Data has always been there. Who is interpreting the data? Militarization of U.S. police. A new report produced by Brown University’s

Reactionary approach only focused upon due to current events.

Strategic Intelligence lacking.

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Militarization of U.S. police. A new report produced by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs details how the militarization of U.S. police forces has ballooned since the September 11 attacks, arguing that it should be counted as one of the long-term costs of the United States’ post-9/11 War on Terror. The attacks, the report says, provided a new justification to funnel massive amounts of military equipment, funding, and personnel to local and state law enforcement, all in the name of counterterrorism and national security.

The study also argues that the intensive militarization of the police could have helped produce the current political crisis in the United States. “Visibly militaristic tactics and imagery breed fear and mistrust, particularly among poor and hyperpoliced communities of color. This can erode police legitimacy.”

HBCUs do you have the KSAs. Affordable Housing. SCRAPS AS USUAL. $250K Closing Date: 01/05/2021

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329028 Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6400-N-55 Funding Opportunity Title: HBCU Cooperative Research in Housing Technologies Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation:   Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Category Explanation:   Expected Number of Awards: 4 CFDA Number(s): 14.506 -- General Research and Technology Activity Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 05, 2021  The application deadline is 11:59:59 pm Eastern Standard time on Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 05, 2021  The application deadline is 11:59:59 pm Eastern Standard time on Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000 Award Ceiling: $250,000 Award Floor: $200,000 Agency Name:    Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDescription: HUD is funding co-operative agreements for pre-competitive research in homebuilding technologies that provide the homebuilding industry with new, innovative construction products or practices that lead to more affordable, energy efficient, resilient (in this sense, durable, disaster resistant, adaptable for future requirements, and maintainable), and healthier housing. HUD is specifically interested in receiving applications that focus on aspects of residential construction related to factory-built housing and components and/or resilience. Only Historically Black Colleges and Universities may apply. Link to Additional Information:                https://https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdrabout.htmlhttps://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps   Grantor Contact Information:                  If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Ophelia Wilson Ophelia.Wilson@hud.gov