ClosedOpportunity BJA-2020-18052

BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 8, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.8M, with about 1 award expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.032 (Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Mar 9, 2020Posted
May 8, 2020Application deadline

Posted: Mar 9, 2020
Close date: May 8, 2020
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,800,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Currently, crime and forensics labs across the country are overwhelmed. This backup can often lead to delays in forensic lab testing and analysis, leading to a ripple effect of delayed prosecution and adjudication throughout the system. While some forensic analysis must be conducted in a laboratory environment, other methods are emerging, like rapid drug testing, that can be performed in the field. Currently, a lack of training and technical assistance related to the development and implementation of these technologies and techniques at the local level exists. This program seeks to fill that void.
Under this program, BJA will select an applicant to establish a pilot program to develop a nationwide training model, led by an accredited institution of higher learning, pertaining to available rapid identification technology and scientifically sound field collection and testing methods which can be used when drugs are discovered in the field. The training should support evidence collection and testing technologies and methods that are reliable within State and Local court system.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.032Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training InitiativeProgram →

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.8m, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2020-18052), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.043