Grants for State governments - Information and Statistics

This program provides funding to interdisciplinary teams working on innovative projects that enhance public access to research data and promote open science through collaborative cyberinfrastructure efforts.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to collect and analyze national data on law enforcement training academies, focusing on the training of new law enforcement officers across the United States.

This program provides funding to foster collaborations among researchers, data management experts, and libraries to improve the accessibility and sustainability of research data across various scientific fields.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. The solicitation for the FY 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Streets Act was released on March 4, 2024. The FY 2024 NICS Act Record Improvement Program solicitation will be released later in FY 2024.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to improve the efficiency and user experience of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through modern technology and streamlined processes.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state and local governments for enhancing their capabilities to prevent and respond to terrorist threats and other hazards, with a focus on law enforcement and border security initiatives.

This program provides funding to organizations that help underserved communities in Illinois improve digital skills, access the internet, and obtain necessary devices to enhance their participation in society and the economy.

This funding opportunity is designed to help libraries in Ohio create innovative projects that address specific community needs while aligning with the State Library's strategic goals.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to enhance the completeness, automation, and transmittal of records to state and federal systems used by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Eligible states and tribes may receive grant funding to improve the completeness, automation, and transmittal of records to state and federal systems.

This grant provides $25,000 to nonprofit organizations and community groups in the U.S. to investigate and address environmental factors linked to cancer in underserved communities.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to provide funding for the Technical Assistance Program to support activities under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (SJS-SAC) in FY 2024. The SJS-SAC is designed to maintain and enhance each states capacity to coordinate statistical activities in the state, conduct research on relevant criminal justice issues, and serve as a liaison to help BJS gather data from state agencies.

This grant provides funding to states, territories, federally recognized Tribes, and inter-Tribal consortia to improve the collection and sharing of environmental data for better decision-making and management.

This funding opportunity provides additional financial support to active health services research projects facing unforeseen costs, helping researchers continue their work effectively.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative projects in Mauritania that enhance public access to information on government revenues, aiming to improve fiscal transparency and accountability in sectors like natural gas, mining, and fisheries.

This grant provides funding to improve state capabilities in collecting and managing financial data related to special education services for children and youth with disabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit and community organizations that offer essential services to victims of sexual assault, helping them recover and access vital resources.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to maximize the utility of the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) by providing the data and tools needed to support evidence-based analyses for DOJ and other executive, legislative, and judicial branch agencies. This includes expanding the information available through the Federal Criminal Case Processing (FCCPS) query tool and demonstrating new waysespecially through record-linkage toolsthat federal data can be analyzed to develop evidence to support policymaking.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to improve transparency and governance in Malawi's mining sector and public debt management.

This award mechanism seeks to support the delivery of evidence-based clinical services to screen for cancer and pre-cancer in underserved populations who do not have adequate access to cancer early detection interventions and health care, bringing together networks of public health and community partners to carry out programs tailored for their communities. Projects should identify cancers that cause the most burden in the community, have nationally recommended screening methods, and use evidence-based methods to screen for these cancers. Award: Maximum of $1M for new projects and $2.5M for expansion projects Duration: Maximum 5 years

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for funding. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJS seeks to collect data on persons who died in the custody of federal law enforcement (LE) agencies in FY 24, FY 25, and FY 26, building on BJSs existing efforts. The data collection will include a web-based interface to allow federal LE agencies to identify all deaths that are arrest-related or that occur in detention or incarceration facilities. This program furthers the DOJs mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.