Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2016 9331
Apply for BJS 2016 9331
- The USDOJ-OJP-BJS in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Comparisons of Criminal History Information Systems in the United States and Other Nations (CCHIS)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.734.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 16, 2016 and posted on Mar 16, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Comparisons of Criminal History Information Systems in the United States and Other Nations (CCHIS) opportunity is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) research and statistics grant designed to examine how the United States criminal history information system stacks up against comparable systems in other industrialized countries. In the U.S., criminal history information is not housed in a single place or managed by a single entity; it is built and maintained across tens of thousands of organizations, including local law enforcement agencies, courts, correctional agencies, and state and federal criminal history repositories. Because these records are distributed and updated through many different actors, the overall system is complex, and the quality, completeness, and usability of records can vary across jurisdictions.
The grant focuses on the practical importance of criminal history information as a core infrastructure tool for the justice system and beyond. Criminal justice professionals rely on these records for decisions that range from charging and prosecution choices to pretrial release, sentencing, corrections classification, supervision, and broader public safety operations. Outside the justice system, criminal history information is widely used for background checks in employment, licensing, housing, and other screening contexts. Researchers also depend on these data to study criminal careers over time, measure recidivism, and evaluate how policies and interventions influence criminal behavior and justice outcomes. Despite how central criminal history systems are to policy and practice, the opportunity notes a significant knowledge gap: relatively little is known about how the U.S. approach compares with other nations that may have different legal frameworks, governance structures, data standards, privacy rules, and mechanisms for record updating and dissemination.
The purpose of the project is to fill that gap by generating structured comparisons between the U.S. system and those of other industrialized nations, with the goal of producing insights that could inform improvements to the U.S. criminal history enterprise. While the posting does not list specific comparison countries or a prescribed methodology in the excerpt provided, the intent is clearly cross-national benchmarking: identifying key differences in how systems are organized and governed, how data flow from police to courts to corrections, how accuracy and completeness are ensured, what identifiers and standards are used, and how access and privacy are handled. The expected payoff is not just descriptive knowledge, but actionable lessons about what works well elsewhere and what changes might strengthen the reliability, interoperability, timeliness, and policy usefulness of criminal history information in the United States.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ-OJP-BJS), under CFDA 16.734. The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that BJS anticipated substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, and dissemination. The opportunity was posted and created on March 16, 2016, with an application closing date of May 16, 2016. The award ceiling was $400,000, and BJS expected to make one award. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in a separate eligibility text field, indicating that the applicant pool likely included a range of nontraditional or specialized organizations (for example, research organizations, nonprofits, universities, or other entities) depending on the detailed eligibility language in the full announcement.
In short, CCHIS was a single-award, mid-sized BJS cooperative agreement intended to produce a comparative, international perspective on criminal history information systems, addressing an acknowledged blind spot in U.S. criminal justice data infrastructure and aiming to translate cross-national findings into concrete ideas for strengthening the U.S. system.
FAQs: Comparisons of Criminal History Information Systems in the United States and Other Nations (CCHIS)
What is the CCHIS grant opportunity?
CCHIS (Comparisons of Criminal History Information Systems in the United States and Other Nations) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) research and statistics grant focused on examining how the United States criminal history information system compares with comparable systems in other industrialized countries.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project aims to fill a knowledge gap by generating structured comparisons between the U.S. criminal history information system and those of other industrialized nations, with the goal of producing insights that could inform improvements to the U.S. criminal history enterprise.
Why does BJS consider this topic important?
Criminal history information is described as core infrastructure for the justice system and beyond. Justice professionals rely on it for decisions across charging, prosecution, pretrial release, sentencing, corrections classification, supervision, and public safety operations. Outside the justice system, it is used for background checks in employment, licensing, housing, and other screening settings. Researchers use these data to study criminal careers, recidivism, and policy impacts.
How is the U.S. criminal history information system described in the opportunity?
The U.S. system is described as decentralized and complex. Criminal history information is not housed in a single place or managed by a single entity; instead, it is built and maintained across tens of thousands of organizations, including local law enforcement agencies, courts, correctional agencies, and state and federal criminal history repositories.
What challenges does the opportunity highlight about the U.S. system?
Because records are distributed and updated through many different actors, the system is complex and the quality, completeness, and usability of records can vary across jurisdictions.
What knowledge gap is this project intended to address?
The opportunity notes that relatively little is known about how the U.S. approach compares with other nations that may have different legal frameworks, governance structures, data standards, privacy rules, and methods for updating and disseminating records.
What kinds of comparisons are expected under CCHIS?
The intent is cross-national benchmarking, including identifying key differences in how systems are organized and governed; how data flow from police to courts to corrections; how accuracy and completeness are ensured; what identifiers and standards are used; and how access and privacy are handled.
Does the excerpt specify which countries must be included in the comparison?
No. The excerpt does not list specific comparison countries.
Does the excerpt require a specific research methodology?
No. The excerpt does not prescribe a specific methodology, but it clearly emphasizes structured, cross-national comparisons intended to support benchmarking and practical lessons.
What is the expected outcome or payoff of the research?
The expected payoff is both descriptive and actionable: not only documenting how systems differ across nations, but also identifying lessons that could strengthen the reliability, interoperability, timeliness, and policy usefulness of criminal history information in the United States.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this was a cooperative agreement?
As described in the opportunity summary, a cooperative agreement generally signals that BJS anticipated substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, and dissemination.
What was the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity was under CFDA 16.734.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $400,000.
How many awards did BJS expect to make?
BJS expected to make one award.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted and created on March 16, 2016. The application closing date was May 16, 2016.
Who was eligible to apply, based on the excerpt?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in a separate eligibility text field. The excerpt suggests the applicant pool likely included a range of nontraditional or specialized organizations (for example, research organizations, nonprofits, universities, or other entities), depending on the detailed eligibility language in the full announcement.
What parts of the criminal justice process are influenced by criminal history information, according to the opportunity?
The opportunity describes criminal history information as supporting decisions across charging and prosecution, pretrial release, sentencing, corrections classification, supervision, and broader public safety operations.
How is criminal history information used outside the justice system?
The opportunity states that criminal history information is widely used for background checks in employment, licensing, housing, and other screening contexts.
How do researchers use criminal history information, according to the opportunity?
The opportunity notes that researchers use these data to study criminal careers over time, measure recidivism, and evaluate how policies and interventions influence criminal behavior and justice outcomes.
What specific system features does the project aim to learn from other nations?
The project is framed around learning from differences in legal frameworks, governance structures, data standards, privacy rules, and mechanisms for record updating and dissemination, as well as operational issues like identifiers, accuracy, completeness, and data flow across justice agencies.
What is the overall goal for the United States?
The overall goal is to translate cross-national findings into concrete ideas for strengthening the U.S. criminal history enterprise, including improvements to reliability, interoperability, timeliness, and policy usefulness.
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