Office of Planning and Budgeting
FIBRS Implementation Assistance Program, Second Opportunity
CLOSED: November 30, 2021
NOTE: This Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted on behalf of FDLE's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. The program will be administered through FDLE's CJIS Division and all questions should be directed to CJISFunding@fdle.state.fl.us.
Program Description
The FBI Director has mandated the transition to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) for uniform crime statistics reporting. As Florida moves forward to comply with this mandate, the Legislature appropriated additional funding to assist agencies with the implementation of the Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBRS).
The FIBRS project is designed to implement solutions to collect and process incident-based crime data from Florida's participating local and state law enforcement agencies. The solutions provide data to NIBRS, Use-of-Force, and LInX and provide a means to store and display Florida-only statistical data. The solutions also automate the collection, storage, and submission of law enforcement employee count data and population data.
Eligible activities for this funding may include but is not limited to:
- Overtime for project staff;
- Equipment or supplies required for system upgrades;
- Training; and/or
- Procurement contracts for services such as data migration, system configuration, and/or consulting.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement encourages applicants to maximize these funds, where possible, such as grouping agencies together that have the same Record Management System (RMS) software vendor.
Although federal funding has previously been awarded to a limited number of agencies, this funding opportunity is available to all Forida law enforcement agencies, regardless if they previously received federal funding. Agencies with applications pending from the October 31st deadline will not need to reapply.
Funding Application Deadline
All applications for this Second Opportunity must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Application Submission
Applications will NOT be accepted through FDLE's SIMON system. Application attachments and supporting documentation must be emailed directly to CJISFunding@fdle.state.fl.us by the deadline above. See the program solicitation below for full details.
Funding Opportunity Attachments