Closed · O-BJS-2021-60006 · CFDA 16.734 · Discretionary

FY2021 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$375K-$750K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 29, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY2021 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Statistics that offered $375,000 -- $750,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 233 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Statistics.

$375K-$750K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.734
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY2021 Census of Law Enforcement Training Aca… is closed (last close March 29, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Statistics still indexes 233 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 29, 2021

Posted Jan 14 Closes Mar 29

Est. Total Funding

$750,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

BJS has conducted four waves of data collection with law enforcement training academies and will update that collection with this solicitation. The Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA) will provide accurate and timely national statistics about law enforcement academies' recruits, curricula, staff, and resources. This 36-month program includes (1) questionnaire development, (2) frame development, (3) fielding the CLETA in 2023 and (4) data cleaning, analysis, and delivery of raw and final datasets.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for FY2021 Census of Law Enforcement Training Aca… includes a for-profit door among 8 printed types (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +4 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (IS). Inside Bureau of Justice Statistics's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the BJS contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Emily Buehler, Statistician, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "CLETA21" in the subject line. AskBJS@usdoj.gov

What to do next

FY2021 Census of Law Enforcement Training Aca… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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