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Opportunity Summary:

The NIJ FY 10 Information and Geospatial Technologies Center of Excellence grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2010-2398) is a discretionary National Institute of Justice solicitation to create a specialized Center of Excellence focused on information and geospatial technologies within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System. The award is set up as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the NIJ expects to have an active role in shaping or coordinating the work during the project period rather than simply issuing funds and receiving reports at the end. The overall purpose is to strengthen NIJ's research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) pipeline in these technology areas and to make sure promising tools and methods move from research into real operational use across the criminal justice system.

The Center's core mission is to provide scientific and technical support that helps NIJ plan, execute, and assess R&D efforts tied to information and geospatial technologies. In practical terms, this includes supporting technology demonstration and validation work, helping with the transfer and adoption of appropriate technologies into day-to-day practice, and serving as a technical resource for agencies that may not have deep in-house expertise. The solicitation emphasizes that the intended beneficiaries are law enforcement and corrections agencies, courts, and public crime laboratories. Another major expectation is that the Center will assist in developing and disseminating technology guidelines and standards, which points to work like drafting best-practice documents, performance or interoperability guidance, and other materials that help agencies procure, implement, and use technologies more consistently and effectively. Beyond R&D support and standards/guidelines, the Center is also expected to provide technology assistance, information, and general support to law enforcement and other appropriate criminal justice partners, functioning as a kind of national hub for expertise in the covered technology areas.

Eligibility for applicants is listed as unrestricted, meaning any entity type may apply as long as it meets any conditions described in the full solicitation. The opportunity is tied to CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants), and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated in the summary information. The posting date and creation date are both March 3, 2010, with an original and current closing date of April 19, 2010, and an archive date of July 19, 2010. The summary listing shows an award ceiling and floor of 0, which typically indicates the dollar amounts were not specified in that database record and applicants would need to consult the full solicitation for actual funding levels, project period details, and expected deliverables.

Applications were required to be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grants Management System (GMS), described as a web-based, data-driven system that supports the full grant lifecycle from application through award and ongoing grant management. The solicitation strongly encourages applicants to start GMS registration early, particularly first-time users, to avoid missing the deadline due to account setup delays. For help with registration and submission, applicants were directed to the GMS computer-based training and instructions at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmscbt/. Technical support for GMS issues is available by emailing GMSHelpDesk@usdoj.gov or calling 1-888-549-9901 (option 3) during the stated hours (Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to midnight Eastern, excluding federal holidays).

For solicitation-specific questions or other non-technical requirements, the point of contact listed is Michael Bottner, Solicitation Coordinator, reachable at 202-514-0686 or via email at michael.bottner@usdoj.gov. The posting also references an additional information link to the full solicitation announcement, which would contain the detailed scope, required application components, evaluation criteria, and the specific expectations for how the Center would operate within the NLECTC system and support NIJ's RDTE activities in information and geospatial technologies.

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