BJS FY 2026 Criminal History Record Assessment and Research Program (CHRARP)
Bureau of Justice Statistics · Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies (16.734)
Posted 13 Aug 2026 · 6 days left
In plain terms
The US Bureau of Justice Statistics funds research to standardize and analyze criminal history records from federal and state repositories to study recidivism and criminal careers. Eligible applicants include US universities, non-profits and for-profit companies, with awards up to 1.75 million US dollars, and applications due by 6 October 2026.
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Summary
This opportunity seeks to provide support to further the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)’s mission to produce accurate and timely statistics on recidivism and criminal histories of offenders. The focus of the work is to assist BJS with converting state- and federal-specific fields in criminal history records into research datasets with standardized codes that support statistical analysis and to provide support with multiple recidivism statistics and research projects.
BJS uses criminal history data collected from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and state record repositories to study recidivism patterns and criminal careers of various offenders, including persons on probation or discharged from prison. Each state has a central repository that maintains criminal history records within their jurisdiction and operates a system for disseminating those records. The FBI also maintains a repository from the federal justice system and U.S. territories. The repository also contains records from state, local, and tribal agencies that the FBI is responsible for disseminating. The content of these administrative records varies among FBI and state repositories and the recipient of…
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Who can apply
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Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education