FY 2012 Statistical Examination Presidential Pardons

Post Date

June 27th 2012

Application Due Date

July 27th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

BJS-2012-3353

CFDA Number(s)

16.734

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Information and Statistics

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are limited to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning, and consortia with demonstrated organizational and community-based experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including tribal for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $350000

Grant Description

BJS is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for an examination of the processing of petitions for Presidential Pardons. In the federal justice system, commutation of sentence and pardon are different forms of executive clemency, which is a broad term that applies to the Presidentуs constitutional power to exercise leniency toward persons who have committed federal crimes. The purpose of this program is to examine how petitions for pardon are adjudicated by the Justice Departmentуs Office of the Pardon Attorney. The Pardon Attorney reviews and investigates pardon applications, and prepares the Departmentуs recommendation to the President. Under section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, BJS is authorized to рprovide information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, state, tribal, and local governments, and the general public on justice statistics.с

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Cathy Maston
  Management and Program Analyst
  Phone 2023075992

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General Information

• Agency Email Address:

  cathy.maston@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Statistics

• More Information:

  Program Announcement