The Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative, administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is a federal grant program that supports safety, security, and preparedness initiatives across the United States. This program provides a valuable pathway for eligible applicants to secure funding for protective infrastructure, safety training, and security technology upgrades.

Eligible uses of Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative funding include partner with atf to identify unlawfully used firearms and sources, prosecute perpetrators of violent crime, collaborate with atf, local police, crime labs, probation/parole, gang units, prosecutors, u.s. attorney’s office, analysts, community groups, collect, manage, and analyze crime gun evidence in real time, use atf’s etrace and nibin systems, and access nibin national correlation center (if available).

Eligible applicants for the Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative include state, local, and tribal government entities, and must be experiencing increases in gun-related violent crime. No specific application link found for 2026. May be part of Bureau of Justice Assistance programs; check https://bja.ojp.gov/funding.

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