2009 2011 Deaths in Custody Reporting Program State Prisons and Local Jails | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "2009-2011 Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP): State Prisons and Local Jails," was issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to fund a single organization to serve as the data collection agent for the state prison and local jail components of the Death in Custody Reporting Program covering the years 2009 through 2011. In practical terms, BJS was looking for one awardee that could take responsibility for collecting, managing, and delivering information on deaths that occur while individuals are in custody in these correctional settings, supporting BJS's broader mission to produce reliable national justice statistics.

The opportunity was offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically means BJS expected to have substantial involvement in the work beyond what is common in a standard grant. The funding activity category was "Information and Statistics," and it was listed under CFDA 16.734, "Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies." Only one award was anticipated, signaling that BJS intended to centralize the work with a single contractor-like partner to ensure consistency in methods, reporting, and data quality across the three-year collection period.

The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $600,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to contribute their own funds to be eligible. Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could apply. Both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit organizations were eligible; however, for-profit entities faced an important restriction common to Office of Justice Programs (OJP) fiscal rules: they could not earn profit from the award and could not charge a management fee for performing the work. That condition effectively frames the award as reimbursement for allowable costs necessary to carry out the data collection and related tasks rather than as a revenue-generating contract.

Key administrative details place the solicitation in early 2009. The opportunity was posted on February 19, 2009, with an application closing date of April 1, 2009 (shown as both the original and current closing date), and an archive date of May 1, 2009. The funding opportunity number was listed as 2009-BJS-2074, which is the identifier applicants would use when preparing and submitting an application and when communicating with the agency about the solicitation.

Although the short description does not list specific deliverables, the core purpose is clear: BJS wanted a capable organization to handle the end-to-end collection of deaths-in-custody data from state prisons and local jails for 2009, 2010, and 2011. That kind of role generally involves coordinating with correctional agencies, gathering standardized incident-level information, ensuring completeness and accuracy, cleaning and validating data, and producing datasets and documentation suitable for national statistical reporting. Because it is a cooperative agreement, it also implies ongoing collaboration with BJS on collection protocols, timelines, quality assurance standards, and reporting requirements.

For applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement, the solicitation listed a point of contact: Lisa Price Grear, Program Analyst, reachable by phone at 202-616-3561.

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