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BJS-2019-15728
Under 34 U.S.C. § 10132 (c)(3), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is authorized
to
"collect and analyze data that will serve as a continuous and comparable national
social
indication of the prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and attributes
of
crime..." To support this goal, BJS has conducted surveys of law enforcement
agencies (LEAs)
and will update that collection with this solicitation. The Law Enforcement Core
Statistics
(LECS) program will focus on the organizational characteristics of LEAs to provide
accurate
and timely national statistics about the personnel, operations, policies, and
procedures of
federal, state, county, local, and tribal LEAs in the United States. The LECS
includes BJS's
two core law enforcement collections: the Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) and the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
(CSLLEA).
As part of the LECS program, this 48-month program includes (1) fielding the LEMAS
in 2020,
(2) frame cleaning and fielding the CSLLEA in 2022, (3) developing and testing a
LEMAS
supplemental survey instrument, and (4) developing and maintaining an active roster
of
in-service LEAs.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 6, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities,
including for-profit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit and
nonprofit
organizations); faith-based and community organizations; institutions of higher
education
(including tribal institutions of higher education); units of local government that
support
initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system; and federally
recognized Indian tribal governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Shelley S.
Hyland,
BJS Statistician and Program Manager, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by
email at askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "LECS FY19" in the subject line.
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This solicitation describes the guidelines and requirements of the fiscal year (FY)
2019 State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs).
The information produced by SACs and their involvement in criminal justice projects
is critical to federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies and community
organizations as they develop programs and policies related to crime, illegal drugs,
victim services, and the administration of justice.
Deadline: All registrations and applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 13, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to SACs established by state legislation or
executive order. BJS will consider applications under which two or more entities
would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant.
Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). The applicant must be
the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award,
including administering the funding and managing the entire project.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Stephanie
Burroughs, Justice Statistics Policy Analyst, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by
email at AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "SJSSAC19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15734
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications to support the Criminal
History Record Assessment and Research Program (CHRARP). This statistical program
furthers BJS's mission to produce accurate and timely information on recidivism and
criminal histories of offenders. The recipient of funds will assist BJS with
converting the state- and federal-specific fields in criminal history records into
research datasets with standardized codes that support statistical analysis on
criminal offending patterns.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 31, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations; faith-based and
community organizations; institutions of higher education; units of local
government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal
justice system; and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Matthew
Durose, Statistician, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at AskBJS@usdoj.gov.
Include "CHRARP" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15733
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to conduct data collection
and related activities for the Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC).
This award covers the four collection cycles for reporting years 2020 through 2023.
The project period is January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2024. The SJIC is the most
comprehensive data collection of tribal jails in the United States. Started in
2008, the SJIC describes changes in the inmate population of jails in Indian
country and how these facilities are staffed and operated. The data are analyzed by
government officials, correctional administrators, and researchers to understand
trends in the tribal jail population and inform the practices and policies of
tribal jails nationwide.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 31, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities; for-profit and nonprofit organizations; faith-based and community
organizations; institutions of higher education; units of local government that
support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system; and
federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Jennifer
Bronson, BJS Statistician, by telephone at 202-307-0765 or by email at
AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "SJIC" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15724
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is publishing this notice to announce the
continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in fiscal
year (FY) 2019, identify the program priorities, and provide information on
application
requirements. This year, BJS is prioritizing the use of funds for two purposes: 1)
to
improve the reporting of dispositions and 2) to improve the reporting of persons
prohibited from possessing firearms for reasons related to mental health to the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 3, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each
state to administer the NCHIP (34 U.S.C. § 40301) and federally recognized Indian
tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). (A
determination by the Secretary of the Interior is not required for tribes to which
federal recognition was extended by virtue of Public Law 115-121, the Thomasina E.
Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.)
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Terrance
Ealey, Justice Statistics Policy Analyst, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email
at
AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "NCHIP19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15723
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is publishing this notice to announce the
continuation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act
Record Improvement Program (NARIP) in fiscal year (FY) 2019, identify the program
priorities,
and provide information on application requirements. This year, BJS is prioritizing
the use of funds for two purposes: (1) to enhance the completeness, automation, and
transmittal of records to state and federal systems to the NICS and (2) to improve
the overall reporting of persons prohibited from possessing firearms for reasons
related to domestic violence and mental health to the NICS.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 3, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the Governor in each
state to administer the National Criminal History Improvement Program (34 U.S.C. §
40301) and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior).
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Ron Planty,
Justice Statistics Policy Analyst, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at
askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "NARIP19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15745
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to implement the Bureau of
Justice Statistics Statistical Support Program (BJS-SSP). The BJS-SSP supports
statistical and methodological research to develop new collections and develop
methods to modernize and restore existing or inactive data collections, and aid BJS
in special statistical analyses. The Criminal Justice Statistics Program (CJSP)
includes nearly 50 separate statistical data collections on policing, prosecution,
courts, institutional corrections, community supervision, and victimization. The
BJS-SSP will expand the capacity to collect, analyze, and report CJSP data,
increasing the breadth of substantive issues.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 28, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations; faith-based and
community organizations; institutions of higher education; units of local government
that
that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system; and
federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Kevin Scott,
BJS Law Enforcement Statistics Unit Chief, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email
at AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "BJSSSP19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15725
Administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the continuation of the
National Criminal History Improvement Technical Assistance Program (NCHIP TA) will
support activities under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record
Improvement Program (NARIP) in fiscal year (FY) 2019. The NCHIP was initiated in
1995 and has encompassed evolving efforts to support state activities for the
establishment of records systems and the collection and use of criminal history and
related records. The NARIP program was implemented in 2009, resulting from the
passage of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-180).
Through this solicitation, BJS seeks a national technical assistance service
provider to support the goals and objectives of its NCHIP and NARIP grant programs.
Direct technical assistance is provided to states, territories, and tribal
jurisdictions to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform
to FBI standards, ensure jurisdictions are using the most appropriate technologies,
and adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and
confidentiality. This program also routinely collects and evaluates performance
measures to assess the level of improvement of state and national records holdings
and information sharing and exchanges. BJS has supported the NCHIP TA program since
1995.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 3, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to for-profit organizations, nonprofit
organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher
learning, and consortia with demonstrated organization- and community-based
experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including
tribal for-profit and nonprofit organizations, tribal colleges and universities,
and tribal consortia. (See solicitation for complete summary of eligibility)
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Devon B.
Adams, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program, by telephone at 202-307-0765
or by email at askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "NCHIPTA19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-16229
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications under its Graduate
Research Fellowship (GRF) Program, which provides awards to accredited universities
for doctoral research that uses BJS's criminal justice data or statistical series
and focuses on one of the top Department of Justice (DOJ) priorities: enhancing
national security and countering terrorism threats, securing the borders and
enhancing immigration enforcement, reducing violent crime and promoting public
safety, or prosecuting federal drug crimes and enforcing the rule of law.
Applicant institutions sponsoring doctoral students are eligible to apply if the
doctoral research dissertation has direct implications for criminal justice policy
and practice in the United States. BJS encourages institutions to consider
sponsoring qualified doctoral students from social and behavioral sciences,
mathematics, data science, or statistics for their applications. BJS anticipates
making awards to successful applicant institutions on behalf of the sponsored
doctoral student in the form of grants to cover a doctoral student fellowship.
Awards will not exceed $40,000. Awarded funds will cover all allowable expenses over
the project period. Additional funds will not be provided (see Section B. Federal
Award Information). If the doctoral student's dissertation is not completed and
delivered to BJS within 5 years from the date of the fellowship award, the academic
institution may be required to return the full award amount to BJS. The Director of
BJS will make final award decisions.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 21, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to degree-granting educational institutions in the
United States. To be eligible, the institution must be fully accredited by one of
the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary
of Education. Under this solicitation, the applicant institution must apply as the
sponsor on behalf of a doctoral student whose dissertation research substantially
uses data made available by BJS.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Kevin M.
Scott, Law Enforcement Unit Chief, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at
Askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "2019GRFPCJS" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-16089
Under 34 U.S.C. § 10132 (c)(3), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is authorized
to "collect and analyze data that will serve as a continuous and comparable national
social indication of the prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and
attributes of crime." To support this goal, BJS has conducted three waves of data
collection with campus law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and will update that
collection with this solicitation. The Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies
(SCLEA) will focus on the organizational characteristics of campus LEAs to provide
accurate and timely national statistics about their personnel, operations, policies,
and procedures. This 36-month program includes (1) questionnaire development, (2)
frame development, (3) fielding the SCLEA in 2021, and (4) data cleaning, analysis,
and delivery of raw and final datasets.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 28, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal
for-profit and nonprofit organizations); faith-based and community organizations;
institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher
education); units of local government that support initiatives to improve the
functioning of the criminal justice system; and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Elizabeth
Davis, Statistician and Program Manager, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at
AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "SCLEA FY19" in the subject line.
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BJS-2019-15744
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for the testing and
fielding of the Survey of Public Defenders (SPD). This study will continue BJS's
efforts to collect data on indigent defense in the United States. The SPD will
extend the efforts of the Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) and National Survey of Indigent
Defense Systems (NSIDS) to enhance BJS's understanding of the work done by
attorneys who represent indigent clients. While the CPDO and NSIDS were conducted at
the agency level, the SPD will survey public defenders who provide services to
adults and juveniles charged with criminal offenses.
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 28, 2019.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private
entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal
for-profit and nonprofit organizations); faith-based and community organizations;
institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher
education); units of local government that support initiatives to improve the
functioning of the criminal justice system; and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments.
Contact Information: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Suzanne M.
Strong, Statistician and Project Manager, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at
AskBJS@usdoj.gov. Include "SPD" in the subject line.
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