Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2009 2115
Apply for BJA 2009 2115
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2009 Recovery Act Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.809 Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from t.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 8, 2009 and posted on Mar 9, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2009. (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 $1.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- Eligible applicants are primarily from law enforcement agencies in the southern border or in HIDTAs combating criminal narcotics activity stemming from the southern border, as well as from national, state, regional, or local public and private entities, including for profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal jurisdictions, units of local government that provide needed assistance and equipment to law enforcement along the southern border of the United States.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2009 Recovery Act grant opportunity titled "Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S." was a discretionary, competitive funding program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. It was created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, so proposals were expected to do more than describe enforcement outcomes; they also needed to clearly show how the requested funding would support job creation and job retention while strengthening public safety responses to drug trafficking and related criminal activity connected to the southern border.
The program focused specifically on the U.S. southern border states, defined for this solicitation as California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It also extended to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs) when the proposed work was aimed at narcotics activity that stems from the southern border. Applicants had to align their projects with one of two core goals: either to control, reduce, and/or prevent criminal narcotics activity along the southern border itself, or to control, reduce, and/or prevent narcotics activity within HIDTAs in a way that directly combats drug trafficking and related crime originating from or tied to the southern border region.
Applications were expected to fit within specific program categories that collectively targeted border-related narcotics threats and the justice system impacts that come with them. Those categories included direct efforts to combat criminal narcotics activity, initiatives to enhance southern border jails and community corrections (reflecting the downstream burden on detention, supervision, and reentry systems), projects that facilitate justice information sharing, collaboration, and problem solving (such as cross-jurisdictional coordination and data-driven approaches), and training and technical assistance intended to build capacity and improve operational effectiveness. In practical terms, the solicitation emphasized both enforcement-oriented strategies and system-support strategies that help agencies and partners work together more efficiently against trafficking networks.
Eligibility was broad but clearly oriented toward operational impact on the border and HIDTA environments. The solicitation anticipated that the primary applicants would be law enforcement agencies operating in the southern border states or in HIDTAs dealing with southern-border-sourced narcotics activity. At the same time, it allowed a wide range of other public and private entities to apply if they provided needed assistance, support, or equipment to law enforcement along the southern border. Eligible applicants therefore included national, state, regional, and local governmental entities; tribal jurisdictions; units of local government; institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; faith-based and community organizations; and even for-profit (commercial) organizations, as long as the proposed work met the program purpose and supported law enforcement needs tied to southern border narcotics crime.
Administratively, applications were to be submitted through the DOJ Office of Justice Programs online Grants Management System (GMS). The funding opportunity number was BJA-2009-2115, and it was associated with CFDA 16.809 (Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program). There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed, reducing the barrier to entry for agencies and partner organizations that might not have had additional local funds to contribute. Key dates in the public posting indicated it was posted on March 9, 2009, with an application closing date of April 17, 2009, and an archive date of May 17, 2009. A point of contact was provided for assistance accessing the full announcement: Al Roddy, reachable by phone at 202-353-1881 or by email at Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov.
Overall, the grant was designed to push Recovery Act resources toward operational and capacity-building projects that could show measurable public safety benefits against drug trafficking tied to the southern border, while also meeting the Recovery Act emphasis on sustaining and creating jobs.
FAQs: FY 2009 Recovery Act Grant - Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S.
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S."
Which federal agency offered this funding?
The program was offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
Was this a competitive grant or a formula grant?
It was a discretionary, competitive funding program.
How is this grant connected to the Recovery Act?
This was an FY 2009 Recovery Act grant created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Applications were expected to show not only public safety and enforcement outcomes, but also how the requested funds would support job creation and job retention.
What geographic area did the program focus on?
The program focused on the U.S. southern border states as defined in the solicitation: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Did the program only apply to the four southern border states?
No. The program also extended to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs) when the proposed work was aimed at narcotics activity that stems from the southern border.
What were the two core goals applicants had to align with?
Applicants had to align with one of two goals: (1) control, reduce, and/or prevent criminal narcotics activity along the southern border; or (2) control, reduce, and/or prevent narcotics activity within HIDTAs in a way that directly combats drug trafficking and related crime originating from or tied to the southern border region.
What kinds of projects or activities were encouraged under this solicitation?
Applications were expected to fit within program categories addressing border-related narcotics threats and related justice system impacts. The categories included: direct efforts to combat criminal narcotics activity; initiatives to enhance southern border jails and community corrections; projects to facilitate justice information sharing, collaboration, and problem solving; and training and technical assistance to build capacity and improve operational effectiveness.
What does it mean that the program included both enforcement-oriented and system-support strategies?
The solicitation emphasized enforcement strategies aimed at trafficking networks, as well as system-support strategies that help agencies and partners coordinate and work more efficiently (for example, cross-jurisdictional collaboration and data-driven approaches).
Who was expected to be the primary applicant type?
The solicitation anticipated that primary applicants would be law enforcement agencies operating in the southern border states or in HIDTAs dealing with southern-border-sourced narcotics activity.
Could non-law-enforcement organizations apply?
Yes. A wide range of public and private entities could apply if they provided needed assistance, support, or equipment to law enforcement along the southern border and the proposed work met the program purpose.
Which organizations were listed as eligible applicants?
Eligible applicants included national, state, regional, and local governmental entities; tribal jurisdictions; units of local government; institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; faith-based and community organizations; and for-profit (commercial) organizations, as long as the project supported law enforcement needs tied to southern border narcotics crime.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were to be submitted through the DOJ Office of Justice Programs online Grants Management System (GMS).
What is the funding opportunity number for this solicitation?
The funding opportunity number was BJA-2009-2115.
What CFDA number was associated with this program?
The opportunity was associated with CFDA 16.809 (Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program).
Was a cost share or match required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was listed for this solicitation.
What were the key dates listed for the opportunity?
The public posting indicated the opportunity was posted on March 9, 2009. The application closing date was April 17, 2009. The archive date was May 17, 2009.
What did applicants need to show beyond enforcement outcomes?
Because this was a Recovery Act program, proposals were expected to clearly show how requested funding would support job creation and job retention while strengthening public safety responses to drug trafficking and related criminal activity connected to the southern border.
How did the solicitation define the relationship to HIDTAs?
HIDTAs were included when the proposed work targeted narcotics activity that stems from the southern border, and projects needed to directly combat drug trafficking and related crime originating from or tied to the southern border region.
What kinds of justice system impacts were highlighted in the program categories?
The categories explicitly included initiatives to enhance southern border jails and community corrections, reflecting downstream impacts on detention, supervision, and reentry systems associated with border-related narcotics activity.
Who was the point of contact for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed point of contact was Al Roddy. Phone: 202-353-1881. Email: Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov.
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