# BJA FY 21 Smart Policing Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-19004-bja-fy-21-smart-policing-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333667

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $7.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 12, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-19004 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 14 |
| Total funding | $7.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.738 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Eligibility Section

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Smart Policing Initiative (SPI, formerly Strategies for Policing Innovation) provides funding to enable police agencies to effectively use evidence-based practices, data, and technology. Recipients of funding under the FY 2021 SPI Program will establish police-researcher partnerships; test promising crime prevention, response, and reduction practices; improve police accountability and build their capacity to analyze and use crime intelligence and data; implement and test justice information-sharing technology; and evaluate their effectiveness. For this solicitation, "justice information-sharing technology" refers to any technology (hardware and/or software, hosted residentially or remotely) that plays a role in the collection, storage, sharing, and analysis of criminal justice data.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-19004 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2021. A newer notice is open: O-BJA-2026-172793, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Smart Policing Initiative?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Smart Policing Initiative?

Closed July 12, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $7.0 million in total across about 14 awards.

### Who has won Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Board of State and Community Corrections, Texas Office of the Governor, City of Chicago. The program made 4,339 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.