# FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bjs-2023-171795-fy-2023-access-to-justice-design-and-testing/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348886

> Bureau of Justice Statistics offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 22, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJS-2023-171795 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 22, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.734 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJS-2023-171795 still open?

No. It closed on August 22, 2023.

### Who can apply for FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing Program?

Bureau of Justice Statistics accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for FY 2023 Access to Justice Design and Testing Program?

Closed August 22, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.0 million each. About $2.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Research Triangle Institute, Abt Global LLC, National Opinion Research Center. The program made 36 awards worth $37.2 million in that time.