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Opportunity Summary:

The 2015 Visiting Fellows Criminal Justice Statistics Programs opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJS 2015 4232) was a discretionary funding announcement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to support a small cohort of visiting fellows working with BJS data and statistical programs. Structured as a cooperative agreement under the Information and Statistics activity category (CFDA 16.734, Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies), the program was designed to bring experienced researchers into closer collaboration with government statisticians and analysts. BJS framed the fellowship as a way to strengthen its core statistical work while also expanding the amount of policy-relevant, publishable research that draws directly on BJS data collections to improve understanding of how the criminal justice system operates.

At the heart of the fellowship was a focus on substantive, methodological, and analytic problem-solving. BJS expected fellows to tackle questions that could improve or inform BJS statistical programs, including issues related to survey methodology, statistical measurement, data quality, and analytic approaches that enhance interpretation of national criminal justice indicators. The announcement also emphasized support for scholarly use of BJS datasets, meaning projects were expected to both produce findings and, where relevant, help make the underlying data more usable, interpretable, and impactful for the research community and policymakers.

The program specifically aimed to facilitate collaboration between academic scholars and government researchers across fields such as statistics, economics, survey methodology, and the social sciences. Fellows could conduct their work either on site at BJS or remotely from their home institution, while still using BJS data, resources, and facilities and maintaining active interaction with BJS staff. This setup was meant to combine the practical perspective of an operational federal statistical agency with the deeper methodological or theoretical expertise that senior external researchers can bring.

Eligibility was targeted to individuals rather than institutions, and the key requirement was a nationally recognized research portfolio and substantial expertise in the area of the proposed work. Applicants were expected to commit a significant portion of their time for at least a 12-month period and to deliver at least one report of publishable quality that summarizes their analyses. In other words, BJS was not looking for short consulting engagements; it was looking for sustained, high-level engagement that results in concrete, shareable research outputs.

Applications needed to include a detailed research proposal. Proposals were evaluated on three main dimensions: how applicable the proposed work was to BJS programs, the scientific value of the research (including its contribution to knowledge and methods), and the strength of the applicant’s prior research record. The announcement also explicitly encouraged applications from qualified women and members of minority groups, reflecting an intent to broaden participation among senior experts who contribute to federal statistical and criminal justice research.

In terms of scale and timing, BJS anticipated making up to three awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $150,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on April 17, 2015, with an application deadline of June 16, 2015, and an archive date of July 16, 2015. For access issues or general questions, the notice listed Cathy Maston, Management and Program Analyst, as the point of contact (phone 202-307-5992).

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