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Requires the Attorney General to let a single applicant file one grant application that covers grants administered by both the COPS Office Director and the BJA Director, and requires that either the COPS or BJA Director provide technical assistance to help applicants complete those joint applications. The change is procedural: it streamlines the application process and directs federal grant offices to help applicants apply, but it does not create new grant programs or appropriate funds.
Adds a new subsection (c) titled “Multipurpose applications” requiring the Attorney General to establish a process allowing a single grant application to be submitted for a grant that is authorized to be made by the COPS Director under paragraph (1) of section 2701(a) and by the BJA Director under paragraph (2) of that section.
Adds a new subsection (d) titled “Technical assistance” requiring the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as appropriate, to provide technical assistance to applicants to complete an application for a grant under this part.
Primary impacts: State and local law enforcement agencies, local governments, community-based organizations, and nonprofits that apply for federal public-safety grants will likely face an easier application process because they can submit one consolidated application instead of multiple separate submissions. Smaller or rural agencies and groups with limited grant-writing capacity may benefit most from both the simplified filing process and required technical assistance. DOJ components (COPS and BJA) will need to coordinate application systems, standardize forms/requirements where feasible, and provide staff or contractors to deliver the mandated technical assistance. Because no implementation funding is specified, DOJ may need to reallocate existing staff or resources to set up the single-application system and assistance services, potentially slowing rollout or creating internal budgeting/administrative burdens. Overall, the change is likely to increase access and reduce administrative burden for applicants while shifting coordination and service delivery responsibilities to DOJ grant offices.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced February 13, 2025 by Jared Moskowitz · Last progress February 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House