, local, territorial, and tribal levels that result in significant cost and time savings and enhance criminal justice policies and practices that promote public safety and reduce crime.
Objectives and Deliverables
- The objectives of SPI are to:
- Advance the state of policing practice and science.
- Test, establish, and/or expand innovative new ideas and evidence-based programming in police agencies.
- Establish sustainable practitioner-researcher partnerships.
- Foster effective and consistent collaborations to increase public safety.
- Use technology, intelligence, and data in innovative ways.
- This program’s required deliverables are:
- An action plan produced by the grantee at the outset of each project that includes the project’s problem analysis, summary of strategies and intended outcomes.
- A final analysis report of the project’s implementation and outcomes submitted to BJA at the conclusion of the project.
OJP Priority Areas
In FY 2020, and in addition to executing any OJP policy prioritization that may be applicable, priority consideration will be given to applications as follows:
- Applications from federally recognized tribes.
- Applications that go to enhancing criminal justice and public safety by indicating agreement to comply with one or more of the following law enforcement-related award conditions:
- Where the application is from a State or local government entity that operates at least one correctional facility (as defined at 34 U.S.C. 10251(a)(7)), applications in which the applicant agrees to comply with award conditions related to cooperation with federal law enforcement, as set forth in Appendix B.
- Where the application is from a State or local government entity, applications in which the applicant agrees to comply with award conditions related to noninterference with federal law enforcement, as set forth in Appendix C.
- Where the application is from a State or local government entity, applications in which the applicant agrees to comply with award conditions related to nondisclosure of federal law enforcement information, as set forth in Appendix D.
Funding Information
- Estimated maximum dollar amount for each award: $700,000
- Total amount anticipated to be awarded under the solicitation: $7,000,000
- Period of performance duration: 36 Months
- Period of performance start date: October 1, 2020
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- County governments
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325414