2013 Visiting Fellow: Criminal Justice Statistics Programs

Post Date

April 5th 2013

Application Due Date

May 21st 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

BJS-2013-3593

CFDA Number(s)

16.734

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Information and Statistics

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are individuals who have a nationally recognized research portfolio and considerable expertise in their area of proposed research. They should be willing to commit a substantial portion of their time over at least a 12-month period to undertake analyses of existing BJS data or statistical programs and produce at least one publishable quality report summarizing their analysis.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $150000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

BJS is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for one or more BJS Visiting Fellows to work in its Criminal Justice Statistics Programs with existing BJS data. The overall purpose of this program is to support the scholarly use of BJS data collections, expand the body of policy-relevant research that uses these data, and enhance or inform BJS statistical programs. Under section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, BJS is authorized to рmake grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public agencies, institutions of higher education, private organizations, or private individualsс for purposes of collecting and analyzing criminal justice statistics.

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