Under this award, the alabama law enforcement agency (ALEA) requests funding to improve the reliability of the state criminal justice information system network and connectivity to all criminal…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), will provide $1,317,309 to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to improve the reliability and security of Alabama's statewide criminal justice information system network. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase 51 new Cisco Catalyst 9300 network switches and Cisco Catalyst 8500 routers to upgrade the agency's aging network infrastructure and increase bandwidth and security. The project will enhance connectivity and data sharing between ALEA and all state criminal justice agencies, supporting critical law enforcement and public safety operations across Alabama. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

Under this award, the alabama law enforcement agency (ALEA) requests funding to improve the reliability of the state criminal justice information system network and connectivity to all criminal justice agencies. The current network needs additional network switches and new edge routers to meet the growing demands of bandwidth and national security standards. Recently, ALEA upgraded 19 of these switches; another 51 are needed to complete the next phase of the network modernization. The routers provide the entry and exit point for external connections into the internal network and connect remote sites that do not connect through dedicated circuits. The current routers are approximately eight years old and well beyond their expected service life. Funds are being requested to purchase cisco catalyst 9300 switches and cisco catalyst 8500 routers.