The Bureau of Justice Statistics is offering a grant to redesign the State Court Processing Statistics Project (SCPS) for enhancing data collection capabilities. The SCPS project involves tracking approximately 15,000 felony cases in 40 large urban counties, collecting data on arrest charges, demographic characteristics, criminal history, pretrial status, court appearances, adjudication outcomes, and sentences. The aim is to improve the SCPS project’s efficiency and accuracy in compiling felony case data. Applications are accepted until May 15, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 41262
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2008-BJS-1833 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) Redesign |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.734 — Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 15, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Both for-profit (commercial) and non-profit organizations may apply for funds. However, consistent with OJP fiscal requirements, for-profit organizations are not allowed to make a profit as a result of this award or to charge a management fee for the performance of this award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to redesign the State Court Processing Statistics Project (SCPS) project. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to redesign SCPS and enhance the projects data collection capabilities. SCPS is a recurring data collection project involving the compilation of felony cases processed in 40 large urban counties chosen to be representative of the 75 most populous counties in the U.S. Approximately 15,000 felony cases filed on certain days in May of every even numbered year are tracked for up to 1 year in these 40 sampled counties. The data collected includes current arrest charges, demographic characteristics, prior arrests and convictions, criminal justice status at arrest, type of pretrial release or detention, bail amount, court appearance record, adjudication outcome, and sentence received if convicted. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Price-Grear
Program Analyst Phone 202-616-3561 Email:lisa.price-grear@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lisa Price-Grear Program Analyst Phone 202-616-3561 Email: lisa.price-grear@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.734 | PKG00006865 | Apr 14, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41262 SF424-2.0.pdf
41262 Project-1.1.pdf
41262 Budget-1.1.pdf
41262 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
41262 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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