The grant could provide up to $550,000.
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, The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to conduct data collection and related activities for the Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC). This award will fund the SJIC award covering the four collection cycles for reporting years 2024 through 2027. The SJIC is the most comprehensive data collection of tribal jails in the United States. Started in 1998, the SJIC describes changes in the inmate population of jails in Indian country and how these facilities are staffed and operated. The data are analyzed by government officials, correctional administrators, and researchers to understand trends in the tribal jail population and inform the practices and policies of tribal jails nationwide. More information on the data collection can be found at https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/annual-survey-jails-indian-country-sjic.