Law Enforcement Research and Development – Project Grants

The Department of Justice administers the Law Enforcement Research and Development_Project Grants program (CFDA 16.507), which has not disbursed grant awards since November 2010. The portfolio contains only two Cooperative Agreements totaling $763 thousand in federal dollars obligated, both awarded in 2010. No grant opportunities are currently posted or have been posted recently under this program.

Activity in this program is effectively dormant. The two awards on record date to September and November 2010, more than fifteen years ago. The portfolio reflects no awards per year in any interval since 2010, and no grant opportunities have been solicited or posted in the recent cycle. The program's Assistance Listing remains active in the federal catalog, but no meaningful grant activity has materialized in the past decade and a half.

The scope of the two historical awards centered on law enforcement technology development. The first award, a $473 thousand Cooperative Agreement in September 2010, funded development of an iPhone-based crime mapping application to help law enforcement officers analyze spatial and temporal crime patterns. The second award, $289 thousand in November 2010, supported a tactical automated response system using GPS-enabled technologies.

Both awards were Cooperative Agreements structured as fully collaborative ventures between the Department of Justice and recipients. The award magnitudes ranged from approximately $289 thousand to $473 thousand, with project periods spanning one to two years.

The Department of Justice was the sole funding source for both awards. No other federal agencies participated in the portfolio.

Given the absence of any grant awards or posted opportunities since 2010, pursuit of this program is not viable at present. Applicants should monitor the Federal Register and Grants.gov for any notification of program reactivation, but expect no near-term solicitation activity.