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

Closed Closed September 2, 2025 Opportunity O-BJA-2025-172437

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2025.

Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $10.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $38.8 million in total. Applications closed on September 2, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 25, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau of Justice Assistance has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-BJA-2026-172722August 31, 2026Closed September 1, 2026Closed

Key dates

PostedAugust 25, 2025
DeadlineSeptember 2, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Only applicants that received an official invitation letter from BJA concerning RISS are eligible to apply. Applications will only be accepted from the following: 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), Western States Information Network (WSIN)

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This funding opportunity seeks to applications from the six Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Centers who received invitation letters with instructions on how to apply to this NOFO. RISS Centers provide investigative support to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal justice agencies and practitioners by facilitating secure information sharing and intelligence collaboration across jurisdictional lines. OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Regional Information Sharing Systems grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Regional Information Sharing Systems (16.610) awarded $163 million across 14 grant awards, an average of $11.7 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Regional Organized Crime Information CenterTennessee2$36.7 million
Western States Information Network, IncCalifornia2$26.0 million
Rocky Mountain Information Network, IncArizona2$25.1 million
Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network IncPennsylvania2$25.0 million
Mid-States Organized Crime Information CenterMissouri2$23.1 million

Top states: Tennessee ($36.7 million), California ($26.0 million), Arizona ($25.1 million), Pennsylvania ($25.0 million), Missouri ($23.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is O-BJA-2025-172437 still open?

No. It closed on September 2, 2025.

Who can apply for BJA FY25 Invited to Apply- Regional Information Sharing Systems?

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 FY25 Invited to Apply- Regional Information Sharing Systems?

Closed September 2, 2025. 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 $10.0 million each. About $38.8 million in total across about 6 awards.

Who has won Regional Information Sharing Systems grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Western States Information Network, Inc, Rocky Mountain Information Network, Inc. The program made 14 awards worth $163 million in that time.

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