NIJ FY 2010 Technology Research and Development Assured Communications for Law Enforcement Operations | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIJ FY 2010 Technology Research and Development Assured Communications for Law Enforcement Operations opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2010 2389) was a discretionary National Institute of Justice solicitation focused on strengthening how law enforcement communicates during real-world operations. The central goal was to fund research, development, and practical validation of communications capabilities that let officers and agencies reliably use voice, video, data, and other mobile applications when conditions make communication difficult or unpredictable. Rather than limiting proposals to a single technology, NIJ positioned the program around operational outcomes: keeping communications working when they are most likely to fail, and doing so in ways that support effective policing and coordinated response.

NIJ highlighted three main scenarios that proposals were expected to address. First, the solicitation targeted environments where the normal terrestrial communications infrastructure has been severely degraded, such as after hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, or man made incidents that damage towers, backhaul, power, or network management systems. In these cases, agencies may need rapidly deployable alternatives, resilient architectures, or adaptive systems that can keep communications available despite widespread outages and limited local resources. Second, NIJ sought solutions for places where terrestrial coverage is inadequate even under normal conditions. The solicitation explicitly referenced rural and tribal areas, but also recognized that communications gaps exist in dense urban settings, including inside buildings and in subterranean environments like basements, tunnels, and underground transit corridors where signals can be blocked or attenuated. Third, NIJ addressed the practical reality that many jurisdictions face a patchwork of overlapping communications options that each have different strengths and weaknesses, such as differing coverage, bandwidth, security, cost, latency, and reliability. Under this scenario, NIJ was interested in solutions that can intelligently take advantage of multiple networks or systems, manage handoffs, and maintain usable service in the face of congestion or intermittent availability.

In addition to new R and D, NIJ made it clear that it would consider proposals to demonstrate, test, and or evaluate existing solutions, as long as those solutions showed real potential to meet law enforcement needs under the scenarios described. That emphasis matters because it opened the door to projects that could accelerate adoption by producing credible performance evidence, operational pilots, and evaluation results, not just prototypes. In practice, the solicitation supported work that could range from technology development and integration to field demonstrations and rigorous assessments of whether a given approach actually works for officers in mobile, time-sensitive situations.

Administratively, awards were to be made using a cooperative agreement, which typically implies closer involvement by the funding agency than a standard grant, especially around project direction, deliverables, or coordination. The program was listed under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) and categorized across law, justice and legal services and science and technology and other R and D. Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity could apply as long as it met any eligibility details in the full solicitation. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement stated in the source data. The solicitation was posted February 3, 2010, with an application closing date of March 22, 2010, and it was later archived June 22, 2010. The funding listing showed award floor and ceiling values as 0, which usually indicates that specific dollar ranges were not captured in the summary record and applicants would need to consult the full solicitation for actual budget expectations.

Applications were required to be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS), a web-based platform used for the full lifecycle of grant application, award, and management. The guidance stressed starting registration early, especially for first-time users, to avoid missing the deadline due to account setup delays. The solicitation pointed applicants to the GMS training and registration information at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmscbt/. For technical problems with submission, the GMS Help Desk was available by email at GMSHelpDesk@usdoj.gov or by phone at 1 888 549 9901 (option 3), Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to midnight Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays. For solicitation-specific questions or other requirements, the point of contact listed was Michael Bottner, Solicitation Coordinator, reachable at 202 514 0686 or michael.bottner@usdoj.gov.

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