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2008-BJS-1747
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from State and
territorial Statistical Analysis Centers to receive funding under the 2007 State
Justice Statistics (SJS) Program. BJS is specifically authorized by statute (42 U.S.C.
3732) to provide assistance in the development of State and local government justice
information systems, and directed to give primary emphasis to the problems of State
and
local justice systems (42 U.S.C. 3731). The State Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs),
each established by State legislation or executive order, are one important mechanism
by which BJS fulfills its mandate under this statute.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on Monday, March 31, 2008.
Eligibility: Applicants are limited to Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) established by State
legislation or executive order.
Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this program announcement, contact Gerard
Ramker, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Programs, at 202-307-0765.
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2008-BJS-1748
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding to
administer the 2008 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). This
program
furthers the Department¿s mission to enhance the crime fighting and criminal justice
capabilities of State governments by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate
accessibility of criminal history records and enhancing records of protective orders
involving domestic violence and stalking, sex offender records, automated
identification systems and other State systems supporting national records systems and
their use for criminal history background checks.
Deadline: All NCHIP applications are due by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on Friday, February 15, 2008.
Eligibility: The NCHIP application must be submitted by the agency designated by the Governor to
administer the NCHIP program. States may choose to submit applications as part of a
multi-state consortium or other entity. In such cases, please contact your BJS program
manager for further information.
Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this program announcement, contact Gerard
Ramker at 202-307-0765.
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2008-BJS-1834
To develop an agenda for reconfiguring the survey to enable it to continue to be a
viable forum for assessing the impact of crime on its victims, BJS sponsored an expert
panel study carried out by The National Research Council of the National Academies to
review of the surveys methodology and provide guidelines for options for redesigning
the NCVS. The panels initial recommendations are contained in: Studying Victims:
Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Research
Council 2008), which can be downloaded online at:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12090.
The research proposed in this solicitation responds to one or more of the panels
recommendations. Ultimately it is the goal of BJS to redesign the NCVS to improve its
methodology, introduce economies towards assuring its sustainability, and better meet
the challenges of measuring the extent, characteristics and consequences of criminal
victimization as it exists today or may evolve in the future.
Applicants applying for funds under this announcement may choose from among the
four methodological research topics listed below. Applicants may choose one or more
research topics by submitting a separate proposal for each topic. With relation to the
chosen research topic proposed for funding, the application should provide a synopsis
of the applicants background in this field which supports their expertise with the
issue, a complete explanation of the methodology to be employed, and how conclusions
and recommendations will be framed.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on May 29, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit
organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Michael Rand, Chief
Victimization Statistics, at (202) 307-0765 or via e-mail at askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include
"ncvs08" in the subject line.
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2008-BJS-1721
BJS is publishing this notice to announce the FY 2008 Stalking and Domestic Violence
Records
Improvement Program (SDVRIP), identify the program priorities, and provide information
on
application requirements. Beginning this year, such grants will be awarded pursuant to
a
separate program announcement, rather than being included as part of the National
Criminal
History Improvement Program (NCHIP) program announcement.
Deadline: All SDVRIP applications are due by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on December 14, 2007.
Eligibility: The SDVRIP application must be submitted by the agency designated by the Governor to
administer the States National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP program).
States may choose to submit applications as part of a multi-state consortium or other
entity.
In such cases, please contact your BJS program manager for further information.
Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this program announcement, contact Gerard
Ramker,
NCHIP, Branch Chief, at 202-307-0765 or email askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include SDVRIP08 in the
subject line.
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2008-BJS-1855
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to develop, design, and
field
test the Survey of State Court Criminal Appeals and to prepare an implementation plan
for fielding the survey in 2009. The goal of the survey is to obtain information about
the
types of criminal cases appealed from state trial courts to state intermediate
appellate
courts and/or courts of last resort, the disposition of criminal appeals, appellate
case
processing time, and the impact of appellate litigation on trial court outcomes for
criminal
cases. In addition, this survey will examine the factors associated with litigating
criminal
appeals, the decision to continue or abandon criminal appeals, and the flow of criminal
cases from the trial court to intermediate appellate courts and courts of last resort.
Applicants are encouraged to review previous BJS reports focusing on state court
criminal case processing, sentencing, and appellate litigation available on the BJS
website at . BJS anticipates making one award for a ten
month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after August 1, 2008.
BJS is
authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, Section 302, as amended.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 15, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit
organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Thomas
H. Cohen, Statistician, at 202-307-0765 or via e-mail at askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include
"scosss08" in the subject line.
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to develop, design, and
field
test the Survey of State Court Criminal Appeals and to prepare an implementation plan
for fielding the survey in 2009. The goal of the survey is to obtain information about
the
types of criminal cases appealed from state trial courts to state intermediate
appellate
courts and/or courts of last resort, the disposition of criminal appeals, appellate
case
processing time, and the impact of appellate litigation on trial court outcomes for
criminal
cases. In addition, this survey will examine the factors associated with litigating
criminal
appeals, the decision to continue or abandon criminal appeals, and the flow of criminal
cases from the trial court to intermediate appellate courts and courts of last resort.
Applicants are encouraged to review previous BJS reports focusing on state court
criminal case processing, sentencing, and appellate litigation available on the BJS
website at . BJS anticipates making one award for a ten
month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after August 1, 2008.
BJS is
authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, Section 302, as amended.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 15, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit
organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Thomas
H. Cohen, Statistician, at 202-307-0765 or via e-mail at askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include
"sscca08" in the subject line.
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2008-BJS-1798
The purpose of this award is to provide funding to administer the 2008 Census of State
and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA). This census will obtain information
about the personnel and functions of State and local law enforcement agencies in the
United States with a 2-page data collection form. A sample of agencies will receive a
4-
page form, instead of the 2-page form, that will collect information related to
recruitment,
selection, hiring, and retention of sworn personnel. Applicants are encouraged to
review
the 2004 CSLLEA 2-page instrument and related statistical report available on the BJS
website at . A draft data collection instrument and
respondent list will be provided by BJS. BJS anticipates making one award for a 12-
month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after June 1, 2008. BJS
is
authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, Section 302, as amended.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 14, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial)
and non-profit organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Brian
A.
Reaves, Statistician, at 202-616-3287 or askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "csllea08" in the
subject line.
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2008-BJS-1769
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is providing this notice to announce the
continuation of the criminal history record improvement program in Indian Country. The
Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement Program (T-CHRIP) will provide support to
Federally-recognized tribes and State criminal records repositories to promote
participation in and improve data sharing between tribal, State, and national criminal
records systems.
Deadline: All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. eastern time on February 28, 2008.
Eligibility: Applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments, including eligible
Alaska Native villages and corporations, and authorized intertribal consortia (see 25
U.S.C. § 450b[e]), for-profit (commercial) organizations, non-profit organizations,
faithbased and community organization.
Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Steven W. Perry,
Statistician, at 202-307-0777 or Steven.W.Perry@usdoj.gov, include TCHRIP08 in the
subject line.
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2008-BJS-1890
The purpose of this award is to provide funding to administer the 2009 National Inmate
Survey (NIS).
The NIS is an Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) instrument administered
to inmates in
correctional facilities to measure the prevalence of sexual assault at the facility
level. BJS anticipates
making one award for a 24-month period under this solicitation.
This survey is part of the National Prison Rape Statistics program (NPRS), a recurring
survey series
which will collect and analyze data on the prevalence of sexual assault among
individuals held in
federal and state prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities as well as former
inmates. The data
collections under NPRS are in response to the mandate to the Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS)
under The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA). BJS, the statistical agency of
the U.S.
Department of Justice, is statutorily authorized to collect, compile, analyze,
publish, and disseminate
uniform national statistics concerning all aspects of criminal justice and related
components of the
justice system. BJS is responsible for collecting data for the NPRS. Findings from the
NPRS will be
used to develop and implement national standards for the detection, prevention, and
reduction of
sexual assault within correctional facilities.
BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under 42 U.S.C. §§ 3732(c) and 15603(a).
Deadline: All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 29, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit
organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Paige
Harrison, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, at 202-307-0765 or via e-mail at
askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "nis08" in the subject line.
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2008-BJS-1833
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to redesign the State Court
Processing Statistics Project (SCPS) project. The purpose of this award is to provide
funding to redesign SCPS and enhance the projects data collection capabilities. SCPS
is a recurring data collection project involving the compilation of felony cases
processed
in 40 large urban counties chosen to be representative of the 75 most populous counties
in the U.S. Approximately 15,000 felony cases filed on certain days in May of every
even
numbered year are tracked for up to 1 year in these 40 sampled counties. The data
collected includes current arrest charges, demographic characteristics, prior arrests
and
convictions, criminal justice status at arrest, type of pretrial release or detention,
bail
amount, court appearance record, adjudication outcome, and sentence received if
convicted. The SCPS data collection platform has remained essentially unchanged since
it inception in 1988. This solicitation will provide an opportunity to re-conceptualize
SCPS to take into account the increasing levels of automation in state courts and other
enhanced collection mechanisms that have occurred since the late 1980s. BJS is
authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street
Act of 1968, Section 302, as amended.
Deadline: All applications are due by 5.00 p.m. Eastern time on May 15, 2008.
Eligibility: Applications for funds may be submitted by both for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit
organizations.
Contact Information: For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Thomas
H. Cohen, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, at 202-307-0765 or via e-mail at
askbjs@usdoj.gov. Include "scps08" in the subject line.
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