National Survey of Prosecutors, 2019 (NSP19) | BJS 2018 14501

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The National Survey of Prosecutors, 2019 (NSP19) is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) cooperative agreement opportunity within the U.S. Department of Justice to update and expand national data on how prosecutor offices operate. Grounded in BJS authority under 34 U.S.C. 10132(c)(3) to collect and analyze justice statistics as consistent national indicators, the project continues BJS's long-running efforts to produce comparable, nationwide information on prosecution administration and emerging criminal justice priorities. The goal is to generate a current, standardized picture of prosecutor office capacities, practices, and case-handling approaches across the United States.

The survey content is designed to refresh baseline operational information while also capturing newer policy and practice areas. On the baseline side, NSP19 will update core details such as prosecutor office size, staffing models, and the types of resources available. On the emerging-issues side, the survey places attention on areas tied to contemporary Department of Justice priorities, including approaches to prosecuting violent crime, human trafficking, and cybercrime, as well as prosecutorial responses to the opioid crisis. Beyond topic areas, the instrument is also intended to describe key decision points and practices in case processing, including the use of problem-solving courts, diversion options and prosecutorial diversion programs, how forensic evidence is processed and managed, and the prevalence and handling of plea bargaining and trials. Because there are more than 2,300 prosecutor offices nationally, the work depends on careful sampling and consistent data collection methods so results can be interpreted nationally and across different office types.

The funded recipient is expected to take the project from the technical groundwork through data delivery and reporting in close coordination with BJS. Early tasks include verifying and updating the sampling frame (the underlying list of prosecutor offices and their characteristics), designing a defensible sampling strategy to select offices for participation, and designing the survey instrument for state prosecutor offices. The recipient must also convene at least one expert panel meeting to review the draft survey and the planned contact and follow-up strategies, which is meant to improve question clarity, relevance, and response rates. Before fielding begins, the sampling plan and the survey instrument must be submitted to BJS for review and approval, reflecting the cooperative agreement structure where BJS is actively involved throughout the project rather than only at the start and end.

Once BJS approves the sampling plan and instrument, the recipient fields the survey, conducts data collection, and manages the operational work needed to secure participation and produce usable data. Deliverables include providing the collected data to BJS in the required format and documentation, and then working jointly with BJS to analyze the results and produce reports. In practice, this means the awardee is not only responsible for administering the survey but also for ensuring the dataset is cleaned, well-documented, and suitable for national statistical use, and for contributing to interpretation and publication of findings that can inform policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the BJS information and statistics program (CFDA 16.734). The funding opportunity number is BJS 2018 14501. BJS anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $600,000. The opportunity was posted May 24, 2018, with an original closing date of July 9, 2018. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the solicitation's additional eligibility information, which typically means applicants should confirm their organizational type and qualifications against the detailed eligibility language in the full announcement.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Survey of Prosecutors, 2019 (NSP19)" 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 24, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 09, 2018. (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 $600,000.00 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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