BJA FY25 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy | O BJA 2025 172355

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2025 172355

The BJA FY25 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), focused on strengthening law enforcement and prosecution capacity to combat intellectual property (IP) crime. The program is designed to help jurisdictions address the real-world harms tied to counterfeit goods and product piracy, including threats to public health and safety (for example, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, unsafe consumer products, or substandard parts), as well as economic damage to legitimate businesses and communities. A core emphasis is supporting efforts that prevent and reduce IP theft and related criminal activity, while also improving the investigation and prosecution of IP crimes and reducing violent crime that can be connected to IP cases and enforcement operations.

This opportunity specifically targets law enforcement agencies that already operate an IP enforcement task force or that intend to create one. The grant is positioned to support task-force style approaches and coordinated enforcement plans that bring together relevant partners, streamline investigative workflows, and strengthen case outcomes. In addition to law enforcement agencies, prosecutors are explicitly noted as intended participants, reflecting the program goal of building end-to-end capacity from investigation through charging and prosecution. The overall intent is to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions build sustainable capability to identify counterfeit and pirated goods, disrupt distribution networks, pursue leads that connect IP offenses to broader organized crime or violence, and bring stronger cases that deter future violations.

Key administrative details include the opportunity number O-BJA-2025-172355 and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number 16.752. The funding instrument is a grant, and the funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. The application closing date is listed as April 3, 2025, and the opportunity was created on January 17, 2025. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $400,000. While the notice indicates expected awards, the number is not specified in the provided source information, so applicants should plan based on the ceiling and any additional guidance in the full solicitation.

Eligibility is broad across governmental and public entities, consistent with BJA programs, and includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The description also references eligibility for state, local, tribal, municipal, or campus law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, meaning applications are generally expected to come from public-sector justice agencies or closely related eligible governmental entities operating or supporting IP enforcement functions. Applicants should consult the formal Eligible Applicants section in the full solicitation for any limits, documentation requirements, or conditions related to applying as a prosecutor office, a campus agency, or through a larger governmental unit.

• The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY25 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.752.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others.

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