Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2015 4248
Apply for BJS 2015 4248
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)" 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 7, 2015 and posted on May 6, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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 national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for profit and nonprofit organizations, faith based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.Under section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, BJS is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, states, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, nonprofit and for profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals. For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cooperative agreement funding opportunity aimed at modernizing and consolidating several major national law enforcement data collections into a more coherent, performance-oriented program. Historically, BJS law enforcement statistics efforts emphasized describing agency staffing, policies, and administrative practices across federal, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies. Under LECS, BJS is intentionally shifting the center of gravity from basic administrative description toward measuring agency performance, with the goal of producing national statistics that better support assessing the quality and effectiveness of policing and related public safety strategies.
A key driver behind the redesign is feedback from the National Research Council Committee on National Statistics, which argued that prior BJS work in this area was too narrowly focused on management and administrative topics and not sufficiently connected to crime and outcomes. The committee also noted that law enforcement data collections had grown into a patchwork of special-purpose censuses and surveys without a stable schedule or conceptual integration. LECS is BJS s response to those critiques: it is meant to strengthen the conceptual framework across multiple collections, align them on a predictable timeline, and ensure that the resulting indicators speak more directly to performance and effectiveness rather than only organizational inputs and internal processes.
Programmatically, LECS combines and coordinates three longstanding BJS data series: the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA), and the Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers (FLEO). The central expectation is that the selected awardee will help develop, design, and administer these collections under an integrated framework that brings police performance concepts into an establishment survey context. In practical terms, this means not only running the surveys and censuses, but also updating content, improving measurement, and ensuring the instruments and outputs are organized around questions that can inform evidence about agency functioning and outcomes.
The project is planned as a 51-month effort with a defined schedule of major deliverables. It includes fielding LEMAS in 2016, then administering a LEMAS supplement in 2017 focused specifically on law enforcement agencies use of body-worn cameras, an area of high policy interest and rapid operational change. In 2018, the project includes fielding both the CSLLEA and the FLEO, ensuring comparable national coverage of state and local agencies on one hand and federal law enforcement staffing on the other. Beyond those fielded efforts, LECS also requires development and testing of a set of additional LEMAS supplemental survey instruments, indicating that BJS intends to build a modular capability to measure emerging topics while keeping the program anchored in a stable core. Finally, dissemination is an explicit requirement: findings are expected to be shared through research reports and through a BJS web-based analytic data tool designed to broaden public access and practical usability of the statistics.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity funded through a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial ongoing collaboration between BJS and the recipient during the period of performance. BJS anticipated making a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $1,500,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity falls under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies) and is categorized under Information and Statistics, signaling that the core work is statistical program development, data collection operations, and public reporting rather than direct service delivery.
Eligibility is broad and includes national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and units of local government that support criminal justice system improvement. For-profit applicants are permitted but must agree to forgo any profit or management fee, which is a common condition in certain federal assistance contexts. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible. The solicitation was posted May 6, 2015, with an application deadline of June 22, 2015, and it was archived July 22, 2015.
Overall, LECS is best understood as both an operational data collection award and a strategic redesign effort. It asks the awardee to keep the country s core law enforcement statistical series running on schedule while also rethinking what those series should measure so they can speak more directly to performance, effectiveness, and the broader public safety outcomes that policymakers, practitioners, and the public care about.
FAQs: FY 2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)
What is the FY 2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)?
LECS is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cooperative agreement funding opportunity to modernize and consolidate major national law enforcement data collections into a more coherent, performance-oriented program.
What is the main purpose of LECS?
The purpose is to strengthen and integrate core national law enforcement statistical collections while shifting emphasis from describing administrative characteristics (like staffing and policies) toward measuring law enforcement agency performance, quality, and effectiveness in ways that connect more directly to outcomes.
Why is BJS redesigning its law enforcement statistics work through LECS?
The redesign is driven by critiques and feedback from the National Research Council Committee on National Statistics. The committee said prior efforts were too focused on management/administrative topics and not sufficiently tied to crime and outcomes, and that the collections had become a patchwork of special-purpose surveys and censuses without a stable schedule or conceptual integration. LECS is BJS's response to those concerns.
Which data collections are being combined and coordinated under LECS?
LECS coordinates three longstanding BJS data series:
- Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey
- Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)
- Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers (FLEO)
How is LECS different from earlier BJS law enforcement statistics efforts?
Historically, the focus was on describing agency staffing, policies, and administrative practices across levels of government. Under LECS, BJS is shifting toward performance-oriented measurement, aiming to produce indicators that better support assessing policing quality, effectiveness, and related public safety strategies.
What is the expected role of the selected awardee?
The selected awardee is expected to help develop, design, and administer LEMAS, CSLLEA, and FLEO under an integrated framework. This includes running the surveys/censuses, updating content, improving measurement, and organizing instruments and outputs around questions that can inform evidence about agency functioning and outcomes.
What does it mean that LECS is an "establishment survey" context?
Based on the solicitation description, BJS expects police performance concepts to be incorporated into an establishment survey framework, meaning the program is structured around collecting standardized information from law enforcement agencies (the establishments) while emphasizing measures that speak to performance and effectiveness.
What is the planned project period for LECS?
The project is planned as a 51-month effort with a defined schedule of major deliverables.
What are the major scheduled data-collection activities and deliverables?
The planned schedule includes:
- Fielding LEMAS in 2016
- Administering a LEMAS supplement in 2017 focused on body-worn cameras
- Fielding CSLLEA and FLEO in 2018
- Developing and testing additional LEMAS supplemental survey instruments
- Disseminating findings via research reports and a BJS web-based analytic data tool
What topic is specifically highlighted for a LEMAS supplement?
A 2017 LEMAS supplement is planned to focus specifically on law enforcement agencies' use of body-worn cameras, described as an area of high policy interest and rapid operational change.
Why does LECS include development of additional LEMAS supplemental instruments?
The opportunity indicates that BJS intends to build a modular capability to measure emerging topics while maintaining a stable core program. Developing and testing additional supplements supports that modular approach.
What dissemination activities are required under LECS?
Dissemination is an explicit requirement. Findings are expected to be shared through research reports and through a BJS web-based analytic data tool intended to broaden public access and practical usability of the resulting statistics.
What kind of funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This is a discretionary opportunity funded through a cooperative agreement.
What does a cooperative agreement imply for how the project will be managed?
A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial ongoing collaboration between BJS and the recipient during the period of performance.
How many awards did BJS expect to make under this opportunity?
BJS anticipated making a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $1,500,000.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity and what does it indicate?
The opportunity falls under CFDA 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies), indicating the work centers on statistical data collections and related studies rather than direct service delivery.
How is this opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under Information and Statistics, emphasizing statistical program development, data collection operations, and public reporting.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, such as:
- For-profit organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Faith-based and community organizations
- Institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
- Units of local government that support criminal justice system improvement
Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. For-profit applicants are permitted, but they must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible.
When was the solicitation posted and when were applications due?
The solicitation was posted on May 6, 2015, and the application deadline was June 22, 2015.
What does it mean that the opportunity is archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 22, 2015, indicating it is no longer open for application under that posting.
What is the overarching goal of LECS in terms of national statistics?
The goal is to produce national statistics that better support assessing the quality and effectiveness of policing and related public safety strategies by aligning collections under a stronger conceptual framework and a predictable timeline.
Is LECS primarily an operational project, a redesign effort, or both?
Both. LECS is described as an operational data collection award (keeping core series running on schedule) and a strategic redesign effort (rethinking what should be measured so the series speak more directly to performance, effectiveness, and outcomes).
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