National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program, FY 2019 | NIJ 2019 15625

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The National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program, FY 2019 is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), offered through a cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2019 15625; CFDA 16.560). The purpose is to maintain and strengthen a national capability for assembling, analyzing, and sharing high-value juvenile justice statistics so practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public have timely and reliable information about juvenile risk behaviors, juvenile victimization and offending, and how the juvenile justice system responds to law-violating behavior. NIJ frames the work as directly supporting DOJ priorities around public safety and crime reduction by producing and disseminating the core statistical information that helps guide decisions at the federal, state, and local levels.

The program is designed to support a full pipeline of juvenile justice data work rather than a single study. That includes assembling and managing juvenile justice-related datasets, conducting analyses that can handle complex data and difficult policy questions, and producing clear reporting that translates technical findings into usable knowledge. A central emphasis is on public-facing dissemination: developing publications and online resources that make juvenile justice data easier to find, understand, and apply. In practice, this means the funded entity would be expected to organize and refresh data resources, generate analytical products that address pressing juvenile justice issues, and present results in formats that work for a broad audience, not just specialists.

Because the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, NIJ anticipates an ongoing, active partnership with the recipient rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The successful applicant is expected to work closely with NIJ and also collaborate with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to further develop and implement innovative dissemination strategies and tools. The solicitation highlights the goal of improving how juvenile justice data are distributed and used, suggesting an interest in modern, practical approaches that help stakeholders translate statistics into action, such as improved web-based access, more user-oriented data tools, and other methods that increase the reach and usability of the information.

Eligibility is broad and spans multiple sectors, reflecting the program's national scope and the mix of skills required for data assembly, analysis, and dissemination. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and other eligible entities as clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility information. This wide eligibility suggests NIJ is open to a range of organizational models, including academic, governmental, nonprofit, and private-sector entities that can demonstrate the technical capacity and partnerships needed to operate a sustained national data analysis and dissemination effort.

The opportunity was created March 15, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 20, 2019. NIJ expected to make one award, with an award ceiling of $2,400,000. The single-award structure indicates NIJ intended to fund one lead organization to serve as the central hub for maintaining and enhancing the National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program, coordinating datasets, analytics, and outward-facing products in a consistent and accessible way over the project period.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program, FY 2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 15, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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