Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2016 9840
Apply for BJS 2016 9840
- The USDOJ-OJP-BJS in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Survey of Prison Inmates Statistical Support Center (SPISSC)" 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 Apr 19, 2016 and posted on Apr 19, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 10, 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 $1,000,000.00 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Survey of Prison Inmates Statistical Support Center (SPISSC) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cooperative agreement opportunity focused on strengthening the federal government s ability to analyze, document, and expand the practical use of data from the Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI). SPI is one of BJS s core national data collections for understanding the U.S. prison population, drawing information directly from individuals held in state and federal prisons and producing statistics that inform policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. Through SPISSC, BJS is seeking a single implementing agent that can serve as a dedicated technical hub to support the SPI program and to help BJS translate the survey into more actionable statistical products.
At its core, SPISSC is designed to deliver scientific and technical support in several connected areas. One major function is statistical and methodological research, meaning the awardee is expected to help with improving survey methods, strengthening analytic approaches, and addressing measurement and data quality issues that arise in a large national inmate survey. Another central component is statistical analysis itself: producing analyses that expand what BJS can report from SPI, both in the near term and over the longer run, and helping ensure those analyses meet federal statistical standards. In addition, the opportunity emphasizes data linkage, reflecting BJS interest in leveraging administrative records and other federal data sources that complement SPI to deepen insight beyond what the survey alone can provide. This can include linking survey responses with correctional administrative data where feasible and appropriate, with attention to documentation and responsible statistical practice.
A key theme throughout the opportunity is increasing the utility, relevance, and use of SPI data. BJS is not only looking for technical work behind the scenes, but also for support that results in clearer documentation, more accessible dissemination, and more frequent or more targeted analytic outputs. The SPISSC is expected to help document analyses and expand the survey documentation so that outside researchers can understand the data structure, limitations, weighting, and appropriate analytic uses. This documentation role is paired with dissemination services intended to broaden the reach of SPI findings and encourage greater uptake by the research community.
Another distinctive priority is the production of translational products for non statistical audiences. In practice, this means the awardee should help turn complex statistical findings into materials that correctional leaders, practitioners, stakeholder organizations, and other applied users can readily understand and use. The goal is to ensure SPI statistics do not remain confined to technical reports, but instead inform real world discussions about correctional challenges, trends in the incarcerated population, and strategies to address operational and policy issues. BJS explicitly notes an interest in supporting researchers in using SPI data to focus on key challenges facing the correctional field and approaches for dealing with them, which signals that the support center should help surface and enable analyses that are timely and substantively meaningful.
Administratively, this was posted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ OJP BJS) as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument, which typically implies substantial involvement by the agency in shaping deliverables, timelines, and coordination. The funding opportunity number is BJS 2016 9840 under CFDA 16.734 (Information and Statistics). BJS anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of 1,000,000. The opportunity was posted April 19, 2016, created April 19, 2016, and had a closing date of June 10, 2016. Eligibility is listed broadly as Others, with the expectation that applicants would consult the solicitation s eligibility section for specifics.
Overall, SPISSC is best understood as an infrastructure and capacity building award aimed at making SPI data more analytically powerful and more widely used. It combines advanced statistical support, methodological development, data integration, and improved documentation with a strong expectation for dissemination and translation so that SPI outputs can better serve both technical researchers and on the ground correctional stakeholders.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Survey of Prison Inmates Statistical Support Center (SPISSC)?
SPISSC is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cooperative agreement opportunity to strengthen the federal government's ability to analyze, document, and expand the practical use of data from the Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI). The intent is to create a dedicated technical hub that supports the SPI program and helps translate SPI results into more actionable statistical products.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
What is the Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI)?
SPI is one of BJS's core national data collections for understanding the U.S. prison population. It draws information directly from individuals held in state and federal prisons and produces statistics used by policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.
What is the main purpose of SPISSC?
The purpose is to improve and expand the analytic value and real-world use of SPI data by providing scientific and technical support, improving documentation and dissemination, and creating translational products that make findings understandable and usable for non-statistical audiences.
How many awards did BJS anticipate making?
BJS anticipated making one award and selecting a single implementing agent to serve as the technical hub for the SPI program.
What type of funding instrument is SPISSC using?
This is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial agency involvement in shaping deliverables, timelines, and coordination.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is 1,000,000.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity number is BJS 2016 9840. The CFDA is 16.734 (Information and Statistics).
When was the opportunity posted and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted April 19, 2016 (and created April 19, 2016). The closing date was June 10, 2016.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others." Applicants are expected to consult the solicitation's eligibility section for specific eligibility requirements.
What kinds of technical support activities are expected under SPISSC?
The opportunity emphasizes several connected areas of support, including statistical and methodological research, statistical analysis, data linkage, documentation improvements, dissemination services, and development of translational products for non-statistical audiences.
What does "statistical and methodological research" mean in this context?
It refers to work that improves survey methods, strengthens analytic approaches, and addresses measurement and data quality issues that can arise in a large national survey of incarcerated individuals.
What types of analyses are expected from the awardee?
The awardee is expected to produce analyses that expand what BJS can report from SPI, both in the near term and over the longer run, while helping ensure those analyses meet federal statistical standards.
What is meant by "data linkage" in this opportunity?
Data linkage refers to BJS's interest in leveraging administrative records and other federal data sources that complement SPI. This can include linking survey responses with correctional administrative data where feasible and appropriate, with attention to documentation and responsible statistical practice.
Is SPISSC focused only on behind-the-scenes technical work?
No. In addition to technical work, SPISSC emphasizes increasing the utility, relevance, and use of SPI data through clearer documentation, more accessible dissemination, and more frequent or targeted analytic outputs.
What documentation responsibilities are described for SPISSC?
SPISSC is expected to help document analyses and expand survey documentation so that outside researchers can understand the data structure, limitations, weighting, and appropriate analytic uses.
What does the opportunity say about dissemination?
It describes dissemination services intended to broaden the reach of SPI findings and encourage greater uptake by the research community.
What are "translational products" and who are they for?
Translational products are materials that turn complex statistical findings into outputs that non-statistical audiences can readily understand and use. The opportunity highlights correctional leaders, practitioners, stakeholder organizations, and other applied users as key audiences.
How does SPISSC aim to support the correctional field?
The goal is to ensure SPI statistics inform real-world discussions about correctional challenges, trends in the incarcerated population, and strategies addressing operational and policy issues. BJS also notes interest in supporting researchers who use SPI data to focus on key challenges facing corrections and approaches for dealing with them.
What does it mean that SPISSC is an infrastructure and capacity-building award?
It means the award is intended to build and maintain the analytic and dissemination capacity around SPI, making SPI data more analytically powerful and more widely used by combining statistical support, methodological development, data integration, documentation, and translation of findings.
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