| Funding Opportunity ID: | 330478 | | Opportunity Number: | O-BJA-2021-46004 | | Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 21 The Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy | | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | | Opportunity Category Explanation: | | | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | | Category of Funding Activity: | Affordable Care Act | | Category Explanation: | | | CFDA Number(s): | 16.752 | | Eligible Applicants: | 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) | | Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Eligibility Information further in this solicitation To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use of force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws; and (2) the agency’s use of force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, Implementation Fact Sheet, and List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. | | Agency Code: | USDOJ-OJP-BJA | | Agency Name: | Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance | | Posted Date: | Dec 18, 2020 | | Close Date: | Feb 16, 2021 | | Last Updated Date: | Dec 18, 2020 | | Award Ceiling: | $400,000 | | Award Floor: | $0 | | Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,400,000 | | Expected Number of Awards: | | | Description: | The Intellectual Property Enforcement Program (IPEP) is designed to improve the capacity of state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal justice systems to address intellectual property (IP) enforcement, including prosecution, prevention, and training and technical assistance. Awards 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 program goals. | | Version: | 1 |
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