10 or More Years

    National Legal Aid and Defender Association

    Founded in 1911, NLADA is America’s oldest and largest nonprofit association devoted
    to excellence in the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford counsel. NLADA has a
    long history of providing technical assistance, including seminal systems evaluations,
    training, and toolkits to promote excellence in state and local public defense delivery systems.
    NLADA team devoted to this project bring extensive technical assistance and evaluation
    experience, as well as a wealth of field experience in public defense delivery. NLADA is a

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • NLADA's Effort to Provide Access to Justice for All: TTA on the Right to Counsel

    Polis Solutions, Inc

    Polis Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2014 by the creators of a $40M Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop innovative methods and technologies for training social interaction and trust-­‐building skills.  We are a training, consulting and research firm that specializes in creating evidence-­‐based programs that build public trust and safer communities.

    Search Group, Inc.

    SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is a nonprofit membership organization through which states speak with a collective voice and provide thought leadership on issues related to justice information-sharing and services. SEARCH supports the information-sharing, interoperability, communications, information technology, high-tech crime investigative, and criminal records systems needs of state, local, and tribal justice and public safety agencies and practitioners nationwide.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Proactive Notification of Arrest Warrants Issued for Persons Under Supervision

    National Center for Policing Innovation

    The National Center for Policing Innovation serves as a powerful resource for public safety and communities nationwide, advancing public safety through the development and delivery of training (onsite and eLearning); consulting; technical assistance; program development, implementation, and management; and much more.  Since 1997, NCPI, a nonprofit organization, has trained over 175,000 public safety professionals and others in a wide variety of public safety topics.

    NCPI’s experience and expertise expands beyond the development and delivery of training, to include:

    National White Collar Crime Center

    For over 40 years, the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) has provided comprehensive training programs to help law enforcement professionals master the principles, concepts, and skills needed to fight cyber and economic crime.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program: NW3C, Inc.
    • Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program

    The CNA Corporation

    The CNA Corporation analyzes and solves problems by getting as close as possible to the people, the data – and the problems themselves – in order to find the clear, credible answers government leaders need to choose the best course of action.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY 23 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation: Category 1
    • DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center
    • BJA FY 22 Law Enforcement National Initiatives to Improve Public Safety, Enhance Agency Operations via Training, Recruitment and Retention and Building Community Trust
    • FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Crime and Corrections Analyst in Residence Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance for Site-based JRI Projects.
    • Strategies for Policing Innovation National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • PSP National Training and Technical Assistance Program - Local Law Enforcement Violent Crime Strategy Enhancement
    • FY 19 Body-Worn Camera Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance, Category 3
    • FY 18 Field Inittiated - CAT 2

    Vera Institute of Justice

    The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.

    Vera is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit center for justice policy and practice, with offices in New York City, Washington, DC, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Their projects and reform initiatives, typically conducted in partnership with local, state, or national officials, are located across the United States and around the world.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Designed for Dignity: Transforming Prison Culture, Climates, and Spaces
    • Developing Blueprints for Statewide Reentry Continuums
    • Vera Institute of Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program

    Tribal Law and Policy Institute

    The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is a 100% Native American operated non-profit corporation organized to design and deliver education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Enhancing and Promoting Tribal Courts, Tribal Justice Systems, and Intergovernmental Collaboration
    • Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
    • Enhancing Tribal-Federal-State-Local Collaborations
    • Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Training and Technical Assistance Program

    Urban Institute

    The Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center staff members conduct research and evaluations and provide technical assistance to improve justice policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels. Urban researchers examine the development, implementation, and impact of policing, crime prevention, and gang disruption initiatives. The work includes a large breadth of topics ranging from risk assessment, community corrections and reentry, human trafficking, forensic science, courts and sentencing, to gun violence.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Increasing Correctional Agencies Capacity to Protect Vulnerable Populations During Incarceration
    • Improving Safety for Institutional Corrections

    University of North Dakota

    The University of North Dakota, as a member of the North Dakota University System, serves the state, the country, and the world community through teaching, research, creative activities, and service. State-assisted, the university’s work depends also on federal, private, and corporate sources. With other research universities, the university shares a distinctive responsibility for the discovery, development, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Proposal of the Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law for the FY 2023 Category 4 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Proposal of the Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law for the FY 2023 Category 7 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Proposal of the Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law for the FY 2021 Tribal Justice Systems Infrastructure TTA grant.
    • Enhancing Tribal-Federal-State-Local Intergovernmental Collaboration
    • BJA FY 2019 Tribal Justice CTAS Training and Technical Assistance Program - Category 4

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