Technical Assistance Funding Sources
ODP: ODP provides technical assistance to state and local
jurisdictions to enhance their ability to develop, plan, and implement a program
for terrorism preparedness.
BJA: BJA funds the National White Collar
Crime Center, a national support network for federal, state, and local law enforcement
and regulatory agencies in all aspects of the prevention, investigation, and
prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. For more information about these
programs, U.S. Attorneys and/or their Anti-Terrorism Coordinators may wish to
contact the National White Collar Crime Center directly at www.nw3c.org/home.htm.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ): NIJ works with other
federal agencies to develop technologies and equipment to assist in the preparation for
and response to terrorist incidents, identifies existing technologies and equipment
to state and local jurisdictions through its relationships with a number of
research and development organizations and a large network of NIJ-funded technology
centers, and funds research and development on a wide range of technologies
of importance to state and local responders. Information on NIJ's assistance
is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij.
NIJ Counterterrorism Centers: NIJ funds two centers dedicated
to counter-terrorism research, technology development, and assessment: the Dartmouth
Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS) and the Oklahoma City National
Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). Both ISTS and MIPT
conduct research, sponsor training, and serve as information resources for state
and local officials and first responders. Information on these centers is available
on NIJ's web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij.
OVC: Criminal Crisis Response Initiative (CCRI). For more
information about CCRI, see www.jijs.org/ccri.
Technical Assistance Funding Hypotheticals
Can OJP funds be used by state government to help local governments
in assessing the adequacy of their legal authorities to permit them to detect,
prepare for, prevent, protect against, and recover from terrorist threats and
attacks?
Yes, under BJA Byrne Formula Grant Program Purpose Areas #7b and #26.
Can OJP funds be used by law enforcement agencies to help the media
understand the different types of terrorist weapons including explosives, kidnaping,
hijacking, biological and chemical agents, arson, and shootings?
Yes, under BJA LLEBG Program Purpose Areas #1 and #6. Also see BJA Byrne Formula
Grant Program Purpose Area #28.
Can OJP funds be used to help a local/state agency develop ways to identify
victim needs and community resources?
Yes, in three possible ways: (1) under Training
and Technical Assistance Support
from OVC's Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and
Mass Violence Crimes, (2) through OVC's
Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC), and (3) through OVC's
Criminal Crisis Response Initiative (CCRI).
Can OJP funds be used to help a local/state agency identify the best way to
coordinate services to victims in the aftermath a large-scale terrorist attack?
Yes, in three possible ways: (1) under Training
and Technical Assistance Support
from OVC's Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and
Mass Violence Crimes, (2) through OVC's
Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC),
and (3) through OVC's
Criminal Crisis Response Initiative (CCRI).
For Further information on Technical Assistance
Related Links:
BJA FY 2001 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance Fact Sheet (FY 2001)
BJA Byrnes Formula Purpose Areas
BJA FY 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG)
Program
BJA LLEBG Purpose Areas
BJA-Funded State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training
(SLATT) Program Brief
ODP publications
OVC publications
Questions?
AskBJA@ojp.usdoj.gov
AskOSLDP@ojp.usdoj.gov
Askncjrs@ncjrs.org
(NIJ)
AskOVC@ojp.usdoj.gov
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