Closed · O-BJS-2025-172531 · CFDA 16.734 · Discretionary
BJS FY25 Survey of Public Defenders (SPD)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 2, 2026
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJS FY25 Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Statistics that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 16.734
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJS FY25 Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) - is cataloged under number O-BJS-2025-172531 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.734, posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 21, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $1,000,000. The agency has projected $1.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $1.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 2, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $1,000,000
Close Date
March 2, 2026
Posted
January 21, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$1,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) FY 2025 Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) is a new data collection to capture questions about the provision of public defense, including demographics, caseloads, clients, and access to resources, directly from attorneys. BJS’s history studying public defense dates back to 1986, and has periodically updated and modernized its knowledge of public defense field. In 1986 BJS looked more generally at criminal defense with the Criminal Defense System Study, and targeted studies at public defense with the National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS) as a probability sample in 1999 and a census in 2013. In response to lessons learned from the 1999 NSIDS, BJS also conducted the Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) in 2007, focusing on publicly-funded defender offices. Each of BJS’s prior collections examined public defense at the office level. After consideration of the results of these efforts, BJS determined that some questions about the provision of public defense. In 2021, the SPD survey instrument and sample design were created and pilot tested. In response to sampling challenges arising from an incomplete current frame of public defender offices, in 2025 BJS ran a new CPDO. The purpose of FY2025SPD solicitation is to use the 2025 CPDO and to implement lessons learned and recommendations from the pilot study into the full national collection of the SPD.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 05, 06, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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