BJS FY 2026 National Incident-Based Reporting System Estimation Program

O-BJS-2026-172683 · Bureau of Justice Statistics

justice law ai data science social services Information and Statistics

Closes: 2026-09-21 · 15 d
Award ceiling: $5,300,000
Award floor: —
Program funding: $5,300,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: No
Posted: 2026-08-13
Instrument: Cooperative Agreement

Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-08-13

Cooperative agreement funds technical work to improve the NIBRS Estimation System, crime and arrest estimation timeliness, measurement methods, and support for state UCR program operations.

Funds: data infrastructure
University: unclear
social behavioral: substantial
engineering: minor
computational data: central

⚑ Eligibility not stated in notice; cooperative agreement tied to Bureau of Justice Statistics/NIBRS estimation and state UCR program support.

12 / 100 IPPRA team judgment

This is criminal-justice data infrastructure and estimation methodology for NIBRS, which is outside IPPRA’s core lines in risk, weather, energy, and education policy. The team could use survey/statistical methods, but this is not a plausible PI-level fit for any member’s published program.

JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-13

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo)	75 strong	technical depth: central; funds data infrastructure
IPPRA	58 good	outside portfolio topics; signature methods: policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds data/survey infrastructure; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO
Tom Love Innovation Hub	15 none	deep-tech content; no commercialization signal

Description

This program focuses on enhancing the technical capacity and efficiency of the NIBRS Estimation System, improving the timeliness of crime and arrest estimates, refining measurement methodologies and supporting state UCR program work.

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