Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJS 2023 171756
The FY2023 Survey of Prison Inmates Data Linkage Program (SPI DLP) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity under the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), focused on strengthening the federal government s ability to produce reliable, policy-relevant statistics about people incarcerated in prisons and their outcomes after release. The program sits within OJP s broader priorities around civil rights and racial equity, access to justice, support for crime victims and justice-impacted individuals, improved community safety, protection from emerging threats, and building public trust in the justice system. In practical terms, the opportunity is about expanding the statistical and research value of the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) by linking that survey s self-reported information to a range of administrative datasets, creating a richer picture of individuals experiences before incarceration, during incarceration, and after release.
At the core of this solicitation, BJS is seeking an agent (a single awardee) to implement the SPI Data Linkage Program and provide technical, scientific, and statistical support that builds on earlier linkage efforts. The 2016 SPI contains detailed self-report data collected directly from incarcerated individuals, and the goal of the linkage program is to connect those survey responses with administrative records that can validate, complement, and extend what is learned from the survey alone. The solicitation highlights several key administrative domains targeted for linkage, including criminal history records, employment and income data, housing-related information, and beneficiary records. By integrating these sources, BJS can study how justice involvement intersects with employment stability, earnings, housing access, benefit receipt, and other outcomes that are difficult to measure accurately through self-report only or through administrative data alone.
The work supported through SPI DLP is meant to expand BJS s capacity to conduct additional studies of people who are imprisoned and to follow them post-release. That includes completing methodological work (for example, developing and documenting linkage strategies, handling data quality differences across systems, and addressing missing or inconsistent identifiers), statistical work (such as evaluating linkage accuracy, producing weights or adjustments as needed, and conducting analyses that appropriately reflect the combined data), and reporting work (including publishing findings and expanding the broader SPI statistical reporting program). In other words, this is not just a data matching exercise; it is an end-to-end effort to make the linked dataset usable for federal statistical purposes and to turn it into credible, transparent, and reproducible statistical products.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a continuation solicitation and will be made as a cooperative agreement, which typically means BJS expects to have substantial involvement in guiding the project, coordinating decisions, and ensuring the work aligns with federal statistical standards and BJS priorities. The Funding Opportunity Number is O-BJS-2023-171756, and it is associated with CFDA 16.734 (BJS statistics programs). The award ceiling is 500,000 dollars, with one expected award, indicating BJS is looking for a single implementing partner rather than distributing smaller awards across multiple organizations. The solicitation was created on May 4, 2023, with an original closing date of May 23, 2023.
Eligibility is listed broadly as Others, with the expectation that the detailed eligibility rules are provided in the solicitation s Additional Information on Eligibility section. The statutory authority cited is section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, codified at 34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(1), which authorizes BJS to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public agencies, higher education institutions, private organizations, or individuals to collect and analyze criminal justice data and produce reliable statistics. This legal authority underscores the main purpose of the award: improving national-level criminal justice statistics through rigorous data collection, integration, and analysis.
Overall, the SPI DLP opportunity is designed to enhance the evidence base on incarceration and reentry by combining what people report about their lives with what administrative systems record about their justice histories and socioeconomic outcomes. The expected result is stronger BJS statistical reporting that can better inform policymakers, practitioners, and researchers, particularly on questions tied to equity, system impacts, and post-release trajectories.Apply for O BJS 2023 171756
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2023 Survey of Prison Inmates Data Linkage Program" 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 May 04, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 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 $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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What is the FY2023 Survey of Prison Inmates Data Linkage Program (SPI DLP)?
The FY2023 SPI Data Linkage Program (SPI DLP) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity under the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Its purpose is to strengthen the federal government’s ability to produce reliable, policy-relevant statistics about people incarcerated in prisons and what happens to them after release by linking survey data to administrative datasets.
What is the main goal of this opportunity?
The main goal is to expand the statistical and research value of the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) by linking the survey’s self-reported information to multiple administrative data sources. The result is a richer, more complete statistical picture of individuals’ experiences before incarceration, during incarceration, and after release.
Which federal office is offering this grant?
The opportunity is offered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), which is part of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
How does this program connect to broader OJP priorities?
The SPI DLP sits within OJP’s broader priorities related to civil rights and racial equity, access to justice, support for crime victims and justice-impacted individuals, improved community safety, protection from emerging threats, and building public trust in the justice system.
What dataset is being expanded through this work?
The work builds on the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI), which contains detailed self-report information collected directly from incarcerated individuals.
What does “data linkage” mean in this context?
In this context, data linkage means connecting (linking) the self-reported survey responses from the 2016 SPI to administrative records. The intent is to validate, complement, and extend what can be learned from the survey alone by bringing in information recorded by administrative systems.
What types of administrative data are targeted for linkage?
The solicitation highlights several key domains for linkage, including criminal history records, employment and income data, housing-related information, and beneficiary records.
Why link survey data with administrative records?
Linking these sources helps BJS study relationships between justice involvement and outcomes such as employment stability, earnings, housing access, and benefit receipt. These outcomes can be difficult to measure accurately using self-report data alone or administrative data alone, so combining them can improve statistical understanding.
Is the project only about matching records?
No. The solicitation describes an end-to-end effort that goes beyond matching. It includes methodological work (developing and documenting linkage strategies and addressing data quality issues), statistical work (evaluating linkage accuracy and producing weights or adjustments as needed), and reporting work (publishing findings and expanding SPI statistical reporting).
What kinds of methodological work are expected?
Examples described include developing and documenting linkage strategies, handling data quality differences across systems, and addressing missing or inconsistent identifiers.
What kinds of statistical work are expected?
The solicitation references evaluating linkage accuracy, producing weights or statistical adjustments as needed, and conducting analyses that appropriately reflect the combined (linked) data.
What kinds of reporting or publication outputs are expected?
The work includes publishing findings and expanding the broader SPI statistical reporting program, with an emphasis on credible, transparent, and reproducible statistical products for federal statistical purposes.
What is BJS looking for in an awardee?
BJS is seeking a single agent (one awardee) to implement the SPI Data Linkage Program and provide technical, scientific, and statistical support, building on earlier linkage efforts.
How many awards does BJS expect to make?
One award is expected, indicating BJS is looking for a single implementing partner rather than multiple smaller awards.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
What type of award is this?
This is expected to be made as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this will be a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically means BJS expects substantial involvement in guiding the project, coordinating decisions, and ensuring the work aligns with federal statistical standards and BJS priorities.
Is this described as a new solicitation or a continuation?
The opportunity is described as a continuation solicitation.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is O-BJS-2023-171756.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 16.734, which relates to BJS statistics programs.
When was the solicitation created and when did it originally close?
The solicitation was created on May 4, 2023, and the original closing date was May 23, 2023.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as “Others,” with the expectation that the full eligibility rules are provided in the solicitation’s “Additional Information on Eligibility” section.
What legal authority supports this award?
The statutory authority cited is Section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, codified at 34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(1).
What does the cited statutory authority allow BJS to do?
It authorizes BJS to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public agencies, higher education institutions, private organizations, or individuals to collect and analyze criminal justice data and produce reliable statistics.
What is the expected impact of the SPI DLP?
The expected impact is an enhanced evidence base on incarceration and reentry by combining self-reported life experiences with administrative records. This is intended to strengthen BJS statistical reporting and better inform policymakers, practitioners, and researchers, including on equity-related questions and post-release trajectories.
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