BJA FY24 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative | O BJA 2024 172175

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2024 172175

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY24 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) Integration Initiative is a discretionary federal grant opportunity designed to help jurisdictions build, strengthen, or expand their capacity to use crime gun intelligence to address gun crime more effectively. The focus is on supporting state, local, and tribal communities in developing more coordinated, intelligence-driven approaches to firearm-related investigations by providing resources that can include staffing and practical tools needed to collect, analyze, and act on crime gun intelligence. In plain terms, the grant is aimed at helping jurisdictions move from simply collecting firearm-related evidence to consistently turning that information into actionable leads that can support investigations, prosecutions, and violence reduction strategies.

This opportunity is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, under CFDA (Assistance Listing) 16.738, and it is structured as a grant (not a cooperative agreement or contract). It is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services and is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity, meaning awards are competitive rather than formula-based. The funding opportunity number is O-BJA-2024-172175, and it was created on 2024-06-06 with an original application closing date of 2024-07-17.

Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, along with other eligible entities noted in the solicitation, including state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and governmental non-law-enforcement agencies. The inclusion of governmental non-law-enforcement agencies signals that BJA anticipates or allows multidisciplinary participation in the work, such as agencies that support public safety operations, analytic functions, technology deployment, or cross-agency coordination, depending on the jurisdiction's structure and how it organizes violence reduction and investigative support functions.

The core purpose of the CGIC Integration Initiative is to support jurisdictions in developing or expanding their ability to use crime gun intelligence by equipping them with both tools and personnel. While the posted summary does not list specific allowable purchases line-by-line, the plain intent is to fund the practical infrastructure needed to integrate crime gun intelligence into day-to-day public safety operations. That typically implies improved processes and capacity for collecting and analyzing firearm-related evidence, producing timely investigative leads, coordinating across agencies or units, and translating intelligence into measurable enforcement and prevention impacts. The emphasis on "integration" also suggests that BJA is prioritizing jurisdictions that can show how crime gun intelligence will be embedded into operational workflows rather than treated as a standalone, occasional analytic product.

The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $700,000 per award. The posting indicates "ExpectedAwards:" but does not provide a number in the provided source data, so applicants would need to consult the full solicitation for the anticipated number of awards, the project period, matching requirements if any, and any priority considerations BJA may apply in the competition. Overall, this grant is positioned for jurisdictions that are seeking to modernize and professionalize their response to gun crime by building sustained capacity to generate, share, and act on crime gun intelligence in a coordinated and operationally useful way.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative" 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 2024-06-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-17. (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 $700,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others.

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