BJA FY25 Invited to Apply- Regional Information Sharing Systems | O BJA 2025 172437

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2025 172437

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering an invited, limited-competition grant opportunity for fiscal year 2025 focused on supporting the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) program. The purpose of this funding is to sustain and strengthen the work of the RISS Centers, which provide investigative and analytical support to criminal justice agencies by enabling secure information sharing and intelligence collaboration across local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal jurisdictional lines. The program is positioned as part of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) broader public safety and civil rights mission under the Department of Justice, with emphasis on helping agencies coordinate against complex, cross-border criminal activity and other major public safety threats.

This is not an open solicitation. Eligibility is restricted only to the six RISS Centers that received official invitation letters from BJA containing instructions for applying under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Applications will only be accepted from the following entities: Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN), Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC), New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN), Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC), Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN), and Western States Information Network (WSIN). Any organization outside of those specifically invited is not eligible to apply, even if it otherwise supports information sharing, law enforcement coordination, or similar work.

The opportunity is categorized under law, justice, and legal services and is issued as a grant under CFDA 16.610. BJA expects to make six awards, aligning with the six eligible RISS Centers. The award ceiling is listed as $10,000,000, indicating that individual awards may be funded up to that maximum amount depending on BJA determinations and the application instructions provided in the invitation materials. The funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2025-172437. The original application deadline is September 2, 2025, and the posting indicates a creation date of August 25, 2025.

Programmatically, the grant is intended to support the RISS Centers core function: providing secure platforms, intelligence sharing mechanisms, and operational collaboration tools that help investigators and analysts work across jurisdictional boundaries. The description ties this work to DOJ and OJP priorities that include combating violent crime, protecting children, supporting victims of crime, and addressing evolving threats such as human trafficking and the opioid crisis. While the summary language is broad, the underlying theme is that RISS infrastructure and coordination capabilities are viewed as key enablers for multi-agency investigations and information-driven public safety efforts.

In practical terms, the most important takeaways are that the solicitation is invitation-only, the eligible applicant list is fixed to the six named RISS Centers, the anticipated number of awards equals six, and the application window closes on September 2, 2025. Potential applicants should rely on the invitation letter and NOFO instructions for the specific application requirements, allowable costs, and performance expectations that apply to their center.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY25 Invited to Apply- Regional Information Sharing Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.610.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-08-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-02. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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