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Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program, 2018-21

Bureau of Justice Statistics · Department of Justice

At a glance

Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program, 2018-21 is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 9, 2018. Individual awards are listed as $800K – $1.6M, with about 1 award expected and $1.6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies).

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Key facts

  1. May 23, 2018Posted
  2. Jul 9, 2018Application deadline
Posted
May 23, 2018
Close date
Jul 9, 2018
Award floor
$800,000
Award ceiling
$1,600,000
Est. total funding
$1,600,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for profit commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal 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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The goal of the FIST program is provide national estimates of the total number of firearm purchase applications received and denied pursuant to the Brady Act and similar state laws. FIST collects counts of firearm transfer applications and permit checks conducted by state and local agencies and combines them with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Instant Background Check (NICS) transaction data. This program will also seek to collect information on reasons for denials, appeals of these denials, and law enforcement actions the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) take against denied persons. The initial award will be for $800,000 and will cover a two year data collection for the 2018 and 2019 calendar reference years. Contingent on performance, BJS will have the option to renew the award to collect 2020 and 2021 calendar year data

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.734

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$12.3M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.734. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.734

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 39 grant awards had funding actions under Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies, with 7 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$5.29M
  2. ABT GLOBAL LLC$3.59M
  3. NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER$2M
  4. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$1.2M
  5. CODING IT FORWARD INC$125K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Connor.Brooks@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program, 2018-21”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program, 2018-21”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $800k – $1.6m, total estimated program funding is $1,600,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program, 2018-21”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJS-2018-14400), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.