The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for its Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings Program.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/29/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects specific to the intervention and prevention of intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States. This solicitation has two categories:
- research on mass shootings, including insider threat and leakage and the role of the news media and social media platforms; and
- research on the effectiveness of campaigns implemented in school systems and/or through school personnel to encourage the parents, guardians, and relatives of school-aged children to store firearms safely and securely
NIJ will give special consideration to proposals with methods that include meaningful engagement with the people closest to the subject of study, including practitioners as well as community members representing crime victims, people under criminal justice supervision, and members of high-crime communities.
The goal of this program is to inform efforts in the intervention and prevention of intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States.
Funding Information
- Category 1: Research on Mass Shootings, Including Insider Threat and Leakage and the Role of the News Media and Social Media Platforms
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,000,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 60
- Category 2: Research on the Effectiveness of Campaigns Implemented in School Systems and/or through School Personnel to Encourage the Parents, Guardians, and Relatives of School-aged Children to Store Firearms Safely and Securely
- Dollar Amount for Award: $3,000,000
- Performance Duration (Months): 60
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Private elementary and secondary schools
- Units of local government
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
