Federal Information and Statistics Grants

This program provides funding for innovative research and development of statistical methods in social, behavioral, and economic sciences, supporting a range of applicants from doctoral students to established faculty at U.S. institutions.

This funding opportunity is designed for U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, including universities and businesses, to conduct groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and resilient computing systems to enhance national security.

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 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.

This grant provides funding to a diverse range of organizations, including businesses and research institutions, to develop energy-efficient machine learning technologies that can be applied in energy-constrained environments, particularly for national defense.

This grant provides funding for innovative research proposals that aim to advance microsystems technology, targeting a wide range of eligible entities including universities, businesses, and research organizations focused on groundbreaking developments in microelectronics, photonics, and advanced devices.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for short-term projects that enhance local governance, infrastructure, education, and public safety in U.S. territories and freely associated states.

This funding opportunity supports organizations working to improve access to information and promote democracy and human rights in North Korea.

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.

The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Republic of Ecuador, hereby publishes this RFI to solicit Capability Statements from local entities with the capacity of performing the work described in Section III - Statement of Work (SOW).The RFI is restricted to Local Entities as defined in ADS 303.6 Definitions. - Local entity means an individual, a corporation, a nonprofit organization, or another body of persons that (1) is legally organized under the laws of; (2) has as its principal place of business or operations in; and (3) is (A) majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of; and (B) managed by a governing body the majority of who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the Republic of Ecuador.For purposes of this definition, majority-owned and -managed by include, without limitation, beneficiary interests and the power, either directly or indirectly, whether exercised or exercisable, to control the election, appointment, or tenure of the Organization. Ecuadorian universities, civil society organizations and firms are encouraged to respond to this request.This RFI is issued solely for gathering information and market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposals.

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 funding opportunity supports innovative research teams in the U.S. that are developing advanced data science and artificial intelligence solutions to improve healthcare monitoring, diagnosis, and intervention.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for the development of a collaborative data framework that enhances data sharing and innovation among agricultural stakeholders, including universities, producers, and nonprofit organizations across the U.S.

With this solicitation, BJS will be seeking an applicant to administer the 2024 National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP). The NSVSP is part of BJSs Victim Services Statistical Research Program, an effort to develop a statistical infrastructure around victim services and address major gaps in our knowledge about the availability and use of services to support victims of crime or abuse. As a follow-up to the 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP), the NSVSP will collect more detailed information on services provided, staffing, and organizational constraints from a representative sample of victim service providers (VSPs).

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.

The 2024 ASEAN Reporters Tour is the second iteration of a USASEAN-funded program to build a network and a sense of collective identity among regionally focused journalists from each of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, while providing information and insight from important and credible voices on a range of issues. The 2024 program will highlight the positive economic relationship between the United States and ASEAN, with a secondary focus on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the digital economy, as well as how the public and private sectors of the United States work with and support ASEAN and its member states. The program should also adhere to DEIA principles in support of the participants and should ensure the same principles are featured as one aspect of the engagements and messaging. Full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is here: https://asean.usmission.gov/notice-of-funding-opportunity/ Please read the full NOFO and send your proposal before August 7, 2024, 9:00 PM Jakarta time.

USAID/Senegals Sahel Regional Office (USAID/Senegal/SRO) ADDENDUM #1 - CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS USAID Strengthening Information Integrity and Resilience (IIR) in the Sahel USAID Sahel Information Integrity Annual Program Statement No. 72068524APS00003 Issuance Date: June 28, 2024 Closing Date: July 30, 2024 Questions Due Date for this APS Addendum: July 9, 2025 Dear Prospective Applicants: This is an Addendum to the USAID Sahel Information Integrity Annual Program Statement (APS) (No.72068524APS00003). All interested organizations should carefully review both this Addendum AND the full APS, which can be found here in grants.gov . Important information contained in the APS announcement is not necessarily repeated in this specific Addendum. This activity is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Through this Addendum #1 to APS No. 72068524APS00003, USAID/Senegal/SRO is requesting the submission of concept papers focused on Strengthening Information Integrity and Resilience (IIR) in the Sahel. Concept papers should describe a nimble and adaptive approach for supporting key actors in local and regional information ecosystems to be more effective in advancing information integrity and resilience in their local and regional systems. TARGET COUNTRIES: All three objectives of this activity (as outlined under technical focus below) must be addressed in all of the following countries, which fall under the management authority of USAID/Senegal/SRO: Burkina Faso Chad Mauritania Objective 2 under this APS (which relates to strengthening regional networks) may also create opportunities for partner organizations in Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, and Senegal based on prior approval from USAID. Under this Addendum, subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates making one award. USAID also reserves the right to make no awards. The total USAID funds anticipated is $15,000,000. USAID contemplates a start date for the award beginning on or about December 1, 2024, with a period of performance of up to five years. Applicants should send general questions about the below information by email to USAID primary and secondary points of contact, Ms. Aminata Diallo, at [email protected] and Robert Almosd at [email protected], respectively. See " related Documents" Tab for the full Addendum Thank you for your interest in USAID Programs. Sincerely,

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.