The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is accepting applications for its Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/11/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This NOFO seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics to reduce violence against women (VAW), including the crimes of domestic violence (DV) and family violence (FV); intimate partner violence (IPV); rape, sex trafficking, sexual violence (SV); stalking; and teen dating violence (TDV), also known as adolescent relationship abuse (ARA), along with the trauma that results from these crimes and the associated criminal justice system response, procedures, and policies.
NIJ also seeks to invest in high-quality evaluations focused on testing programs, practices, models, or interventions aimed at enhancing engagement with the justice system for women and girls who have been victimized and improving accountability within the criminal justice system from individuals who engage in or perpetrate violence against women and girls. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by supporting the development of new knowledge and tools to address the challenges of crime and justice in the United States through fundamental research.
Goals
Inform the formulation of strategies and practices to reduce violence against women and girls and build credible evidence about valid and effective measures that improve criminal justice outcomes, promote justice for all victims of crime, and enhance the number of rigorously tested interventions.
Objectives
- Objective 1: Support the rigorous development of independent knowledge, as well as validated tools and programs, to enhance criminal justice responses.
- Objective 2: Disseminate findings and outcomes to stakeholders and policymakers, enabling them to formulate strategies and practices that prevent and reduce violence against women and girls.
Funding Information
Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $3,700,000.00.
Period of Performance
Not to exceed 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Tribal institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Other
- Federal agencies
- Institutions with demonstrated expertise or experience
- Other Units of Local Government
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
