BJA FY 20 Northern and Middle States Regional Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program | BJA 2020 17373

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2020 17373

The BJA FY 20 Northern and Middle States Regional Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), created to strengthen law enforcement capacity in smaller, rural, and tribal jurisdictions across the northern and middle states. The program is positioned as a regional training and technical assistance (TTA) effort, meaning the core intent is to centralize expertise, resources, and support so that agencies with limited staff and budgets do not have to navigate complex procurement and funding pathways on their own. In practical terms, it aims to make it easier and faster for eligible local agencies to obtain the services, equipment, technology, training, and hands-on technical assistance they need to modernize operations, improve officer readiness, and address public safety challenges that can be especially difficult for smaller jurisdictions to manage independently.

The award structure indicates BJA anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of $4,000,000, suggesting the grant was designed to fund one lead organization that would operate the regional program and deliver benefits outward to many recipient agencies. Rather than funding many agencies directly, this kind of structure typically supports a hub-and-spoke model: a primary grantee builds the program infrastructure, coordinates training and support, and then deploys resources to participating rural and tribal departments across the target region. The grant instrument type is a standard grant, and the opportunity is categorized as discretionary, meaning awards are competitive and based on the strength of the proposal and how well it aligns with BJA priorities and the program design.

Eligible applicants were broad but specific: federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and other eligible entities as described in the solicitation’s additional eligibility language. This mix indicates BJA was open to a range of potential program operators, including tribal entities and experienced nonprofit or private organizations capable of delivering regional-scale law enforcement training, technology support, and technical assistance. The funding activity categories linked to the opportunity include Law, Justice and Legal Services as well as related workforce and training classifications, reinforcing that the primary focus is operational readiness and capacity building through training and applied assistance rather than purely research or policy development.

Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity number BJA 2020 17373 and CFDA number 16.738, which is commonly used for BJA programs and can help applicants and stakeholders track the opportunity across grants systems and reporting. The opportunity was posted (creation date) on February 12, 2020, with an original application closing date of April 13, 2020. Overall, the program can be summarized as a regionally coordinated effort to deliver practical law enforcement support, with a strong emphasis on helping smaller, rural, and tribal agencies access modern tools and tailored training and technical assistance through a single, well-resourced implementing partner.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 20 Northern and Middle States Regional Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program" 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 Feb 12, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 13, 2020. (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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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