FY 2023 National Corrections Reporting Program/National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2020-2024 | O BJS 2023 171754

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The FY 2023 National Corrections Reporting Program/National Prisoner Statistics Program (NCRP/NPS), 2020-2024 opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement issued by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), under the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). It is designed to support BJS efforts to produce reliable national corrections statistics that help the public and policymakers understand how state and federal prison systems operate and how people move through those systems. The solicitation emphasizes that this work aligns with OJP priorities around civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. In practical terms, the grant is about keeping core national corrections data collections running and improving what those data can say about important public safety and health issues.

This funding specifically covers the final two years of a five-year award period, focusing on the collection and delivery of NCRP and NPS data for calendar years 2023 and 2024. The selected awardee is expected to collect the data, manage the intake from reporting jurisdictions, process and clean the submissions, and deliver completed datasets to BJS. NCRP and NPS are longstanding national data programs that support statistical reporting on prison populations and prison movement, so the work typically involves coordinating with state departments of corrections and federal prison authorities, maintaining consistent definitions and reporting rules, ensuring data quality, and producing files that can be used for national-level statistical analysis.

A notable added component in this final phase is the requirement to support the fielding of a supplemental NPS survey instrument focused on maternal health and healthcare in state and federal prisons. This indicates an expanded data need beyond standard population counts, aiming to capture more detailed information about health-related conditions and services affecting incarcerated pregnant people and mothers. While the solicitation summary does not spell out the exact questionnaire content, the intent is clear: BJS wants to use the NPS infrastructure to gather standardized, comparable information across jurisdictions on maternal health and healthcare in custody.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a continuation award, with a single expected award and an award ceiling of $1,900,000. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means BJS anticipates substantial involvement during the project period (for example, ongoing coordination on methods, reporting, timelines, and deliverables), rather than a more hands-off grant structure. The opportunity falls under the Information and Statistics activity category and is associated with CFDA number 16.734. The posting lists eligible applicants as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement (not included in the text provided), but the statutory language indicates BJS has authority to work with a broad range of entities, including public agencies, higher education institutions, private organizations, and individuals, depending on what the solicitation allows.

The legal authority cited comes from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, specifically 34 U.S.C. 10132(c) and (c)(3), which authorizes BJS to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts to collect data and analyze statistical information about crime, juvenile delinquency, and the functioning of the criminal justice system at federal, state, tribal, and local levels. In this context, collecting information on people in state and federal prisons and tracking prison populations and movements is explicitly consistent with BJSs statutory mission. The solicitation was created on May 3, 2023, with an original closing date of May 30, 2023, and it is identified by funding opportunity number O-BJS-2023-171754.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2023 National Corrections Reporting Program/National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2020-2024" 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 May 03, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2023. (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 $1,900,000.00 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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