National Institute of Justice

Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to operate a National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System. This center will assist federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, corrections, and courts agencies in (1) identifying effective tools and technologies to meet their operational needs and (2) adopting them into practice. The activities of this center will involve:• Identifying relevant tools and technologies, as well as matters affecting their adoption into practice (e.g., case law, health and safety risks, operational capabilities and limitations, etc.).• Communicating that information to agencies in a manner that fosters their adoptionThis center will administer the NIJ Standards and Testing Program as part of its larger effort to identify effective tools and technologies. The goal of this program is to ensure that the equipment bought by criminal justice agencies is safe and effective. The program (1) develops and maintains performance-testing standards for the unique equipment used by criminal justice agencies, (2) identifies tools and technologies that conform to these standards, and (3) disseminates that information. NIJ will be holding a teleconference on April 9, 2014, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern time for parties interested in submitting proposals for funding to host the Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border (SRTB) Regional Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) system (NIJ–2014- 3764) and/or to operate a National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers (NLECTC) system (NIJ–2014- 3731). The call-in number for this conference is 1-800-521-6079 (202-353-0881 for Washington, DC area callers), passcode: 50998540#. An agenda for the teleconference will be posted at http://nij.gov/funding/pages/fy14-nlectc-teleconference.aspx by April 1, 2014. Shortly following the teleconference, a written summary will be made available. For any questions regarding this teleconference, contact ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov.

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. <br/>Applicants that experience unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond their control that prevent them from submitting their application by the deadline must e-mail the NIJ contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline and request approval to submit their application. <br/>For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.
ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov