Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2014 3837
Apply for BJA 2014 3837
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Smart Prosecution Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.825 Smart Prosecution Initiative.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 24, 2014 and posted on Mar 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 8, 2014. (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 $450,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Applicants are limited to for profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and consortiums with demonstrated experience providing national and local level training and technical assistance. For profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BJA FY 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Smart Prosecution Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number BJA-2014-3837) is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under CFDA 16.825 (Smart Prosecution Initiative). It was posted on March 24, 2014, with an application deadline of May 8, 2014, and it later moved into archive status on June 7, 2014. The grant is designed to fund one organization to serve as a national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider for BJA's Smart Prosecution Initiative, rather than to fund local prosecutor offices directly.
This opportunity sits within BJA's broader "Smart Suite" of crime-fighting programs, which includes Smart Policing, Smart Supervision, Smart Pretrial, and Smart Prosecution. The underlying theme across these programs is a push for evidence-based, data-driven approaches that use analysis, research partnerships, technology, and proven practices to improve criminal justice outcomes while paying attention to cost and operational efficiency. Smart Policing, which launched several years earlier, is described as bringing more "science" into police work by testing tactics and strategies against real data and measurable results. Smart Prosecution extends that same philosophy into the prosecution function, recognizing that prosecutors are major decisionmakers who shape case outcomes, public safety priorities, and system-wide fairness.
The Smart Prosecution Initiative itself is intended to help prosecutor offices implement research-based and data-driven prosecution strategies and broader justice system reforms led by prosecutors. A core element of the model is pairing a prosecutor office with an operational, results-focused researcher to identify chronic public safety problems (including violent crime), analyze what is happening, and then design and test smarter prosecution responses. The initiative also emphasizes improving a prosecutor office's ability to access and use data from multiple systems, not only traditional criminal justice sources but also non-criminal justice information systems when relevant, so that decisions are better informed and outcomes can be tracked. Over time, BJA expects participating jurisdictions to generate practical lessons and evidence that other prosecutor offices across the country can use.
This particular FY 2014 announcement is not the competition for selecting local Smart Prosecution sites. Instead, BJA planned to choose local Smart Prosecution jurisdictions through a separate FY 2014 competitive solicitation. The focus here is to select a single national TTA provider that can support those site-based grantees and build capacity in the field more broadly. In practical terms, the funded provider would be expected to help Smart Prosecution sites put the model into practice by delivering training, offering hands-on technical assistance, supporting implementation planning, promoting data and performance measurement approaches, and helping sites translate research and analysis into operational changes. The intent is to ensure consistency, quality, and shared learning across the initial cohort of Smart Prosecution jurisdictions, while also helping spread effective tools and methods nationally.
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $450,000, with an award floor of $0, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, and consortiums, as long as they can demonstrate experience providing training and technical assistance at both national and local levels. A key condition is that for-profit applicants must agree to waive any profit or fees for services, reflecting that the funding is meant to pay for deliverables and support rather than generate commercial profit.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as an infrastructure and capacity-building award. Rather than paying for prosecution operations in a single jurisdiction, it funds a national partner to help multiple Smart Prosecution sites adopt data-driven practices, integrate research into day-to-day prosecutorial decisionmaking, improve cross-system data access, and document results in ways that contribute to a stronger evidence base for prosecution strategies nationwide.
FAQs: BJA FY 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Smart Prosecution Initiative (BJA-2014-3837)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) titled the BJA FY 14 National Training and Technical Assistance Smart Prosecution Initiative. The Funding Opportunity Number is BJA-2014-3837, and it is associated with CFDA 16.825 (Smart Prosecution Initiative).
What is the purpose of this grant?
The grant is intended to fund one organization to serve as a national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider for BJA's Smart Prosecution Initiative. The goal is to build capacity and provide infrastructure support so Smart Prosecution site-based grantees can implement the model effectively and consistently.
Does this grant fund local prosecutor offices directly?
No. This announcement is specifically for selecting a single national TTA provider. BJA planned to select local Smart Prosecution jurisdictions through a separate FY 2014 competitive solicitation.
How many awards will be made under this opportunity?
The opportunity is designed to fund one organization as the national TTA provider.
How much funding is available?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $450,000. The award floor is $0.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, and consortiums, as long as they can demonstrate experience providing training and technical assistance at both national and local levels.
Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes, for-profit organizations are listed as eligible. However, for-profit applicants must agree to waive any profit or fees for services, since the funding is intended to pay for deliverables and support rather than generate commercial profit.
What kinds of experience should an applicant be able to demonstrate?
Applicants are expected to demonstrate experience providing training and technical assistance at both national and local levels. This aligns with the role of supporting multiple Smart Prosecution sites and helping spread tools and methods nationally.
What is meant by a national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider in this context?
A national TTA provider is an organization funded to support Smart Prosecution sites by delivering training and hands-on technical assistance, supporting implementation planning, promoting data and performance measurement approaches, and helping sites translate research and analysis into operational changes.
What is the Smart Prosecution Initiative?
The Smart Prosecution Initiative is intended to help prosecutor offices implement research-based and data-driven prosecution strategies and broader justice system reforms led by prosecutors. A core element is pairing a prosecutor office with an operational, results-focused researcher to identify chronic public safety problems, analyze what is happening, and design and test smarter prosecution responses.
How does Smart Prosecution relate to BJA's broader programming?
Smart Prosecution sits within BJA's broader "Smart Suite" of crime-fighting programs, which includes Smart Policing, Smart Supervision, Smart Pretrial, and Smart Prosecution. Across these programs, the theme is evidence-based, data-driven approaches that use analysis, research partnerships, technology, and proven practices to improve outcomes while paying attention to cost and operational efficiency.
What is the underlying approach promoted by the Smart Suite programs?
The Smart Suite emphasizes evidence-based, data-driven methods that rely on analysis, research partnerships, technology, and proven practices. The focus is on improving criminal justice outcomes while also considering cost and operational efficiency.
What does it mean that prosecutors are "major decisionmakers" in this model?
In the Smart Prosecution framing, prosecutors influence case outcomes, public safety priorities, and system-wide fairness. Smart Prosecution extends data-driven, evidence-based thinking into prosecution decisionmaking to help shape outcomes more deliberately and measurably.
What role do researchers play in Smart Prosecution?
A core element of the model is pairing a prosecutor office with an operational, results-focused researcher. The researcher helps identify chronic public safety problems (including violent crime), supports analysis to understand drivers and patterns, and assists with designing and testing prosecution responses informed by evidence and data.
What kinds of problems is Smart Prosecution trying to address?
The initiative focuses on identifying and responding to chronic public safety problems, including violent crime, using data, analysis, and research-informed strategies.
What does the initiative emphasize about data access and data use?
Smart Prosecution emphasizes improving a prosecutor office's ability to access and use data from multiple systems. This includes traditional criminal justice sources and, when relevant, non-criminal justice information systems, so decisions are better informed and outcomes can be tracked over time.
Why is performance measurement important in this opportunity?
The national TTA provider is expected to promote data and performance measurement approaches so Smart Prosecution sites can track outcomes, learn what works, and translate analysis into operational changes. Over time, BJA expects participating jurisdictions to generate practical lessons and evidence that others can use.
What are the expected deliverables or activities for the funded organization?
Based on the description, the funded provider would be expected to support Smart Prosecution sites by delivering training, offering hands-on technical assistance, supporting implementation planning, promoting data and performance measurement approaches, and helping sites translate research and analysis into operational changes. The provider is also intended to help ensure consistency, quality, and shared learning across the initial cohort and to help spread effective tools and methods nationally.
What is meant by "infrastructure and capacity-building" in this grant?
This opportunity is described as an infrastructure and capacity-building award because it funds a national partner to strengthen implementation support, consistency, and shared learning across multiple jurisdictions, rather than paying for prosecution operations in a single local office.
When was this opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The opportunity was posted on March 24, 2014. The application deadline was May 8, 2014.
What does it mean that the opportunity moved into archive status?
The opportunity later moved into archive status on June 7, 2014, indicating it is no longer an active solicitation as of that date.
Which federal agency is sponsoring this grant?
The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 16.825 (Smart Prosecution Initiative).
Why is the grant structured to fund a single national provider?
The structure is intended to ensure consistency, quality, and shared learning across Smart Prosecution sites by centralizing training, technical assistance, implementation support, and dissemination of tools and methods through one national partner.
How is this different from the local Smart Prosecution site awards?
This funding opportunity is for the national TTA provider. Local Smart Prosecution jurisdictions were expected to be selected through a separate FY 2014 competitive solicitation, and those awards would focus on implementing Smart Prosecution in specific jurisdictions.
What is the long-term goal for the field?
Over time, BJA expects participating jurisdictions to generate practical lessons and evidence that other prosecutor offices across the country can use, strengthening the broader evidence base for prosecution strategies nationwide.
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