BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program | O BJA 2024 172174

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity called the "BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program" (Funding Opportunity Number: O-BJA-2024-172174). The purpose of this program is to strengthen how state, local, territorial, and tribal criminal justice systems prevent, investigate, and respond to economic crimes, high-technology offenses, white collar crime, and internet-enabled crime. A central feature of the award is the delivery of national-level training and technical assistance (TTA) to a wide mix of stakeholders, with the expectation that the selected provider will help agencies keep pace with fast-changing criminal methods and investigative challenges.

At its core, the solicitation is designed to build practical capacity across the criminal justice ecosystem. That includes improving knowledge, skills, tools, and coordination related to fraud schemes, cyber-enabled financial crime, technology-facilitated offenses, and other sophisticated non-violent crimes that often cross jurisdictions and rely on digital evidence. BJA is not only funding instruction or one-time events; it is supporting a sustained national program that can provide hands-on assistance, guidance, and problem-solving support that agencies can apply to real cases, policies, and operational needs.

Another key goal is for the program to function as a national resource that spots new and emerging issues in economic and technology-driven crime. In practice, this means the awardee is expected to track trends and developments, identify gaps in field capability, and translate what is being seen in the field into training content, technical guidance, and responsive support. The emphasis on "new and emerging issues" signals that BJA wants a provider that can adapt quickly as criminals shift tactics, platforms, and technologies, and as investigative and prosecutorial practices evolve.

Funding is provided through a grant instrument under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category, and the program is associated with CFDA number 16.752. The opportunity anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1), meaning one organization will likely serve as the primary national provider or lead entity for this TTA effort. The maximum award amount (Award Ceiling) is $8,500,000, reflecting the scope of a nationwide training and technical assistance program that must serve many jurisdictions and stakeholder groups.

Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (also other than institutions of higher education). The solicitation was created on June 6, 2024, and the original closing date for applications was July 17, 2024. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at establishing or sustaining a national capability that helps justice agencies and partners modernize their responses to complex financial and technology-facilitated crime through targeted training, direct technical support, and ongoing situational awareness of emerging threats.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National 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): 16.752.
• 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 $8,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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