Closed · O-BJS-2023-171795 · CFDA 16.734 · Discretionary

FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 22, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Statistics that offered $1,000,000 -- $2,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 233 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Statistics.

$1M-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.734
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing… is closed (last close August 22, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Statistics still indexes 233 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 22, 2023

Posted Jun 22 Closes Aug 22

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this FY 2023 solicitation for the Access to Justice Design and Testing Program (AJDTP), BJS seeks support to conduct research and testing activities related to the development of new data collections that will measure persons’ access to justice for their civil legal needs and research on additional data sources to define and measure key indicators of access to justice for civil legal needs. As the DOJ’s principal federal statistical agency, BJS is responsible for the collection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of statistics on crime, those who commit crime, victims of crime, and the operations of criminal justice systems at all levels of government. Many crime victims and individuals who commit crimes face related civil legal issues both as a direct result of the offense or because of related circumstances. To fully understand the criminal-justice landscape, additional research is needed on the civil justice system. This research, however, must comply with section 818 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act requirement that civil-justice research bear directly and substantially upon criminal justice matters. This project furthers the DOJ’s mission by establishing support to collect data from households on access to justice for civil legal needs in an effort to better understand the nature and magnitude of the intersection between the civil justice system and criminal justice system.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing… includes a for-profit door among 7 printed types (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +3 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (IS). Only 6 other Bureau of Justice Statistics listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 234).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Heather Brotsos, Chief, Victimization Statistics, at 202-307-0765 or at AskBJS@usdoj.gov with "FY2023AJDTP" in the subject line. AskBJS@usdoj.gov

What to do next

FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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