Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2017 11403
The BJA FY 17 Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2017 11403) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, focused on strengthening analysis-driven, evidence-based policing. The central purpose of the program is to help law enforcement agencies move beyond traditional approaches and instead rely on data, research, and measurable outcomes to guide how they prevent and respond to crime. In practical terms, the program is designed to support law enforcement strategies that are informed by analysis of local crime patterns and are tested for effectiveness, with an emphasis on approaches that can be sustained and delivered efficiently.
SPI encourages agencies to develop responses that are effective, economical, and innovative within their own jurisdictions. That means applicants are expected to identify concrete public safety problems they are facing, use analytic methods to understand what is driving those problems, and propose targeted interventions that are grounded in evidence rather than assumptions. The grant’s framing signals that BJA is looking for projects that demonstrate clear logic and accountability: an identified problem, a strategy supported by data or research, and a plan to measure whether the strategy actually works. The “smart policing” concept also implies a focus on improving decision-making and resource allocation, helping agencies apply limited staffing and funding where it can have the greatest impact.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The eligible applicant pool indicates the program is meant for public-sector law enforcement leadership across multiple levels of government, including tribal jurisdictions, and is aimed at strategies that can be implemented at the state, county, municipal, or tribal level depending on the applicant’s authority and local needs.
This opportunity falls under the funding activity category of Law, Justice and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA number 16.738. The funding instrument type is a grant, and it is categorized as a discretionary opportunity, meaning awards are made through a competitive process rather than by formula. BJA anticipated making around 8 awards under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of up to $700,000 per award, which suggests a program scale large enough to support meaningful operational, analytic, and implementation work, but still focused on targeted projects rather than broad, open-ended funding.
The solicitation was created on December 8, 2016, and the original application closing date was January 26, 2017. Those dates reflect the formal window in which agencies would have prepared and submitted proposals describing their crime challenge, the evidence-based policing strategy they intended to deploy, and how they would evaluate results. Overall, the SPI opportunity is best understood as federal support for law enforcement agencies that want to modernize how they address crime by integrating rigorous analysis, proven practices, and ongoing performance measurement into everyday policing.Apply for BJA 2017 11403
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 17 Smart Policing Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.738.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 08, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 26, 2017. (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 $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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