With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support law enforcement agencies that have an intellectual property (IP) enforcement task force or plan to create one. The Intellectual Property Enforcement Program (IPEP) assists state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime as well as supporting law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting IP crimes and reducing violent crime associated with IP cases and investigations.
Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other:
- Units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State
- State, local, tribal, municipal, or campus law enforcement agencies, to include prosecutors
NOTE: If the applicant received an IPEP award in FY23, they are not eligible to apply for IPEP funding for FY24. The applicant may be eligible to apply again in FY25.
On April 23, 2024, BJA personnel held a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this solicitation and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Webinar materials:
- Access the presentation
- Recording and transcript are forthcoming
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.