Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2018 13608
The BJA FY 18 Strategies for Policing Innovation opportunity is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 16.738. The program sits within BJA's Innovative Solutions Suite and is focused on helping state, local, and tribal communities tackle current crime and public safety problems by supporting analysis-driven and evidence-based policing. The central idea is to move beyond ad hoc or purely reactive approaches and instead use data, research, and carefully designed interventions to reduce crime and improve policing outcomes.
At its core, the grant supports police agencies and their partners that want to test and implement promising strategies for crime prevention, response, and reduction. Funding is intended for projects that use evidence-based interventions, meaning approaches grounded in research or prior demonstrated results, and that are paired with local analysis (such as crime pattern analysis, risk factor identification, or problem-oriented policing assessments). The program also emphasizes practical improvements inside agencies, including making day-to-day processes and procedures more effective and efficient. In practice, that can include refining operational workflows, strengthening deployment and resource allocation decisions, improving investigative or call-response practices, or adopting new problem-solving models that can be institutionalized after the grant period.
A defining feature of the opportunity is its requirement for sustainable partnerships with researchers. BJA is looking for projects where agencies do not just implement a tactic, but also build a credible evaluation component alongside academic or research partners. The purpose of these partnerships is to measure whether the strategy works, under what conditions it works, and how it can be improved or scaled. This evaluation focus is meant to produce usable findings for the field and support long-term adoption of successful approaches rather than one-time pilots.
The opportunity had an application closing date of May 21, 2018, with an initial posting/creation date of April 3, 2018. BJA anticipated making about 5 awards, with an award ceiling of $700,000 per award. Because it is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, recipients can generally expect more substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as ongoing coordination, technical guidance, and collaboration with BJA on implementation and evaluation expectations.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full solicitation, indicating that applicants likely include entities involved in policing innovation efforts such as law enforcement agencies and potentially their governmental units or partnering organizations, depending on the solicitation's specific eligibility language. Overall, the program is designed for jurisdictions that are ready to use data and research to guide policing strategies, pilot innovative crime reduction ideas, and produce credible evidence about what works.Apply for BJA 2018 13608
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 18 Strategies for Policing Innovation" 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 Apr 03, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2018. (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 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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