Smart Policing Training and Technical Assistance | BJA 2016 9110

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2016 9110

The Smart Policing Training and Technical Assistance grant (BJA 2016 9110) is a FY 2016 discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Its core goal is to fund a single, national provider that can deliver comprehensive training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies participating in the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). Rather than funding multiple local projects directly, this award is designed to strengthen SPI agencies by giving them access to expert guidance, structured learning opportunities, and practical support that improves how they design, implement, and evaluate smart policing strategies.

Under this grant, the selected provider is expected to deliver a broad mix of training and technical assistance services nationwide. The work can include in-person or virtual training sessions, educational workshops, and content developed and led by relevant subject matter experts. Technical assistance is intended to be hands-on and problem-focused, offering onsite or remote support to SPI agencies in areas such as diagnosing and defining crime or operational problems, developing and refining solutions, conducting data analysis, applying policing theory and evidence-based approaches, and using sound evaluation methods. In other words, the provider is meant to help agencies move from identifying a pressing challenge to building a measurable strategy, using data and research, and then assessing whether the strategy actually worked.

The intended impact is practical: SPI agencies are expected to use this training and technical assistance to address serious crime issues and internal organizational challenges that reduce effectiveness. By improving agencies' capacity to analyze problems, select interventions, manage change, and evaluate outcomes, the assistance funded through this award is meant to raise the overall quality of SPI projects and produce stronger results across participating jurisdictions. The emphasis is not only on tactics, but also on the supporting disciplines that make tactics effective, including rigorous analysis, thoughtful implementation, and credible assessment.

The opportunity is open to a range of applicant types that are positioned to serve as a national training and technical assistance provider. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This eligibility structure reflects the expectation that the provider will have strong program management capabilities, access to recognized experts, and the infrastructure needed to deliver consistent services across the country.

Key funding details include an award ceiling of $1,000,000 and an expectation of one award, meaning BJA intended to select a single organization to carry out this nationwide role. The solicitation was created on February 18, 2016, with an original closing date of April 12, 2016. The funding activity aligns with the Law, Justice and Legal Services category and is associated with CFDA number 16.751, which corresponds to BJA assistance programs. Overall, the grant is best understood as an investment in capacity-building for the Smart Policing Initiative: funding one centralized provider to elevate training, technical guidance, and evaluation support so that participating agencies can implement better-designed solutions and achieve stronger outcomes.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Smart Policing Training and Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.751.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-02-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-04-12. (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 $1,000,000.00 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, 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.

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