FY 2021 illinois SJS program

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority received a $226,524 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers federal grant program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023.

Through this cooperative agreement, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority will serve as the State Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) for Illinois. As the SAC, the Authority will collect, analyze, and disseminate justice statistics to support data-driven criminal justice policymaking and program development in the state. Specifically, the Authority will enhance the state's SAC by strengthening data collection and analysis capabilities and sharing justice data and research findings with criminal justice stakeholders. This cooperative agreement supports the federal program's goal of providing financial and technical assistance to state governments for the establishment and operation of SACs.