OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 19 Southwest Border Rural Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Interdiction Assistance Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The eligible applicants for this solicitation are limited to the following entities within California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas:  &#149; County sheriff&#146;s offices of any size  &#149; Rural law enforcement agencies (excluding county sheriff&#146;s offices) serving jurisdictions with populations of fewer than 100,000  &#149; Federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior)  Priority consideration will be given to applicants that represent jurisdictions located within 25 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico.
Description: The BJA Southwest Border Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiative is an innovative new program that seeks to provide resources, training, and technical assistance to rural law enforcement agencies along the Southwest Border to assist with the reduction of violent crime, including drugs and human traffickers. The initiative will include two areas of funding; (1) field based initiatives, and (2) a TTA initiative.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Assistance
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.  &lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under &#147;Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues&#148; in the How to Apply section.  &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant&#146;s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov