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BJS Notice for Funding

January 16, 2026

BJS FY25 National Victimization
Statistical Support Program (NVSSP)
and BJS FY25 National Corrections
Reporting Program (NCRP) National
Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program,
Reference Years (RY) 2025-2029
funding applications are open

BJS is seeking applications for two program areas. See below for more
information.

BJS FY25 National Victimization Statistical Support Program
(NVSSP)

The program provides scientific and technical support for statistical
and methodological research, statistical analysis, documentation, and
dissemination related to BJS work on crime and victimization.
Specifically, the NVSSP will support general methodological research
related to improving the utility and cost-effectiveness of BJS’s National
Crime Victimization Survey.

BJS FY25 National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program, Reference Years (RY) 2025-2029

The NCRP and NPS programs measure the size and composition of
state and federal prison populations on an annual basis by obtaining
aggregate and detailed individual-level information on people
incarcerated in state departments of corrections and the Federal
Bureau of Prisons.

Both applications are submitted in a two-step process, each step with
its own deadline:

  1. Step 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov. The Grants.gov form is due on February 10, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. ET for the
    NVSSP
    , and February 24, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. ET for
    the NCRP/NPS.
  2. Step 2: Submit the full application, including attachments, in
    JustGrants.usdoj.gov. The full JustGrants application is due on February 17, 2026, by 8:59 p.m. ET for the NVSSP, and March 3, 2026, by 8:59 p.m. ET for the NCRP/NPS.

Apply for the FY25 NVSSP

Apply for the FY25 NCRP-NPS Program



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. 

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


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