The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for funding.

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted

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by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to collect data on persons who died in the custody of federal law enforcement (LE) agencies in FY 24, FY 25, and FY 26, building on BJS’s existing efforts.

The data collection will include a web-based interface to allow federal LE agencies to identify all deaths that are arrest-related or that occur in detention or incarceration facilities.

This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.