The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) under the Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies program (CFDA 16.734) to continue the Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP) for fiscal years 2024-2026. Under this agreement, RTI will collect comprehensive and accurate data on all federal arrest-, detention-, or incarceration-related deaths, implement a consistent data...
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $650,000 Cooperative Agreement under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550) to the Justice Information Resource Network Inc. (JIRN), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The goal of the award is to enhance the statistical, research, and communication capabilities of State Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) across the country. Through this agreement, JIRN will provide a range of technical...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827) to Community Resources For Justice, Inc. (CRJ), a non-profit organization based in Boston, MA. The award will provide technical assistance to two states through a two-phase approach to support data-driven criminal justice policy development and implementation. Additionally, CRJ will co-operate the JRI Assessment Center to...
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) was awarded a $218,481 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550). This two-year grant will fund three key projects: The ATI/Re-Entry Project, which aims to reduce recidivism and incarceration by supporting 80 existing alternative-to-incarceration and re-entry programs in New York. This project...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to support the National Community Court Initiative Project under the FY23 Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). Over the 2-year grant period, the Center will provide training, technical assistance, and resources to help jurisdictions across the country plan, launch, and operate...
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has been awarded a $194,711 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550). The grant will fund two key projects: Under the core capacity area, DCJS will expand the availability of recidivism data by matching cohorts of individuals released pretrial, sentenced to jail, and given conditional discharge to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) provides $1,396,971.00 in funding to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to: Deliver training and technical assistance to award recipients to support implementation of their projects and improve collaboration between Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs) and Wrongful Conviction Review (WCR) entities. This includes providing direct...
The County of Alameda in Oakland, California will receive $125,502 through September 2024 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau in achieving accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners. As part of the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044), the funding will cover the costs of a part-time accreditation manager to guide the process as well...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $1,498,013 Cooperative Agreement to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to develop and implement a web-based survey to collect the 2025 and 2026 Census of Jails (COJ) data from nearly 3,000 local jails. This award is funded under the Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies program (CFDA 16.734), which focuses on producing and disseminating comprehensive, objective data and statistical...
The Community Resources for Justice, Inc. (CRJ) was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812). The award will support CRJ's implementation of evidence-based and innovative community supervision policies, practices, and programs in selected jurisdictions through September 2025. CRJ will provide targeted, customized...