FY 2023 Law Enforcement Transition to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to Improve Hate Crime Reporting solicitation

BJS seeks applications to provide funding and technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies to increase and enhance their reporting of crimes in general and hate crimes specifically to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), as authorized by the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. § 30507). This program advances the rule of law, integrity, good government, public safety, and criminal justice through improved police reporting of hate crimes.

Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline:

1. Step 1: Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Grants.gov forms are due on August 1, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.
2. Step 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.usdoj.gov. The full JustGrants application is due on August 8, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities, visit bjs.ojp.gov.