# BJA FY 22 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171289-bja-fy-22-intellectual-property-enforcement-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339675

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $375,000 to colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $2.4 million in total. Applications closed on June 1, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171289 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 1, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $375,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $2.4 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.752 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. For the purpose of this solicitation, the following definitions shall apply: (A) “Law enforcement” shall include state, local, tribal, municipal, or campus law enforcement agencies, to include prosecutors in these jurisdictions. (B) “Intellectual property enforcement” means matters relating to the enforcement of criminal laws protecting copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of intellectual property, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad, including in particular matters relating to combating counterfeit and infringing goods. (C) “State” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Successful applicants under the FY 2021 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy are not eligible to apply for this funding in FY 2022. They can reapply for funding in FY 2023.

## What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Award recipients will support law enforcement agencies that have an IP enforcement task force or plan to create one. These task forces will collaborate with relevant state, local, territorial, tribal, and federal agencies, including their local U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO), to fulfill the program's goals

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171289 still open?

No. It closed on June 1, 2022.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 22 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 22 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy?

Closed June 1, 2022. 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 $375,000 each. About $2.4 million in total across about 6 awards.

### Who has won Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were NW3C, Inc., Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Fox Valley Technical College. The program made 43 awards worth $28.3 million in that time.