FY 2022 State Justice Statistics for Statistical Analysis Centers Technical Assistance Program | O BJS 2022 171372

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The FY 2022 State Justice Statistics for Statistical Analysis Centers Technical Assistance Program is a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs opportunity administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). It is built around a broad set of DOJ priorities that emphasize civil rights and racial equity, improved access to justice, support for crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, stronger community safety, protection from evolving threats, and efforts that build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Within that larger mission, the specific purpose of this funding is to provide technical assistance that supports the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (often referred to as the SJS-SAC program) during fiscal year 2022.

At its core, the SJS-SAC program exists to strengthen each state's ability to produce, manage, and use criminal justice statistics in a coordinated way. Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) play a central role in helping states organize statistical activities across agencies, improve data quality and comparability, and conduct research on current criminal justice issues that matter to policymakers and communities. Another key function is acting as a bridge between state agencies and BJS, helping BJS collect needed information efficiently and consistently. This technical assistance program is intended to reinforce those SAC capabilities by helping resolve practical barriers, standardize methods where appropriate, and build sustainable skills and infrastructure for statewide justice data and analysis work.

This particular solicitation is structured as a continuation opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. A cooperative agreement usually signals that the funding agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaborating on work plans, providing direction on priorities, coordinating deliverables, or engaging regularly to ensure the technical assistance meets national needs. The funding activity category is Information and Statistics, and the related CFDA number is 16.550, which aligns with BJS statistical programs.

In terms of funding scale and competition, the opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $600,000. The opportunity was created on July 1, 2022, and had a very short original application window closing on July 5, 2022, which is consistent with continuation-type solicitations where eligible applicants are often limited and already engaged in related work. Eligibility is listed generally as "Others," with a note to consult the full solicitation text for clarification, suggesting that eligibility may be targeted to specific types of entities that can credibly deliver nationwide or multi-state technical assistance to SACs (for example, specialized organizations with demonstrated expertise in justice statistics, data systems, and training/technical assistance delivery).

Legally, the program authority is grounded in 34 U.S.C. sections 10131-10132. Those provisions underpin BJS's role in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating justice statistics and supporting statistical capacity, which is directly reflected in the purpose of helping states coordinate and strengthen their criminal justice statistical functions.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a capacity-building and support mechanism for the national network of state Statistical Analysis Centers. Rather than funding individual state research projects directly, it funds technical assistance that helps SACs and state agencies improve how they produce justice statistics, collaborate across systems, and support BJS data collection efforts, all while aligning with DOJ's stated priorities around equity, access, public safety, and community trust.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 State Justice Statistics for Statistical Analysis Centers Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.550.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 01, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 05, 2022. (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 $600,000.00 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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