This grant from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) aims to establish the Federal Justice Statistics Analytic Resource Center (FJSARC). This project will provide crucial scientific and technical support to BJS for methodological research, statistical analysis, and reporting using data from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP). The FJSARC will focus on demonstrating the utility of federal linked data to address critical substantive questions and identifying/resolving shortcomings within the FJSP data. The successful applicant will advise BJS staff on robust methodologies for measuring the federal response to crime, including handling data gaps, selection bias, and missing data imputation, utilizing advanced analytical techniques for federal criminal justice data.
Opportunity ID: 235192
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2013-3661 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Federal Justice Statistics Analytic Resorce Center |
| 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: | $1,000,000 |
| 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 limited to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning (including tribal institutions of higher education. 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) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) collects, standardizes, and publishes statistics about the federal response to crime and the operation of the federal criminal justice system. BJS seeks an agent to implement the Federal Justice Statistics Analytic Resource Center (FJSARC) project. This project is designed to provide scientific and technical support to BJS for methodological research, statistical analysis, and reporting of findings using data from the FJSP. The FJSP produces annual, cross-sectional data files (Standard Analysis Files, or SAFs), which represent the federal criminal case processing stages from arrest and prosecution through pretrial release, adjudication, sentencing, appeals, and corrections. This collection is also used as the basis to link data files and permit analysis of offender cohorts as they progress through the federal criminal case process. The proposed project will identify and retain the support of substantive and methodological experts as affiliates to assist in project tasks. The two priority areas are 1) demonstrating how the federal data, especially the linked data, can be used to address pressing substantive questions; and 2) assessing the primary shortcomings of the FJSP data for federal criminal justice statistical reporting purposes, and proposing and implementing methodological solutions to address these issues. The successful applicant will provide a well-organized staffing plan that will be responsive to BJSs changing priorities by adapting quickly to substantive shifts in tasks. The FJSARC will advise and educate BJS staff in methodologies to improve the rigor of measuring the federal response to crime, including identifying and quantifying the impact of gaps in the federal data and forwarding ways to address issues such as selection bias and imputation of missing data. The successful applicant will also employ advanced techniques to analyze longitudinal and cross-sectional data to improve an understanding of the federal criminal case process. BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under 42 U.S.C. § 3732(c). The successful applicant will receive all relevant SAFs and Dyad Link File data and documentation files developed by the FJSP for project tasks. |
| 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 |
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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 | PKG00178369 | May 20, 2013 | Jul 08, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
235192 SF424-2.0.pdf
235192 Project-1.1.pdf
235192 Budget-1.1.pdf
235192 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
235192 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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