State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program for Statistical Analysis Centers
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
SJS builds state analytic capacity by funding Statistical Analysis Centers to coordinate statistical activities, analyze administrative justice data and act as the liaison between BJS and state agencies. Recent cycles offered Core Capacity-Building projects (NIBRS compatibility, performance measurement, data access) and Special Emphasis projects using administrative and criminal history data, which is a direct fit for social work researchers studying reentry, diversion and justice-system contact.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)The BJS page refers to limited funds distributed to each state but publishes no per-award amount. Nothing recorded because no figure appears on the funder page.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Mar, Apr, MayNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual program announcements; the BJS page archives PDFs for FY2020 through FY2024 and directs applicants to their BJS program manager for earlier announcements. No forward-looking deadline is posted.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Practitioner, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- Applicants are the designated Statistical Analysis Centers in states and territories; BJS notes SACs exist in 53 states and territories and are housed variously in planning agencies, governors' offices, line agencies and universities. Where the SAC sits in a university, faculty can lead directly; where it does not, a social work researcher must partner with the state's SAC, which is the applicant of record.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- state justice statistics · administrative data research · nibrs · criminal history analysis · analytic capacity
- Apply at
- https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/state-justice-statistics-program
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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