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National Ashanti Alert Network Training and Technical Assistance Program is sponsored by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. This program is specifically directed toward the development, implementation, and maintenance of the National Ashanti Alert Network as set forth in the Ashanti Alert Act, December 2018.
Objective: The Ashanti Alert Act specifically requires the Department of Justice to institute a national alert system for missing persons and report the progress to Congress on an annual basis. This reporting includes how the system has been implemented, statistics from all the participating states, and the effectiveness of the ability to share this information. Objective: Institute a national alert system for missing persons.
Performance Measure 1: Number of states that have agreed to be part of the pilot program;
Performance Measure 2: Number of resources developed for use by states with regard to missing and endangered persons; and,
Performance Measure 3: Number of reported missing and endangered alerts submitted by the state programs. This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.041. Last updated on 2024-11-19.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance • 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 • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education • Private institutions of higher education • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education • For profit organizations other than small businesses • Other Other: Applicants must possess experience in providing training and technical assistance on a national level to state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, intelligence analysts, prosecutors, judges, staff who work in fusion centers, and other criminal justice entities who work with missing person programs. In addition, applicants are required to have the capacity to deliver training and technical assistance nationally to include remote locations and underserved communities throughout the United States and its territories, as needed Eligible applicant types include: Other public institution/organization, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Profit organization, Other private institutions/organizations.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: • 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 • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education • Private institutions of higher education • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education • For profit organizations other than small businesses • Other Other: Applicants must possess experience in providing training and technical assistance on a national level to state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, intelligence analysts, prosecutors, judges, staff who work in fusion centers, and other criminal justice entities who work with missing person programs. In addition, applicants are required to have the capacity to deliver training and technical assistance nationally to include remote locations and underserved communities throughout the United States and its territories, as needed Eligible applicant types include: Other public institution/organization, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Profit organization, Other private institutions/organizations. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Law Enforcement Assistance Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Laboratory Analysis is sponsored by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. To provide technical assistance to dully constituted state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies regarding specialized forensic examinations involving drug evidence. This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.001. Last updated on 2017-09-27. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance Any duly constituted State and local law enforcement agency in the United States or any of its possessions. Eligible applicant types include: State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
COPS Hiring Program is sponsored by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the Nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. Since inception, the COPS Office has been appropriated more than $20 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 136,000 officers. COPS Office information resources, covering a wide range of community policing topics such as school and campus safety, violent crime, and officer safety and wellness, can be downloaded via the COPS Office’s home page, https://cops.usdoj.gov. The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities necessary to prevent crime. Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as violent crime, nonviolent crime, and fear of crime. To read an overview of the principles of community policing, please see the COPS Office publication, "Community Policing Defined". This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.068. Last updated on 2025-03-31. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $156,668,839 (2026).; eligibility guidance Local, state, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply. An agency with primary law enforcement authority is defined as the first responder to calls for service for all types of criminal incidents within the jurisdiction served. Applicants must have a law enforcement agency (i.e. Sheriff’s Office, Department, etc.) that is operational by the close of this application or receive services through a new or existing contract for law enforcement services through an existing contract for law enforcement services or a new contract for law enforcement services that is in place by the close of this solicitation. Applicants must also maintain primary law enforcement authority for the population to be served. If funds under this program are to be used as part of a written contracting agreement for law enforcement services (e.g., a town that contracts with a neighboring sheriff’s department to receive services), the agency wishing to receive law enforcement services must be the legal applicant in this application. A law enforcement agency is established and operational if the jurisdiction has passed authorizing legislation and it has a current operating budget. Eligible applicant types include: County Government, Other public institution/organization, U.S. Territories and possessions, State, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, City or Township Government. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants is sponsored by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. GOAL: Foster the development of new knowledge and tools that can be applied to reduce crime and advance justice, particularly at the state and local level. OBJECTIVE: • Develop, demonstrate and evaluate programs and practices relevant to criminal justice, juvenile justice and crime victims’ services outcomes. • Identify and analyze the causes and correlates of crime • Improve the functioning of the criminal and juvenile justice systems • Develop new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime • Develop new methods for to detect, investigate and prosecute crime • Enhance the justice research infrastructure Performance measures for this assistance listing are: 1.Quality of the research as demonstrated by the scholarly products that result in whole or in part from work funded under the NIJ award, such as published, peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles, and/or (as appropriate for the funded project) law review journal articles, book chapter(s) or book(s) in the academic press, technological prototypes, patented inventions, or similar scientific products. 2. Increase the number of researchers across a wide-range of disciplines working to provide objective, evidence-based solutions to criminal justice challenges, in large extent through fellowship programs such as the NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship program, Visiting Fellows, and the New Investigator/Early Career Research Program 3. Number and impact of scholarly publications This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.560. Last updated on 2024-12-03. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with States, units of local government, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified individuals. Applicants from the Territories of the United States, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions, are also eligible to participate in this program. Certain qualified individuals may be eligible to apply in response to some solicitations under this program, as described in the solicitation document. Federal agencies may be eligible to apply for funding in response to a solicitation under this program, if the solicitation specifies that Federal agencies are eligible. If an award is made to a Federal agency, it will be through an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice. Eligible applicant types include: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education), County Government, City or Township Government, For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business), Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Independent School District, Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
