Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention

 

Goals: The Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National TTA Program will enhance the capacities of state, local, territorial, and tribal criminal justice systems to prevent, investigate, and respond to economic, high-tech, white collar, and internet crimes by delivering TTA to diverse audiences. The program is intended to serve as a key resource to identify new and emerging issues in the areas of economic, high-technology, white collar, and internet crime. Objectives: The objectives for this program will be: Provide high quality, cost-effective training to the field Increase the knowledge of criminal justice practitioners through in-person training Increase the knowledge of criminal justice practitioners through web-based learning Update and/or enhance existing materials and develop new written resources and educational deliverables Increase the ability of criminal justice agencies to solve problems and/or modify policies or practices With guidance from BJA, provide training and technical assistance to Intellectual Property Theft Enforcement Program (IPEP)-funded state and local task forces. Performance Measure 1: Provide the number of trainings conducted and the number of participants who attend the training. This should include the percentage of participants who successfully completed the training Performance Measure 2: Provide the percentage of participants who rated the training as satisfactory or better and the percentage of participants trained and subsequently demonstrated performance improvement. Performance Measure 3: Number of curricula updated, new ones that were developed. Performance Measure 4: Number of publications developed and disseminated.

General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Active
Program Number
16.752
Federal Agency/Office
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
B - Project Grants
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2019 This is a TTA program and only on cooperative agreement is awarded. The selected awardee will address the goals of the program and complete the deliverables stated in the funding announcement (solicitation).
Fiscal Year 2020 National White Collar Crime Center (https://bjatta.bja.ojp.gov/ocp/national-white-collar-crime-center-nw3c) Law Enforcement Cyber Center (https://www.iacpcybercenter.org/)
Fiscal Year 2021 One award made under the Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program. The TTA is designed to enhance the capacities of state, local, territorial, and tribal criminal justice systems to prevent, investigate, and respond to economic, high-tech, white collar, and internet crimes by delivering TTA to diverse audiences. In addition, the program is intended to serve as a key resource to identify new and emerging issues in economic, high-technology, white collar, and internet crime.
Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/15pbja-21-gk-02799-econ#supplemental-award-0-0
Authorization
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, Statute 136,4459, 4535
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants include national, regional, State, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government.
Beneficiary Eligibility
State, local, tribal, and local territorial law enforcement agencies, prosecutor, and other criminal justice agencies.
Credentials/Documentation
The application must include: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424); Program Abstract; Program Narrative; Budget and Budget Narrative.
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Pre-Application Procedure
Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The standard application forms, as furnished by the federal agency and required by the Common Rule, must be used for this program. All applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) or DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). Applications or supplemental materials received by facsimile or postal mail will not be accepted.
Award Procedure
Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Approval/Disapproval Decision Time
From 120 to 180 days.
Appeals
There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application. Please see section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18.
Renewals
Continuation grants are renewable.
How are proposals selected?
See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities) and/or https://www.bja.gov/funding.aspx.
How may assistance be used?
The Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program helps improve the capacity of local criminal justice agencies to address economic, electronic, high-tech, and cyber crimes and provides for national support efforts such as training and technical assistance projects to strategically address needs.
What are the requirements after being awarded this opportunity?
Reporting
Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work.
Auditing
Payments and transactions are subject to audits by the Government Accountability Office, Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, state or local government auditors, and auditors from independent public accounting firms. Jurisdictions must follow their local policies and procedures, including maintenance of reliable and accurate accounting systems, record keeping, and systems of internal control.
Records
In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit.
Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Varies. Contingent upon program goals and objectives, generally 12-18 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/release: Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post Award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements).
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Regional or Local Office
None/Not specified.
Headquarters Office
David P. Lewis
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 US
david.p.lewis@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-616-6500
Website Address
http://www.NW3C.org
Financial Information
Account Identification
15-0404-0-1-754
Obligations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$20,936,062.00; FY 23 est $13,000,000.00; FY 24 est $13,000,000.00; FY 21$3,884,029.00; FY 20$12,363,461.00; FY 19$8,622,034.00; FY 18$12,737,019.00; FY 17$10,833,183.00; -
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Varies. See the current fiscal year's solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees.
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2019 National White Collar Crime Center (https://bjatta.bja.ojp.gov/ocp/national-white-collar-crime-center-nw3c): The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) provides a nationwide support system for law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and prosecutors and judges tasked with the prevention, investigation and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. The support includes various training and technical assistance options (onsite and offsite), both in-person and remotely.

 



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