BJS FY24 LEMAS PATOW Supplement-Invited to Apply | O BJS 2024 172131

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) FY24 LEMAS PATOW Supplement - Invited to Apply is a continuation cooperative agreement opportunity focused on strengthening the quality and completeness of data from the 2023 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Post-Academy Training and Officer Wellness (PATOW) survey. The core purpose is to boost the survey response rate and improve overall data quality by funding additional follow-up work aimed at agencies that have not responded and at resolving issues that affect accuracy or completeness in submitted responses. In practical terms, this supplement is meant to extend and intensify non-response outreach and perform extra data validation and clarification steps so the final dataset is more representative and reliable for national statistics.

This opportunity is categorized under the "Information and Statistics" activity area and is offered through a cooperative agreement, which typically means BJS expects to have substantial involvement in the work (for example, coordinating priorities, approving plans, or collaborating on methodological decisions) rather than simply issuing funds and receiving a final report. The listing indicates it is an invited-to-apply continuation and names RTI International, signaling that the supplement is intended for the current implementing organization already conducting the PATOW survey work, rather than being broadly competed among new applicants. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," consistent with a targeted continuation action rather than an open solicitation.

Key funding details include an award ceiling of $50,000, with one expected award. The opportunity was created on June 3, 2024, and had an original closing date of June 10, 2024, reflecting a short application window typical of a supplement or continuation request tied to an ongoing project schedule. The official funding opportunity number is O-BJS-2024-172131, and the CFDA (Assistance Listing) number associated with BJS statistics programs is 16.734.

Overall, the grant is narrowly scoped: it is not aimed at launching a new study, building new systems, or expanding the survey into new topic areas. Instead, it is designed to support targeted additional effort to obtain missing survey responses and to perform deeper follow-up to correct inconsistencies, fill gaps, and confirm questionable items in the data already collected. The end result BJS is seeking is a higher-response, higher-quality PATOW dataset that can better support credible national reporting and analysis on post-academy training practices and officer wellness-related policies and programs across law enforcement agencies.

• The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJS FY24 LEMAS PATOW Supplement-Invited to Apply" 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 2024-06-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-10. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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