The grant could provide up to $700,000.
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJS seeks to administer the Census of Prosecutor Offices (CPO) through its National Survey of Prosecutor (NSP) series. BJS has collected data from state court prosecutors through a survey or census since 1990. The last census was conducted in 2007 and the last survey was conducted in 2020. The 2023 census seeks to collect data from the more than 2,330 prosecutor offices across the nation. BJS will provide the grantee with the information from the 2007 census and the 2020 survey. The 36-month program includes (1) prosecutor office confirmation and updates; (2) questionnaire development; (3) fielding the CPO; (4) data cleaning, analysis, and delivery of raw and final datasets; and (5) a comprehensive final project report.