information_and_statistics · USDOJ-OJP-BJS

Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program

Bureau of Justice Statistics · BJS-2019-15728

Closed

Award Range

$1.5M – $3.0M

Total Program Funding

$3.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

May 6, 2019

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program. Bureau of Justice Statistics. The Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program will focus on the organizational characteristics of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The goal of the program is to provide accurate and timely national statistics about the personnel, operations, policies, and procedures of state, local, and tribal... $1,500,000-$3,000,000 per award; $3,000,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including forprofit and nonprofit organizations (including...
•Deadline: 2019-05-06

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Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

The Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program will focus on the organizational characteristics of law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The goal of the program is to provide accurate and timely national statistics about the personnel, operations, policies, and procedures of state, local, and tribal LEAs in the United States. The LECS includes three of BJS ÃÂs core law enforcement collections: Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core survey, Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA) and the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA). The award recipient, working with BJS, will field the LEMAS core in 2020, develop a frame and field the SCLEA in 2021, update the frame and field the CSLLEA in 2022, develop and test a LEMAS supplemental survey instrument, and develop and maintain of an active roster of in-service law enforcement agencies

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including forprofit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal for-profit and nonprofit organizations); faithbased and community organizations; institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education); units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system; and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). (A determination by the Secretary of the Interior is not required for tribes to which federal recognition was extended by virtue of Public Law 115- 121, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.)

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $1.5M
Maximum Award: $3.0M
Total Program Funding: $3.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: March 7, 2019

Application Deadline: May 6, 2019 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

AskBJS@usdoj,gov Shelley.Hyland@usdoj.gov

Shelley.Hyland@usdoj.gov

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