Cooperative Agreement 15PBJS24GK00009BJSB
- This Project Grant award, valued at $349,864 and funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, will support research that leverages recently linked criminal justice data from the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) to study how involvement in the justice system shapes the lives of individuals, families, and communities in the U.S. The research aims to answer questions about: 1) changes in the risk of criminal...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), will provide $750,000 to Anniecannons, Inc. to support the continuation and expansion of their career development and student success activities within their coding training program for survivors of human trafficking. The purpose is to economically empower these survivors through high-skills training, job readiness support, and connecting...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) provides $250,000 to Social Current Inc., a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to establish a learning network for 75 community-based organizations (CBOs) serving marginalized communities. The primary goals are to enhance the organizational capacity and resilience of these CBOs, with a focus on increasing their access to...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) award provides $274,574 to Lifelab Studios, Inc. to develop and test an AI-powered platform that assists justice-involved youth in developing protective factors for positive life changes. The project will use advanced machine learning and large language models to optimize the platform's effectiveness in providing tailored, strengths-based feedback to help break the cycle of recidivism and support...
- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has awarded a $1,498,013 Cooperative Agreement to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) under the Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies program (CFDA 16.734). The funding will support the development and implementation of a web-based survey to collect the 2025 and 2026 Census of Jails (COJ) data from nearly 3,000 local jails across the United States. This marks the first time...
- This two-year, $299,984 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program aims to strengthen data science education and workforce development opportunities in Chicago. Loyola University of Chicago's Institute for Racial Justice will partner with Arrupe College and the Chicago Youth Learning Organization to design a data science pathway for underrepresented scholars. Undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to deploy and assess innovations in computer science education in prison settings. This 2-year grant, titled "BPC-DP: Improving Computing Education for Incarcerated College Students," aims to discover and invent best practices for teaching college-level computing courses to incarcerated individuals, a population...
- This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.550 - State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers) will fund Phase 3 of the buildout of the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup (KOOL) system. The KOOL system is a public-facing interface that allows users to access offender information from the Kentucky Department of Corrections, including details on sentencing, parole eligibility, and victim notification...
- The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) will use a $215,977 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550) to produce data analysis and public information resources. Specifically, CJC will release 4-5 animated infographics by the end of 2022 explaining complex criminal justice measures and their context. Additionally, CJC will conduct...
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $1,499,966 Cooperative Agreement to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) under the Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies program (CFDA 16.734). The purpose of this 2-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is for RTI to provide project management, conduct specialized statistical analysis and research, and design sample projects to support BJS's modernization of its criminal justice data collections. Expected outcomes include...
CODING IT FORWARD PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE "CODING IT FORWARD FELLOWSHIP." THE PURPOSE IS TO INFUSE TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE INTO THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS (BJS). PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND DEPLOYING FIVE SUMMER FELLOWS WITH SPECIALIZED SKILLS IN CODING, WEB DESIGN, AND DATA ANALYSIS TO WORK FULL-TIME AT BJS BETWEEN JUNE 10 AND AUGUST 16, 2024. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE ENHANCED DATA VISUALIZATION, IMPROVED ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES, AND INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY OF JUSTICE-RELATED DATA FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO RELY ON ACCURATE AND ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE-RELATED DATA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $125.0k | 4/17/24 |