The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for funding rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform their understanding of the impact of sentencing and resentencing policies and prison release frameworks on individuals, communities, and public safety.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 60 months
Details:
NIJ will give special consideration to proposals with methods that include meaningful engagement with the people with lived experience of the subject of study, including, but not limited to, justice practitioners, community members, crime victims, service providers, and individuals who have experienced justice system involvement. Applicants are encouraged to propose multidisciplinary research teams to build on the complementary strengths of different methods and areas of subject matter expertise.
NIJ also seeks proposals that include consideration and measurement of issues of diversity, discrimination, and bias across age, gender and gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation, as applicable.
Goals
The goal of this program is to develop evidence to inform their understanding of sentencing and resentencing policies, practices, and impact.
Objectives
The primary objective of this solicitation is to award research grants to generate and advance knowledge regarding the impact of sentencing and resentencing policies on individuals, communities, and public safety.
Priority Areas
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
- Minority Serving Institutions
- NIJ will give special consideration in award decisions to proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). MSIs include:
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
- Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSI) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
- Alaska Native-serving Institutions or Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions (ANNH)
- Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI)
- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions (AANAPISI)
- Native American-serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI)
- NIJ will give special consideration in award decisions to proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). MSIs include:
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $2,000,000.00
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
60
Eligible Applicants
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 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
- Private institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
