FY 2021 Invited to Apply - NCS-X Technical Assistance and Implementation Support (TAIS) Services | O BJS 2021 64002

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The FY 2021 "Invited to Apply" National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Technical Assistance and Implementation Support (TAIS) Services opportunity is a continuation, supplemental funding action from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). It is designed to extend and build on work that began under the original FY 2017 NCS-X TAIS award, along with prior supplements issued in FY 2018 and FY 2019. The intent is not to launch a new standalone program, but to maintain momentum and complete or advance specific deliverables tied to the existing TAIS effort over a defined 12-month performance period.

This supplemental award covers a one-year project window running from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The main focus of the added funding is the continued development of the BJS NCS-X online data analysis dashboard. That dashboard is described as a core component of BJS's analytic program for working with and making use of data from the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). In practical terms, the opportunity is centered on strengthening the tools and infrastructure that support analysis and use of incident-based crime data, especially as agencies and stakeholders increasingly rely on NIBRS for more detailed, standardized reporting compared to older summary-based systems.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a continuation and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement typically signals that BJS expects to have substantial involvement during the project period, such as close coordination on deliverables, technical direction, progress monitoring, and alignment with BJS program goals. The funding activity category is Information and Statistics, aligning with BJS's mission to support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of criminal justice statistics.

Key solicitation details include the funding opportunity number O-BJS-2021-64002 and CFDA number 16.734. The opportunity was created on August 6, 2021, with an original closing date of August 17, 2021, reflecting its invited-to-apply nature and narrow applicant pool. The award ceiling is $500,000, and BJS anticipates making a single award, consistent with a supplement that continues an existing line of work rather than supporting multiple competing projects. Eligibility is listed as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text, which commonly indicates that eligibility may be limited to a specific organization already performing the underlying cooperative agreement or otherwise specifically invited by the agency.

The legal authority for the award is grounded in Section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. Under this authority, BJS may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with a range of entities, including public agencies, institutions of higher education, private organizations, or private individuals, for the purpose of collecting and analyzing criminal justice statistics (34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(1)). This statutory basis reinforces that the primary purpose of the work is statistical and analytical capacity-building, not enforcement or operational policing activities.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted supplemental support to keep a long-running NCS-X technical assistance and implementation effort moving forward, with a specific emphasis on delivering or enhancing an online analysis dashboard that helps BJS and the broader community extract analytic value from NIBRS incident-based data.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2021 Invited to Apply - NCS-X Technical Assistance and Implementation Support (TAIS) Services" 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 Aug 06, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2021. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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