IJIS Institute Receives U.S. Dept. of Justice Grant to Provide Training and Technical Assistance

Nov. 17, 2009 - PRLog -- The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization established by a shared private-public vision to improve mission-critical information sharing in justice, public safety, and homeland security, has been awarded a FY09 National Justice Information Sharing Initiative grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (U.S. Department of Justice).

The award, in excess of $1 million, will support adoption and implementation of information sharing projects using the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). The IJIS Institute is partnering with SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, to fulfill the grant activities, which include:

Regular classroom training on implementing NIEM, development and implementation of new or revised training curricula, and support of online distance training.

Providing onsite technical assistance to assist in the accomplishment of specific jurisdictional information sharing goals.

Operating the National Information Sharing Standards (NISS) Help Desk to make adoption of NIEM, Justice Reference Architecture (JRA), Global Federated Identity and Privilege Management (GFIPM), and other critical national programs easier and better supported.

The IJIS Institute will also participate with SEARCH in the FY09 National Justice Information Sharing Initiative grant they were awarded for Justice Information Sharing Technical Assistance in support of BJA’s Justice Information Sharing Initiative.

“These grants will allow the IJIS Institute to continue our work in promoting NIEM and information sharing standards nationwide,” said Paul Wormeli, executive director. He added that, “The training, technical assistance, and help desk services allow us to reach out to the justice, public safety, and homeland security professionals on the front lines and in the field and help them solve information sharing problems that will ultimately improve the safety and security of our nation.”

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The IJIS Institute serves as the voice of industry by uniting the private and public sectors to improve mission critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. The IJIS Institute provides training, technical assistance, national scope issue management and program management services to help government fully realize the power of information sharing. Founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with national headquarters on The George Washington University Virginia Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, the IJIS Institute has grown to more than 250 member and affiliate companies across the United States. For more information visit www.ijis.org.