BJS FY25 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA)

Background
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is conducting the Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA) to provide accurate and timely national statistics about law enforcement academies. This includes information on recruits, curricula, staff, and resources. This initiative follows five previous data collection waves and aims to enhance the understanding of law enforcement training across the United States. The CLETA program is crucial for informing policy and improving training standards in law enforcement agencies.

Grant Details
The grant encompasses a 36-month program that includes the following tasks:
(1) Instrumentation - developing tools for data collection;
(2) Frame Development - establishing a framework for identifying and categorizing law enforcement training academies;
(3) Fielding the CLETA in 2027 - executing the data collection process;
(4) Data Cleaning, Analysis, and Delivery - processing the collected data to ensure accuracy and providing both raw and final datasets to stakeholders.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state and local law enforcement agencies, educational institutions that operate training academies, or organizations with experience in law enforcement training data collection.

Period of Performance
The performance period for this grant is set for 36 months, starting from the initiation of the project until its completion.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant opportunity has not been specified in the provided document. Individual grant awards may vary based on project scope and applicant needs.

Place of Performance
The grant activities will be performed across various locations where law enforcement training academies are situated throughout the United States.