BJS FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Federal Justice Statistics Program

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Justice, is offering the BJS Invited to Apply - Federal Justice Statistics Program opportunity as a continuation cooperative agreement. The Federal Justice Statistics Program is described as the national clearinghouse for federal criminal case data. Its work supports the collection, analysis, and dissemination of federal justice statistics and includes technical assistance to federal agencies intended to improve the quality and availability of federal justice data. The program operates under the Bureau of Justice Statistics statutory responsibilities identified in the source as 34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(15). The Federal Justice Statistics Program receives data from six federal agencies and carries out a series of data management, quality, linkage, dissemination, and research-support functions. The program converts received information into Standard Analysis File format, ensures that applicable quality and confidentiality standards are met, and maintains dyad link files. It also updates the Bureau of Justice Statistics online query tool and prepares public-use data files and associated codebooks for research purposes. These activities define the stated program scope and the work supported through this continuation opportunity. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics expects to make one award. Estimated total program funding is $2,000,000, and the stated award ceiling is $2,000,000. Although Grants.gov displays an award floor of $0, that value is treated as unspecified under the applicable data-entry rules rather than as a substantive minimum award. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching. The source does not provide additional information concerning indirect cost limits, subaward restrictions, a detailed period of performance, or other spending restrictions, so no such requirements should be inferred. Eligibility is highly restricted. Grants.gov identifies the eligible applicant type as Others and directs applicants to the additional eligibility information for clarification. That field identifies Abt Global, LLC as the eligible applicant. Accordingly, this is an invited continuation opportunity rather than an open competition for the broader public. The source does not identify additional eligible organizations, geographic eligibility restrictions, state limitations, or a separate geographic service-area requirement. It also does not state that other entities may independently apply under this funding opportunity. The opportunity was posted on August 13, 2026, and both the original and current closing dates are August 17, 2026. The provided material does not identify a separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating deadline. It also does not provide an explicit application opening date apart from the Grants.gov posting date, so an application open date should not be inferred from the posting date. Applicants are directed through the Grants.gov opportunity and package environment, but the supplied source does not enumerate required application forms, narratives, attachments, evaluation criteria, review factors, award notification dates, or a performance-period start and end date. For assistance with accessing the full announcement electronically, the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides the program contact email AskBJS@usdoj.gov. The source includes a Contact Phone Number label but does not provide an actual telephone number. No individual grantor contact person is identified. No explicit PDF URL is included in the supplied material. The notice also contains no language establishing an annual, biennial, quarterly, or other recurring application cycle, so recurrence should not be assumed from the continuation designation. Based on the August 14, 2026 analysis date, the August 17, 2026 closing date remains upcoming and the opportunity is currently accepting applications.

Address the stated Federal Justice Statistics Program responsibilities, including handling data from six federal agencies, conversion to Standard Analysis File format, compliance with quality and confidentiality standards, maintenance of dyad link files, updates to the BJS online query tool, and preparation of public-use data files and codebooks.