Opportunity Information: Apply for 2010 BJS 2657
Apply for 2010 BJS 2657
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2010 Visiting Fellow Corrections Statistics" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.734 Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 6, 2010 and posted on Apr 6, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 4, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Applicants are limited to senior level researchers and/or statisticians who are willing to commit a substantial portion of their time over an eighteen month period to undertake methodological research to enhance the bureau s capacity to use its National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) data for studying important research questions.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2010 Visiting Fellow Corrections Statistics opportunity was a discretionary federal grant offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). Its purpose was to bring in highly experienced researchers or statisticians as visiting fellows to conduct methodological work that would strengthen BJS's ability to use the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP), a key administrative dataset used to analyze correctional populations and movements through the criminal justice system. Rather than funding a broad program or service delivery effort, the grant was aimed at improving statistical and analytical methods so BJS could produce more reliable, policy-relevant findings from NCRP data.
The core focus of the fellowship was methodological research tied to several major corrections measurement challenges. One emphasis was improving BJS's capacity to study parole outcomes, including both failure (such as revocation or re-incarceration) and success (such as completion of supervision), using NCRP data. Another was refining approaches to measure time served in prison and to assess how changes in time served contribute to growth or decline in prison populations, which is central to understanding why prison counts rise or fall over time. The opportunity also highlighted research on incarceration patterns across the life course, meaning methods that help describe and analyze repeated or episodic imprisonment over an individual's lifetime rather than treating prison stays as isolated events. Finally, it called for improved methods to address nonresponse and missing data issues so that BJS could generate stronger national-level estimates, particularly for transitions between stages of the imprisonment process (for example, admission, release, parole entry, parole exit, and returns to custody).
Eligibility was narrowly targeted. Applicants were limited to senior-level researchers and/or statisticians who could commit a substantial portion of their time over an 18-month period. This framing signals that BJS was seeking individuals with advanced technical expertise and a strong track record in statistical methodology, corrections research, or large administrative datasets, and that the fellowship was expected to involve sustained engagement rather than a short consultation. The award mechanism being a cooperative agreement also suggests BJS anticipated active involvement in shaping the work, collaborating on methods, and ensuring products were aligned with agency needs and NCRP-specific constraints.
In terms of funding, BJS anticipated making up to two awards. The estimated total funding available was $200,000, and the award ceiling was also listed as $200,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on April 6, 2010, and closed on June 4, 2010, with an archive date of July 4, 2010. For assistance obtaining the full announcement, the contact listed was Lisa Price Grear, Program Analyst at BJS, reachable by phone at 202-616-3561.
Overall, this grant can be understood as a targeted investment in the statistical infrastructure behind national corrections reporting. By funding expert methodological work on parole outcomes, time served, life-course incarceration measurement, and nonresponse adjustment, BJS aimed to improve the accuracy, comparability, and interpretability of NCRP-based statistics and research outputs, which in turn supports better understanding of correctional trends and the dynamics of imprisonment and reentry.
FAQs: BJS 2010 Visiting Fellow - Corrections Statistics (CFDA 16.734)
What is the BJS 2010 Visiting Fellow Corrections Statistics opportunity?
It was a discretionary federal grant offered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). The award supported a visiting fellow to conduct methodological work to strengthen BJS's ability to use the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP).
What was the main purpose of this fellowship?
The purpose was to bring in highly experienced researchers or statisticians to improve statistical and analytical methods so BJS could produce more reliable, policy-relevant findings from NCRP data. It was not designed as a broad program or service-delivery grant.
What dataset was central to the work?
The National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP), described as a key administrative dataset used to analyze correctional populations and movements through the criminal justice system.
What kinds of projects or activities was the fellowship intended to support?
The fellowship focused on methodological research tied to major corrections measurement challenges, specifically improvements in how BJS studies parole outcomes, measures time served, analyzes incarceration across the life course, and addresses nonresponse and missing data to support national-level estimation.
What methodological challenges were specifically highlighted?
The opportunity highlighted four main methodological areas: (1) measuring parole outcomes (failure and success) using NCRP; (2) refining measurement of time served and evaluating how time served affects prison population growth/decline; (3) developing methods to measure incarceration patterns across the life course (repeated or episodic imprisonment); and (4) improving methods to handle nonresponse and missing data to generate stronger national estimates, including for transitions through the imprisonment process.
How did the opportunity define parole outcomes for study?
Parole outcomes included both failure (such as revocation or re-incarceration) and success (such as completion of supervision), with an emphasis on using NCRP data to improve BJS's capacity to study these outcomes.
What was meant by "time served" research in this opportunity?
Time served research referred to refining approaches to measure how long individuals serve in prison and assessing how changes in time served contribute to growth or decline in prison populations, which BJS framed as central to understanding shifts in prison counts over time.
What does "incarceration patterns across the life course" mean in the context of this fellowship?
It referred to methods that help describe and analyze repeated or episodic imprisonment across an individual's lifetime, rather than treating each prison stay as an isolated event.
Why was nonresponse and missing data a focus?
Because improving methods to address nonresponse and missing data would help BJS generate stronger national-level estimates, particularly for transitions between stages of the imprisonment process.
What kinds of transitions were mentioned as important to measure?
The opportunity referenced transitions such as admission, release, parole entry, parole exit, and returns to custody.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to senior-level researchers and/or statisticians who could commit a substantial portion of their time over an 18-month period.
How long was the fellowship period expected to last?
The opportunity was framed around an 18-month period of substantial time commitment.
What does it mean that the award was a cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement mechanism indicates BJS anticipated active involvement in shaping the work, collaborating on methods, and ensuring the products aligned with agency needs and NCRP-specific constraints.
How many awards did BJS expect to make?
BJS anticipated making up to two awards.
How much funding was available?
The estimated total funding available was $200,000, and the award ceiling was also $200,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on April 6, 2010, and closed on June 4, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was July 4, 2010.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
CFDA 16.734, titled Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies.
Who was the listed contact for obtaining the full announcement?
Lisa Price Grear, Program Analyst at BJS.
How could applicants or interested parties contact the listed point of contact?
By phone at 202-616-3561.
What was the broader goal or expected benefit of funding this fellowship?
The fellowship was described as a targeted investment in the statistical infrastructure behind national corrections reporting, intended to improve the accuracy, comparability, and interpretability of NCRP-based statistics and research outputs that support understanding correctional trends and the dynamics of imprisonment and reentry.
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