The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding
for one or more BJS Visiting Fellows to work in its Criminal Justice
Statistics Programs with existing BJS data. The overall purpose of this
program is to support the scholarly use of BJS data collections, expand
the body of policy-relevant research that uses these data, and enhance
or inform BJS statistical programs.Under section 302 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, BJS is authorized to “make grants
to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public
agencies, institutions of higher education, private organizations, or
private individuals” for purposes of collecting and analyzing criminal
justice statistics.
Amount: $150,000
Date due: June 25, 2012
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