Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2013 3649
Apply for BJS 2013 3649
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2013 Continuation of the Federal Justice Statistics Program" 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 May 9, 2013 and posted on May 9, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 2013. (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 $3,000,000.00 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 (including tribal nonprofit or for profit organizations), faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning (including tribal institutions of higher education. For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee).
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2013 Continuation of the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity to keep running and expanding the federal government s central clearinghouse for federal criminal case processing data. BJS, the statistics agency within the U.S. Department of Justice s Office of Justice Programs, is seeking one recipient to carry forward the existing FJSP work under a cooperative agreement. The program is designed to take data supplied by six federal justice agencies and turn it into consistent, well documented, and policy relevant statistical products that track how federal defendants move through the system from arrest and prosecution through pretrial release, adjudication, sentencing, appeals, and corrections.
A major focus of the program is maintaining two related types of data resources. First, the FJSP produces annual cross sectional Standard Analysis Files (SAFs) that capture activity at particular stages of federal processing for a given year, allowing BJS to report on what is happening at specific points in the system. Second, building on work that began in the late 1990s, the program supports linked or longitudinal analysis by connecting person and case records over time. This linked approach is implemented through the Dyad Link File System, which enables analysis of cohorts as they proceed across stages and years. At the time of the announcement, the clearinghouse already held annual SAFs and Dyad Link Files covering 1994 through 2010, and the continuation award is meant to update and extend those resources.
The funded recipient would be responsible for a set of production, quality, and dissemination tasks that keep the pipeline current. Key data management work includes receiving datasets for 2013, 2014, and 2015 from the participating federal agencies, and converting the 2012 data (already received), along with 2013 and 2014 data, into SAF format. The solicitation specifies the use of SAS statistical software code for these conversions, and it also indicates that the successful applicant will receive the existing codebase developed under the ongoing FJSP award. Alongside file creation, the recipient must implement guidelines to ensure data quality and to protect confidentiality, reflecting the sensitivity of federal case processing information and the need for standardized, reliable statistics.
Another central requirement is updating and expanding the Dyad Link File System so it includes all available data, strengthening the ability to conduct more rigorous longitudinal analyses. This matters because linked data can answer policy questions that cross sectional snapshots cannot, such as how long cases take to move from one stage to another, what factors are associated with detention or release decisions, and how sentencing outcomes relate to earlier case events. By expanding the linked system, the program improves BJS capacity to describe trends and outcomes across the full federal criminal justice process.
The continuation award also emphasizes user support and public facing access. The recipient is expected to provide technical assistance to BJS and other users on how to work with FJSP data, and to prepare both the data and documentation needed to update and expand the BJS online query tool. In addition, the recipient will help BJS develop further online statistical reporting capabilities, which implies improving the ways practitioners, policymakers, and researchers can retrieve and interpret federal justice statistics without needing to manipulate raw data files directly.
Archiving and long term preservation are also built into the deliverables. The recipient must prepare data files and documentation for submission to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), ensuring that curated versions of the datasets and supporting materials are available for future research and reference. This typically involves producing clean analysis files, detailed codebooks, processing notes, and other documentation that allows secondary users to understand variables, file structures, and any limitations or changes over time.
On the publications side, the recipient will produce the annual Federal Criminal Justice Statistics bulletin, one of the signature recurring statistical reports that summarizes federal case processing patterns. The award also requires four data briefs each year focused on issues of timely substantive importance, meaning shorter, targeted analyses that address current questions or emerging trends using the FJSP data resources. Together, these products translate the underlying data infrastructure into outputs that can inform decision making and public understanding.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary award funded as a cooperative agreement, indicating substantial involvement by BJS during the period of performance rather than a hands off grant structure. The funding opportunity number is BJS 2013 3649 under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). BJS anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of 3,000,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The solicitation was posted May 9, 2013, with a closing date of June 24, 2013, and an archive date of July 24, 2013. Eligibility is broad across organizational types, including for profit and nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal entities). A key condition is that for profit recipients must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. The solicitation cites statutory authority at 42 U.S.C. 3732(c).
In practical terms, the award is aimed at an organization with strong capabilities in large scale administrative data processing, statistical programming in SAS, documentation and reproducible workflows, confidentiality protection, longitudinal record linkage, and the translation of complex datasets into accessible reporting tools and publications. It is essentially a continuation and modernization effort: keep the federal case processing clearinghouse current with new annual data, improve the linked file system, strengthen quality controls and documentation, expand online access, and produce the recurring bulletins and briefs that turn the data into usable federal justice statistics.
FAQs: FY 2013 Continuation of the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)
What is the FY 2013 Continuation of the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)?
It is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity to continue operating and expanding the federal government's central clearinghouse for federal criminal case processing data, turning data from multiple federal justice agencies into consistent, well-documented, policy-relevant statistical products.
Who is offering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the statistics agency within the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs.
What is the main purpose of the FJSP clearinghouse?
The program compiles and standardizes data on how federal defendants move through the federal criminal justice system, from arrest and prosecution through pretrial release, adjudication, sentencing, appeals, and corrections.
How many awards does BJS anticipate making?
BJS anticipated making a single award to one recipient to carry forward the existing FJSP work.
What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary award funded as a cooperative agreement, meaning BJS is expected to have substantial involvement during the period of performance rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is BJS 2013 3649. The CFDA is 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies).
What is the award ceiling and is matching required?
The award ceiling is 3,000,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the solicitation posted and when was it due?
The solicitation was posted May 9, 2013, with a closing date of June 24, 2013. The archive date is July 24, 2013.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes for-profit and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher education (including tribal entities).
Are for-profit organizations allowed to earn profit or management fees under this award?
For-profit recipients are eligible, but a key condition is that they must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
What statutory authority is cited for this program?
The solicitation cites statutory authority at 42 U.S.C. 3732(c).
What kinds of data does the FJSP use?
The program is designed to take data supplied by six federal justice agencies and convert it into standardized statistical products describing federal criminal case processing across multiple stages.
What are Standard Analysis Files (SAFs) in this program?
SAFs are annual cross-sectional files that capture activity at particular stages of federal processing for a given year, allowing reporting on what is happening at specific points in the system.
What are Dyad Link Files and what is the Dyad Link File System?
The Dyad Link File System supports linked (longitudinal) analysis by connecting person and case records over time, enabling analyses of cohorts as they proceed across stages and years.
What years of SAFs and Dyad Link Files were already available at the time of the announcement?
At the time of the announcement, the clearinghouse already held annual SAFs and Dyad Link Files covering 1994 through 2010.
What is the continuation award expected to do with the existing data resources?
The continuation award is intended to update and extend the existing SAF and Dyad Link File resources by keeping production current and expanding the linked system to include all available data.
What datasets is the recipient expected to receive from participating agencies?
The recipient is expected to receive datasets for 2013, 2014, and 2015 from the participating federal agencies.
Which years of data must be converted into SAF format under this award?
The recipient must convert the 2012 data (already received), along with 2013 and 2014 data, into SAF format.
Does the solicitation specify software or programming requirements?
Yes. The solicitation specifies the use of SAS statistical software code for converting datasets into SAF format, and it indicates that the successful applicant will receive the existing SAS codebase developed under the ongoing FJSP award.
What data quality and confidentiality expectations are included?
The recipient must implement guidelines to ensure data quality and to protect confidentiality, reflecting the sensitivity of federal case processing information and the need for standardized, reliable statistics.
Why does the program emphasize linked (longitudinal) data?
Linked data supports policy-relevant questions that cross-sectional snapshots cannot address, such as how long cases take to move between stages, factors associated with detention or release decisions, and how sentencing outcomes relate to earlier case events.
What is required regarding updates to the Dyad Link File System?
The recipient must update and expand the Dyad Link File System so it includes all available data, strengthening BJS capacity for more rigorous longitudinal analyses.
What user support or technical assistance is expected from the recipient?
The recipient is expected to provide technical assistance to BJS and other users on how to work with FJSP data.
What is required related to BJS online access and tools?
The recipient must prepare the data and documentation needed to update and expand the BJS online query tool and help BJS develop further online statistical reporting capabilities.
What archiving and preservation deliverables are included?
The recipient must prepare data files and documentation for submission to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) to support long-term preservation and future research use.
What kinds of documentation are implied for NACJD submission?
The description indicates preparation of curated data files and supporting materials such as detailed codebooks, processing notes, and documentation that helps secondary users understand variables, file structures, and limitations or changes over time.
What publication products are required under the award?
The recipient must produce the annual Federal Criminal Justice Statistics bulletin and four data briefs each year focused on issues of timely substantive importance.
What is the role of the annual Federal Criminal Justice Statistics bulletin?
It is a signature recurring statistical report that summarizes federal case processing patterns using FJSP data resources.
What are the required data briefs expected to cover?
They are shorter, targeted analyses each year addressing timely substantive issues or emerging trends using FJSP data resources.
What capabilities does the opportunity suggest a competitive applicant should have?
The opportunity is aimed at an organization with strong capabilities in large-scale administrative data processing, SAS statistical programming, documentation and reproducible workflows, confidentiality protection, longitudinal record linkage, and translating complex datasets into accessible reporting tools and publications.
Is this opportunity primarily a new build or a continuation/modernization effort?
It is presented as a continuation and modernization effort: keeping the clearinghouse current with new annual data, improving the linked file system, strengthening quality controls and documentation, expanding online access, and producing recurring bulletins and briefs.
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