Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2013 3562
Apply for BJA 2013 3562
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 13 Smart Policing Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.751 Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2013 and posted on Mar 19, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 2, 2013. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments City or township governments For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Applicants are limited to national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government. For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BJA FY 13 Smart Policing Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2013 3562) was a discretionary competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, designed to fund one organization to serve as the nationwide training and technical assistance (TTA) provider for agencies participating in the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). Rather than awarding money directly to police departments or local jurisdictions to run their own individual projects, this solicitation focused on selecting a single provider that could support SPI sites across the country with practical expertise, structured training, and hands-on guidance. The overall intent was to help participating law enforcement agencies address chronic crime problems more effectively by strengthening the quality of analysis, implementation, and evaluation behind their policing strategies.
Under this opportunity, the selected provider would be responsible for delivering a broad menu of TTA services that could be used by SPI agencies as they designed and carried out solutions to persistent public safety challenges. The solicitation emphasized both educational and applied support, including developing and conducting training sessions led by relevant subject matter experts, and providing onsite or remote assistance in areas such as problem analysis, solution development, policing theory, and evaluation methodology. In practice, this means the provider was expected to help agencies diagnose crime patterns and underlying drivers, choose or design interventions grounded in evidence and sound policing principles, and then measure whether those interventions produced meaningful outcomes. The grant’s emphasis on evaluation reflects the Smart Policing Initiative’s general focus on data-driven and research-informed approaches, where strategies are not only implemented but also tested and refined based on results.
The program was funded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 16.751), which supports efforts to improve the capacity and functioning of state and local criminal justice systems while also underwriting national support activities like targeted TTA. In this case, BJA used Byrne Competitive funds to build nationwide infrastructure for knowledge transfer and implementation support, so that local SPI projects could benefit from consistent expertise, shared lessons learned, and higher-quality technical guidance than many agencies could assemble on their own. The expected downstream impact was improved policing outcomes: better designed interventions for chronic crime problems, more effective deployment of resources, and stronger documentation of what works (and what does not) in varied local contexts.
Eligibility for the award was broad in terms of organizational type but narrow in terms of purpose: applicants had to be capable of serving as the national TTA provider. Eligible applicants included national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, such as nonprofit and for-profit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (both public and state-controlled and private), tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government. The listing also included small businesses and other for-profit organizations, with a key condition that for-profit recipients had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee, reinforcing that the funds were intended to pay for service delivery rather than generate commercial profit. The grant did not require cost sharing or matching.
Key administrative details included an award ceiling of $750,000 (with no stated award floor), a posted date of March 19, 2013, and an application deadline of May 2, 2013, with the opportunity archived on June 1, 2013. Applications were submitted through Grants.gov, with the standard federal technical support channels provided for submission issues. The essential takeaway is that this solicitation was not a funding stream for local departments to purchase equipment or run standalone programs; it was a capacity-building award meant to create a centralized, expert-driven support function that could elevate the planning, execution, and evaluation of Smart Policing Initiative work nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the BJA FY 13 Smart Policing Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program?
It was a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to fund one organization to act as the nationwide training and technical assistance (TTA) provider for agencies participating in the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI).
What is the funding opportunity number for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is BJA 2013 3562.
Who was the funder and which office administered the program?
The opportunity came from the U.S. Department of Justice and was administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
What was the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose was to select a single national provider to deliver training and hands-on technical assistance to SPI sites across the country, strengthening the analysis, implementation, and evaluation behind policing strategies aimed at chronic crime problems.
Did this grant award funding directly to police departments to run local projects?
No. The solicitation did not focus on awarding funds to police departments or local jurisdictions for standalone local projects. It focused on funding one organization to provide nationwide TTA support to SPI agencies.
How many awards were intended under this opportunity?
The solicitation was designed to fund one organization to serve as the nationwide TTA provider.
What kinds of services was the selected provider expected to deliver?
The selected provider was expected to deliver a broad menu of TTA services, including developing and conducting training sessions led by subject matter experts and providing onsite or remote assistance to SPI agencies.
What technical assistance topics were highlighted in the solicitation?
The solicitation emphasized support in areas such as problem analysis, solution development, policing theory, and evaluation methodology.
What does "onsite or remote assistance" mean in the context of this program?
It means the TTA provider could deliver hands-on guidance either in person (onsite) or through distance methods (remote), depending on what SPI agencies needed.
What was the role of evaluation in this grant?
Evaluation was a major emphasis. The provider was expected to help agencies measure whether their interventions produced meaningful outcomes and support strategies that can be tested and refined based on results.
What broader approach did this program support?
The program supported a data-driven and research-informed approach to policing, where strategies are designed based on analysis and evidence and then assessed for effectiveness.
What funding program supported this solicitation?
The solicitation was funded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program.
What is the CFDA number listed for the funding source?
The CFDA number listed is 16.751.
Why did BJA use Byrne Competitive funds for this particular award?
The funds were used to build nationwide infrastructure for knowledge transfer and implementation support so SPI sites could benefit from consistent expertise, shared lessons learned, and higher-quality technical guidance.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad by organizational type, as long as the applicant could serve as the national TTA provider. Eligible applicants included national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, such as nonprofit and for-profit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (public/state-controlled and private), tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government.
Were small businesses and for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. Small businesses and other for-profit organizations were listed as eligible, with a condition for for-profit recipients related to profit and fees.
What special condition applied to for-profit recipients?
For-profit recipients had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee, indicating the funding was intended to pay for service delivery rather than generate commercial profit.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The grant did not require cost sharing or matching.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $750,000.
Was there a minimum award amount stated?
No award floor was stated.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date was March 19, 2013.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 2, 2013.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on June 1, 2013.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov.
Was submission support mentioned?
Yes. Standard federal technical support channels were noted for submission issues related to Grants.gov.
What was the intended downstream impact of funding a national TTA provider?
The intended impact was improved policing outcomes, including better designed interventions for chronic crime problems, more effective deployment of resources, and stronger documentation of what works (and what does not) across different local contexts.
In plain terms, what should applicants have been prepared to do?
Applicants needed to be prepared to act as a centralized expert resource for SPI agencies nationwide by delivering structured training, practical expertise, and hands-on guidance to strengthen how agencies analyze problems, implement solutions, and evaluate results.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. Based on the provided details, the application deadline was May 2, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on June 1, 2013.
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