The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is offering a cooperative agreement for the 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL14). This grant seeks a collection agent to update the national roster of publicly funded crime labs, develop a data collection instrument, and meticulously collect and verify information. The collected data will encompass the workload and operations of federal, state, county, and municipal crime labs from 2014, including their budgets, staffing, types of analyses performed, service backlogs, and accreditations. BJS will provide a preliminary roster and questionnaire draft. The selected recipient will initiate data collection in early 2015. One award is anticipated for a 24-month period, beginning on or after October 1, 2013, authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Opportunity ID: 235193
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2013-3660 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.734 — Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 20, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 07, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks to establish a cooperative agreement with a collection agent to field the 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL14). The key activities covered under this award include updating the national census roster of publicly funded crime labs, developing the data collection instrument (i.e., questionnaire), collecting and verifying the data submitted by labs, and delivering to BJS a final data file. BJS will provide the recipient of funds with a draft of the questionnaire and a preliminary census roster of approximately 460 labs at the beginning of the project. During the first quarter of 2015, the recipient of funds will begin collecting data on the workload and operations of federal, state, county, and municipal crime labs in 2014, including budgets, staffing levels, types of analyses performed, backlogs for forensic services, and accreditations. BJS anticipates making one award for a 24-month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after October 1, 2013. BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cathy Maston
Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email:cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Cathy Maston Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email: cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.734 | PKG00178370 | May 20, 2013 | Jul 08, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
235193 SF424-2.0.pdf
235193 Project-1.1.pdf
235193 Budget-1.1.pdf
235193 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
235193 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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