The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is offering a grant to establish a tribal data collection system focusing on Indian country crime and criminal justice statistics, in alignment with the Tribal Law and Order Act. BJS aims to expand its portfolio to provide up-to-date information on crime and criminal justice responses in tribal justice systems. This grant will support the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA) every four years, capturing essential data on tribal law enforcement agencies like personnel numbers, functions performed, and operational costs. The grant seeks to enhance data collection and analysis for better understanding and resource allocation within tribal communities. Application deadline: June 8, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275709
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2015-4210 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies |
| 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: | Apr 07, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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 and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | The Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), enacted July 29, 2010, requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to establish and implement a tribal data collection system (P.L. 111- 211, 124 Stat. 2258, § 251(b)). Coverage of Indian country crime and criminal justice statistics is an important priority for BJS and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). BJS maintains more than 40 different data series, some of which provide information on crime and the criminal justice response in Indian country. BJS intends to expand its portfolio on Indian country to provide more useful and current information on crime and criminal justice response in tribal justice systems. Approximately every 4 years, BJS conducts the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA). CSLLEA provides data on over 18,000 state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in the United States. CSLLEA captures data on each agency’s number of sworn and civilian personnel and the law enforcement functions each agency performs. The 2008 CSLLEA collected data from 178 tribal law enforcement agencies operating in Indian country and provided a profile of tribal law enforcement by type of agency, the number of full-time sworn employees, population and reservation sizes, operating costs per resident, and functions performed on a regular basis. The information was published in Tribal Law Enforcement, 2008 (NCJ 234217, BJS web, June 2011). The 2014 CSLLEA, which is currently in the field, will collect similar information in addition to data on race and Hispanic origin of full-time sworn personnel, employment and transitional services provided to military veterans, special recruitment efforts, the number of hires and separations by type, the number of civilian deaths by cause of death, types of technology used by the agency, and characteristics of the agency’s dispatch center. These data will be collected from all of the more than 18,000 state, local, and tribal agencies nationwide; however, tribal law enforcement data will be limited as the 2014 CSLLEA is designed to collect the same information from all agencies. |
| 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 | PKG00216024 | Apr 07, 2015 | Jun 08, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
275709 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
275709 Project-1.1.pdf
275709 Other-1.1.pdf
275709 Budget-1.1.pdf
275709 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
275709 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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