FY 2023 Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities 2024 | O BJS 2023 171732

Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJS 2023 171732

The FY 2023 Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities 2024 grant opportunity is a discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), under OJP. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which usually means the recipient will work closely with BJS staff during the project rather than operating entirely independently. The core purpose is straightforward: fund one organization to carry out the 2024 Census of State Adult Correctional Facilities (CCF) and deliver a cleaned, processed dataset back to BJS for federal statistical use.

At a practical level, the selected awardee is expected to manage the full data collection lifecycle for the 2024 CCF. That includes building or confirming the list of facilities that should be included (the survey "frame"), identifying and confirming the correct point-of-contact respondents at each facility or agency, collecting the requested information, processing the submissions, and producing final deliverables in a format BJS can use. A major emphasis in the description is frame verification and respondent identification, which signals that accuracy in coverage (not missing facilities, not duplicating facilities, and contacting the right administrators) is a central performance requirement, not an afterthought. The end product is the 2024 CCF dataset delivered to BJS, implying expectations around data quality, consistency, documentation, and readiness for analysis and publication.

The opportunity sits within OJP's broader priorities around civil rights, racial equity, access to justice, support for victims and justice-involved individuals, stronger community safety, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. While the immediate task is statistical and operational (conducting a census and producing a dataset), the positioning reflects how these facility-level data can support transparency and evidence-based policy discussions about correctional systems. In other words, the project is not framed as a program intervention inside facilities; it is framed as a national information and statistics effort that helps the field measure and understand correctional capacity and conditions across jurisdictions.

Funding is capped at an award ceiling of $625,000, with BJS expecting to make one award. The CFDA number associated with the program is 16.734, and the funding activity category is Information and Statistics, reinforcing that this is a data infrastructure project. The opportunity was created on April 21, 2023, with an original application closing date of June 21, 2023.

Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding higher education institutions in those categories), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses. This wide eligibility range suggests BJS is primarily looking for demonstrated capacity to run complex national data collections and deliver high-quality statistical products, regardless of organizational type.

Key identifiers for the opportunity include the title "FY 2023 Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities 2024" and the funding opportunity number O BJS 2023 171732.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2023 Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities 2024" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.734.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 21, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2023. (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 $625,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Small businesses.

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