Survey of Public Defenders: A Design Study (SPDDS)

The summary for the Survey of Public Defenders: A Design Study (SPDDS) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Survey of Public Defenders: A Design Study (SPDDS): The Survey of Public Defenders: A Design Study (SPDDS) will continue the ongoing efforts of BJS to systematically describe the provision of legal services to the indigent and will extend the foundational work of the Census of Public Defenders Offices (CPDO 2007) and National Survey of Indigent Defense Providers (NSIDS 2013) to enhance our understanding of the work done by public defenders. While the CPDO and NSIDS were agency level surveys, the proposed new data collection effort will survey the public defenders who provide services to adults and juveniles charged with a criminal offense.
The project will produce (1) a report documenting the information needs of the field that could be served by a survey of public defenders; (2) a report proposing a sampling plan to yield nationally-representative statistics; and (3) a pilot survey instrument which seeks information on a range of topics (e.g., provider demographics, professional background, caseloads, case outcomes, support services, needs, and emerging issues).
Federal Grant Title: Survey of Public Defenders: A Design Study (SPDDS)
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Grant Categories: Information and Statistics
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: BJS-2016-9544
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320114
CFDA Descriptions: Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies
Current Application Deadline: May 23, 2016
Original Application Deadline: May 23, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 23, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 23, 2016
Archive Date: Mar 24, 2016
Total Program Funding: $500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $250,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.
Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply.
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