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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers

Federal program · program number 16.550 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “(SACs)”

Key facts

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1 grant
Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
Typical award
See the current fiscal year�s solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm.

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What it pays for

Goal: SAC programs are established to: 1) Enhance the capabilities of states to collect, analyze, and report data on justice issues relevant to the states and the nation. 2) Provide a mechanism that supports the collection and sharing of vital justice system data among the states, and between the states and the federal government.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are state agencies whose responsibilities include statistical activities consistent with the goals of the specific programs and are designated as the state Statistical Analysis Center through an Executive Order or legislation.

How applications are judged

Criteria are described in the program announcement available at https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/sjssac24_sol.pdf

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

5 awards to Tennessee groups since 2020. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$82K2025
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$80K2022
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$74K2021
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$71K2023
State of TennesseeNashville$42K spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 1 pass-through grant on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Rutherford CountyTennessee Bureau of Investigation$50K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website