Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2012 3352
Apply for BJS 2012 3352
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Federal White Collar Violations Statistical Series" 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 Jun 27, 2012 and posted on Jun 27, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 27, 2012. (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 $500,000.00 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).
- Eligible applicants are limited to for profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning, and consortia with demonstrated organizational and community based experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including tribal for profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia. For profit organizations must agree to forego any profit or management fee.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) grant opportunity titled "Federal White Collar Violations Statistical Series" (Funding Opportunity Number BJS 2012-3352) funded a single cooperative agreement to help BJS design and launch a new statistical series that captures the full federal response to white collar violations. The central idea is to move beyond a purely criminal justice view by combining three major streams of enforcement activity: criminal cases, affirmative civil enforcement, and federal regulatory (administrative) enforcement actions. By integrating these data sources, BJS aimed to create a more complete and policy-relevant picture of how the federal government detects, investigates, charges, adjudicates, sanctions, and otherwise responds to white collar violations across agencies and enforcement pathways.
A key driver for the project is that BJS already maintains extensive federal justice data through the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), including case-level information that tracks matters across stages of the federal process, from arrest through imprisonment, for the years 1994 to 2010. The FJSP also includes individual case-level civil prosecution and court data received from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, along with criminal case-level data obtained from additional federal criminal justice agencies. However, despite that breadth, the FJSP did not include regulatory enforcement data at the time of this solicitation. This grant was intended to fill that gap by identifying, collecting, and standardizing administrative enforcement records from federal regulatory agencies and building methods to merge or align those regulatory records with the existing criminal and civil data BJS already receives.
The work described in the announcement is both conceptual and highly practical. The selected applicant would be expected to map the landscape of federal regulatory agencies that enforce conduct falling under the broad umbrella of white collar violations, preparing an overview of each relevant agency and how it handles enforcement. From there, the applicant would conduct an inventory of what data these agencies actually maintain (for example, what systems exist, what fields are recorded, what years are covered, and what level of detail is available), and then assess the quality and usability of those data for statistical reporting. A major deliverable is an actionable plan to obtain case-level administrative enforcement data from those agencies, which implies addressing access pathways, data-sharing arrangements, documentation, and ongoing collection procedures rather than one-time extraction.
Another core requirement is classification and standardization. The applicant would need to classify white collar violations using the appropriate administrative codes and align them with relevant federal criminal statutes and civil authorities, so that enforcement actions taken in different forums can be compared and summarized in a consistent way. Because regulatory agencies often define violations, stages, outcomes, and sanctions differently, the project calls for strategies to standardize the collected regulatory data and reduce agency-specific differences that would otherwise distort national reporting. In parallel, the applicant must also develop a plan to identify white collar violations within the existing criminal and civil FJSP data, ensuring that the resulting statistical series applies consistent definitions and categorization rules across regulatory, criminal, and civil sources.
Administratively, this was a discretionary, information-and-statistics focused award under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). BJS anticipated making one award, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $500,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted June 27, 2012, with an original and final closing date of July 27, 2012, and an archive date of August 26, 2012. Eligible applicants included for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofits, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and consortia, including entities with demonstrated experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities (including tribal organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia). For-profit applicants were required to agree to waive any profit or management fee. The solicitation listed a program contact for access issues: Cathy Maston, Management and Program Analyst, at 202-307-5992.
In practical terms, the grant is best understood as an infrastructure-building effort: creating the definitions, data pipelines, crosswalks, and integration methods necessary for BJS to routinely produce statistics that reflect how federal white collar enforcement actually occurs across the full spectrum of regulatory actions, civil enforcement, and criminal prosecution. The expected end result is a comprehensive statistical resource that helps analysts and policymakers understand not only criminal case processing, but also the often-larger body of administrative enforcement activity that can include investigations, compliance actions, administrative penalties, settlements, debarment, licensing actions, and other remedies that may never appear in traditional criminal justice datasets.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Federal White Collar Violations Statistical Series.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is BJS 2012-3352.
Which agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
What is the main purpose of the project funded under this opportunity?
The purpose was to help BJS design and launch a new statistical series that captures the full federal response to white collar violations by integrating three major enforcement streams: criminal cases, affirmative civil enforcement, and federal regulatory (administrative) enforcement actions.
Why was BJS pursuing a new statistical series for white collar violations?
A key driver was the need to move beyond a purely criminal justice view. BJS already had broad federal criminal and civil justice data, but the existing Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) did not include regulatory enforcement data at the time. The project aimed to fill that gap so statistics would reflect how enforcement actually occurs across agencies and pathways.
What is the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and how does it relate to this project?
FJSP is BJS's program that maintains extensive federal justice data, including case-level information that tracks matters across stages of the federal process (from arrest through imprisonment) for years 1994 to 2010. It also includes individual case-level civil prosecution and court data from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, plus criminal case-level data from additional federal criminal justice agencies. This grant was intended to extend that foundation by adding regulatory (administrative) enforcement data and methods to integrate it with existing FJSP criminal and civil data.
What types of enforcement activity were intended to be combined in the new series?
The project was intended to combine:
- Criminal cases
- Affirmative civil enforcement
- Federal regulatory (administrative) enforcement actions
What gap in existing BJS data was this grant meant to address?
Although FJSP already covered extensive criminal and civil data, it did not include regulatory enforcement data. The grant was meant to identify, collect, and standardize administrative enforcement records from federal regulatory agencies and develop methods to merge or align those records with existing BJS criminal and civil data.
What kind of work was expected from the selected applicant?
The work described was both conceptual and practical, including mapping the relevant federal regulatory enforcement landscape, inventorying and assessing agency data, planning for ongoing case-level data acquisition, and developing classification/standardization methods so regulatory, civil, and criminal enforcement actions can be compared and reported consistently.
What does "mapping the landscape" of regulatory agencies mean in this project?
It means identifying federal regulatory agencies that enforce conduct related to white collar violations and preparing an overview of each relevant agency and how it handles enforcement, including enforcement processes and how actions are recorded.
What was meant by conducting an "inventory" of regulatory agency data?
The inventory included determining what data systems agencies maintain and what their records contain, such as available fields, years covered, level of detail, and how usable the data are for statistical reporting.
What kind of data quality or usability assessment was contemplated?
The applicant was expected to assess the quality and usability of agency administrative enforcement data for statistical reporting, based on what agencies maintain and how consistently and completely information is recorded.
Was the project focused on a one-time data pull or building an ongoing data pipeline?
The solicitation emphasized an actionable plan to obtain case-level administrative enforcement data that includes access pathways, data-sharing arrangements, documentation, and ongoing collection procedures, not merely a one-time extraction.
What was the major deliverable related to obtaining regulatory enforcement data?
A major deliverable was an actionable plan to obtain case-level administrative enforcement data from federal regulatory agencies, including how BJS would access, document, and routinely collect these data.
Why was classification and standardization a core requirement?
Regulatory agencies often define violations, stages, outcomes, and sanctions differently. To produce national statistics that are comparable across agencies and enforcement pathways, the project required strategies to classify white collar violations using appropriate administrative codes and align them with criminal statutes and civil authorities, while standardizing the data to reduce agency-specific differences.
What kinds of classification alignment were required?
The applicant was expected to classify white collar violations using relevant administrative codes and align them with applicable federal criminal statutes and civil authorities so that actions taken in different forums can be compared and summarized consistently.
Did the solicitation also require work on the existing criminal and civil data in FJSP?
Yes. In addition to building plans for regulatory data, the project required developing a plan to identify white collar violations within existing criminal and civil FJSP data, applying consistent definitions and categorization rules across regulatory, criminal, and civil sources.
What kinds of enforcement outcomes or remedies did BJS want the statistical series to reflect?
The series was intended to reflect a broad range of federal responses, including regulatory activity that may not appear in criminal justice datasets, such as investigations, compliance actions, administrative penalties, settlements, debarment, licensing actions, and other remedies.
What was the award type and overall scope (in administrative terms)?
This was a discretionary, information-and-statistics focused award under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies), and it funded a single cooperative agreement.
How many awards did BJS anticipate making?
BJS anticipated making one award.
What was the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) was $500,000.
Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofits, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and consortia, including entities with demonstrated experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities (including tribal organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia).
Were there any special conditions for for-profit applicants?
Yes. For-profit applicants were required to agree to waive any profit or management fee.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
- Posted date: June 27, 2012
- Closing date: July 27, 2012 (original and final)
- Archive date: August 26, 2012
Who was listed as a contact for access issues?
The solicitation listed Cathy Maston, Management and Program Analyst, as the program contact for access issues at 202-307-5992.
In plain terms, what kind of project was this (research, operations, or infrastructure)?
In practical terms, it was an infrastructure-building effort focused on creating definitions, data pipelines, crosswalks, and integration methods so BJS could routinely produce statistics that reflect federal white collar enforcement across regulatory, civil, and criminal pathways.
What was the intended end result of the funded work?
The intended end result was a comprehensive statistical resource that supports analysts and policymakers by showing how the federal government detects, investigates, charges, adjudicates, sanctions, and otherwise responds to white collar violations across agencies and enforcement pathways, including administrative enforcement activity that is often larger than what appears in traditional criminal justice datasets.
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