Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2019 15728
The Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) Program is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) initiative under the U.S. Department of Justice designed to produce accurate, timely national statistics about the organizational characteristics of law enforcement agencies in the United States. The program focuses on how agencies are structured and operate, with an emphasis on personnel, day-to-day operations, and the policies and procedures that guide agency activity. The intended coverage spans state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, reflecting a national scope rather than a single jurisdiction or region.
LECS brings together three long-standing BJS core data collections that are central to understanding the landscape of American law enforcement. These include the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core survey, which is used to capture standardized information on agency management, staffing, and administrative practices; the Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA), which targets law enforcement and public safety agencies operating in campus settings; and the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA), which is used to identify and enumerate agencies and support the broader statistical infrastructure needed for national reporting. Taken together, these collections are meant to create a consistent, comparable evidence base that researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can use to track trends and make informed decisions.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient is expected to work closely with BJS throughout the period of performance rather than operating entirely independently. The recipient is tasked with a multi-year sequence of work tied to specific collections and infrastructure improvements. According to the opportunity description, the recipient, in coordination with BJS, is expected to field the LEMAS core survey in 2020, then develop a sampling frame and field the SCLEA in 2021, followed by updating the frame and fielding the CSLLEA in 2022. Beyond simply administering these surveys, the recipient must also develop and test a LEMAS supplemental survey instrument, which implies additional questionnaire development, cognitive testing or piloting, and validation steps to ensure the supplement can reliably capture new or emerging topics. Another major deliverable is the development and maintenance of an active roster of in-service law enforcement agencies, which is a foundational asset for building accurate survey frames, avoiding duplication, tracking agency changes over time (such as mergers, dissolutions, or jurisdictional shifts), and improving overall data quality.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity identified as Funding Opportunity Number BJS 2019 15728 and listed under CFDA 16.734, a program area associated with criminal justice information and statistics. The opportunity was posted on March 7, 2019, with an original closing date of May 6, 2019. BJS anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000. Eligibility is described as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full solicitation, which typically means applicants must consult the official notice for specifics about what types of organizations are allowed to apply (for example, certain research organizations, universities, nonprofits, or other entities with demonstrated statistical and survey capacity).
Overall, the LECS Program is best understood as a national statistical infrastructure project rather than an operational policing grant. Its primary purpose is to ensure that the United States has reliable, standardized, and up-to-date information about law enforcement agencies, enabling consistent national measurement of agency staffing, administrative practices, and organizational policies across different types of jurisdictions, including campus and tribal law enforcement. The work plan emphasizes both data collection (fielding major surveys and censuses on a defined schedule) and long-term capacity building (maintaining a current roster and improving instruments through supplemental survey development and testing).Apply for BJS 2019 15728
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Law Enforcement Core Statistics (LECS) 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 Mar 07, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 06, 2019. (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 $3,000,000.00 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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