The FBI CJIS Division Citizens Academy is seeking nominations for its 2023 class. Over an eight-week period, the FBI Citizens Academy provides an inside look at the FBI to pillars in the community. This includes business, religious, civic, and community leaders. The program provides an avenue to strengthen relationships and improve understanding between the FBI and the community. Classes are taught by FBI executives, senior special agents, and program managers. Topics may include (but are not limited to) overviews of programs at the FBI’s CJIS Division – such as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the National Threat Operations Center, and biometric services, as well as sessions on crimes against children, domestic terrorism, counterintelligence, white collar crime, and firearms training. 

 

The upcoming FBI CJIS Division Citizens Academy will be held every Tuesday from March 7, 2023, through April 25, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There is an optional meet-and-greet on February 28, 2023, and a graduation ceremony on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.  

 

Candidates must meet the following criteria:  

 

• Be a recognized business, religious, civic, or community leader 

• Live and/or work within the CJIS Division’s jurisdiction 

• Be at least 21 years old 

• Consent to a limited background investigation, to include fingerprint checks 

• Agree to attend all sessions, with no more than two excused absences 

 

To nominate a candidate or self-nominate, please complete a nomination form by clicking HERE. Nominees will then be provided an application. All completed applications must be submitted no later than Thursday, January 5, 2023. Please note, the selection process is competitive and not all nominees are guaranteed acceptance. The CJIS Division will notify accepted participants.  

 

Editor's Note: Photos show the 2022 class as well as the class seeing how some of the operations work.