# Simpler Grants.gov #O-BJS-2026-172789

BJS seeks continued research and data-quality support for tribal justice censuses

**Buyer:** Bureau of Justice Statistics
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** October 20, 2026
**Identifier:** O-BJS-2026-172789
**NAICS:** 541720, 541611

The Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks continued research and data-quality support for its tribal justice censuses.
- **Government buyer:** Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice; no more specific sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Funding and award:** $200,000 in supplemental funding is expected to support one award.
- **Named organization:** NORC is identified as the invited applicant; no product manufacturers or product vendors are named.
- **Requested services:**
  - Collect metadata and conduct research analyses for the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA) and Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS).
  - Validate and verify data for both censuses.
  - Conduct detailed non-response bias analyses and prepare reports.
  - Prepare a tribal justice data collection implementation report.
  - Prepare detailed metadata analysis reports.
- **Notable requirements:** The work continues the previously approved scope and adds methodological activities, including detailed analysis and reporting. No products, part numbers, or product quantities are specified.
- **Performance period:** A 12-month extension; the start date is not specified.

### Description

This funding opportunity provides supplemental funding and a 12-month extension, through December 31, 2027, for the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies and Census of Tribal Court Systems. The work supports completion of the previously approved scope and expanded methodological tasks, including metadata research and analysis, data validation and verification, non-response bias analysis, and reports on tribal justice data collection and metadata. The opportunity is restricted to invited applicants; the listed additional eligibility information is “Invited to Apply Only - NORC.” Program funding is $200,000, with one expected award and an award maximum of $200,000.

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