BJA FY 2021 Smart Suite Training and Technical Assistance Program | O BJA 2021 16002

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The BJA FY 2021 Smart Suite Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), aimed at strengthening how criminal justice agencies and their partners use data, research, and evidence to address priority crime and public safety problems. The overarching DOJ goals behind the program emphasize protecting the public from crime and emerging threats while also promoting civil rights, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims, and improving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In practical terms, the program is designed to help jurisdictions move beyond ad hoc decision-making by improving their ability to diagnose crime issues with reliable data, choose strategies that are proven to work, implement those strategies correctly and consistently, and then measure results so they can refine approaches over time.

This opportunity funds a cooperative agreement, which typically means the awardee works closely with BJA and coordinates activities with other BJA-supported partners rather than operating fully independently. The core deliverable is training and technical assistance that translates existing knowledge and research into actionable guidance for practitioners. The work focuses on helping sites (the Smart Suite site-based programs) better understand and target local crime challenges, adopt evidence-based practices with fidelity, analyze performance and outcomes, and contribute to broader learning in the field by advancing knowledge and research. A key emphasis is building and strengthening local partnerships between researchers and practitioners, so that academic or research expertise is directly connected to on-the-ground operations and decision-making, improving outcomes for programs and communities.

The solicitation anticipates a single award, with an expected award ceiling of $750,000. Eligible applicants are broad and include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and other eligible entities as clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility language. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.738 and is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance within DOJ. The posting date was May 18, 2021, with an original closing date of June 22, 2021.

Overall, the Smart Suite TTA Program is structured to improve the real-world use of evidence in criminal justice by providing hands-on support to participating sites, aligning them with proven practices, strengthening performance measurement, and ensuring that research and implementation inform each other. The intent is not just to provide one-time training, but to build lasting local capacity for data-driven problem solving, effective program delivery, and continuous improvement across the Smart Suite portfolio.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the affordable care act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 2021 Smart Suite Training and Technical Assistance Program" 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 May 18, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2021. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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