National Prison Rape Statistics Program (16.739)

Program

16.739 National Prison Rape Statistics Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Justice
Office: Bureau Of Justice Statistics

Authorization

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 3732, and Prison Rape Elimination Act, Public Law 108-79.

Program Number

16.739

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To collect and analyze data on the incidence of sexual assault among individuals held in Federal and State prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities as well as former inmates.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds are to be used for a variety of activities in support of the Implementation of the National Prison Rape Statistics program including: to conduct data collection and processing activities, and carry out statistical and methodological research.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The Bureau of Justice Statistics is authorized to award grants and cooperative agreements to State and local governments, private nonprofit organizations, public nonprofit organizations, profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified individuals.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Eligible beneficiaries are State and local governments, private nonprofit organizations, public nonprofit organizations, profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified individuals.

Credentials/Documentation

The applicant must furnish, along with the application for an award, details of the program budget composition, goals, impact, methods, evaluation plan, and resources of the project. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) now requires that funding applications be submitted electronically through the OJP Grants Management System (GMS), which will be accessed at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm.

Award Procedure

None.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days.

Appeals

Hearing by Director.

Renewals

Most awards are for periods of 12 - 18 months. Under some circumstances, a subsequent award may be made to continue the project.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Project duration period is generally 12-18 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Assistance is released by "direct disbursement" at request of grantee.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Progress Reports presenting information relevant to the performance of the project to be submitted online through GMS for the reporting periods June 30 and December 31. Financial Status Reports containing the actual expenditures for the reporting period and cumulative for the award to be submitted quarterly online through GMS. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

In accordance with the requirements set forth in 28 CFR Parts 66 and 70, all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award shall be retained by each organization for a least three years following the closure of the most recent audit report.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: In FY 2009, BJS is processing and analyzing data from four different collections obtained under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA)� the Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV), the first and second years of the National Inmate Survey (NIS), the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC), and the Former Prisoner Survey (FPS). Between October 2008 and April 2009, data were collected from 32,000 inmates in 167 prison facilities in the second round of the NIS; data collection in jail facilities is ongoing and will be completed in August 2009. Between June 2008 and April 2009, BJS fielded the NSYC, the first and largest self-report data collection to focus on sexual victimization in juvenile facilities. At the end of data collection, the NSYC surveyed roughly 10,500 adjudicated youth in 168 State-operated facilities and 29 large non-State facilities. Facility rankings will be released in December 2009. The FPS was fielded from January through November 2008, with nearly 18,000 interviews completed with former state prisoners being actively supervised by 285 state parole offices nationwide. The FPS represents the first national survey of offenders under parole supervision. Because former inmates have completed their term of incarceration, the FPS provides the first look at reports of sexual victimization across the entire period of confinement, including both local jail and state prison stays. BJS anticipates publication of final data findings by the end of the year. BJS, in conjunction with NIJ and CDC, has continued work on the National Prison Rape Surveillance Project, using medical indicators and medical surveillance methodologies to measure the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities. OMB approval for the Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC) was received in April 2009, and data collection is expected to begin in January 2010. Upcoming reports include findings from the most recent SSV administrative records collections and findings from the NSYC, the second year of NIS, and the FPS. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

15-0404-0-1-754.

Obligations

(Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $16,378,262; FY 09 est $12,500,000; FY 10 est $12,500,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$1,000,000 to $10,000,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Office of Justice Programs Financial Guide.

Related Programs

16.735 Protecting Inmates and Safeguarding Communities Discretionary Grant Program

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Lisa Price-Grear Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20531 Email: lisa.price-grear@usdoj.gov Phone: (202) 616-3561

Web Site Address

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: National Prisoner Survey of Sexual Assault; National Survey of Sexual Assault Reported by Former Prisoners; National Prison Rape Surveillance Project; National Survey of Youths in Custody. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Criteria will be outlined in the program announcements or solicitations.