NIJ: Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States. 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.

Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Deadline: 04/20/2023

Size of the Grant: $9,000,000.00

Grant Duration: 60 months

Details:

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States in two categories: research or evaluation of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, otherwise known as “Red Flag Laws;” and research on the sources of the firearm used in the commission of a crime and the relationship of those sources to shootings and gun-related violence.

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.

Applications proposing research involving partnerships with criminal justice or other agencies, should include a letter of support, signed by an appropriate decision-making authority from each proposed, partnering agency. A letter of support should include the partnering agency’s acknowledgement that de-identified data derived from, provided to, or obtained through an award funded by NIJ will be archived by the grant recipient with the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) at the conclusion of the award. Applicants and their potential partners are encouraged to review NIJ’s data archiving guidance. If selected for an award, grantees will be expected to have a formal agreement in place with partnering agencies by January 1, 2024. That formal agreement must include a provision to meet the data archiving requirements of the award.

NIJ seeks proposals that include robust, creative, and multi-pronged dissemination strategies that include strategic partnerships with organizations and associations that are best equipped to ensure that research findings lead to changes in policies and practices related to the subjects of the study. Special consideration will be given to proposals that dedicate at least 15% of the requested project award funding toward implementing such strategies, as demonstrated in the Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative.

Goals

The goal of this program is to inform efforts in preventing and reducing intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States.

Objectives

• An applicant should address the objectives that are relevant to their proposed program/project in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline web-based form.
• The primary objective of this solicitation is to generate and advance knowledge related to ERPO laws and illegal possession and sources of firearms used in the commission of a crime.

Priority Areas

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community

Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government

• Culturally specific organizations are defined for the purposes of this solicitation as private nonprofit or tribal organizations whose primary purpose as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to racial and ethnic groups, including, among others, Black people, Hispanic and Latino people, Native American and other Indigenous peoples of North America (including Alaska Native, Eskimo, and Aleut), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders.

Minority Serving Institutions

• 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)

Funding Information

• Category 1: Research or Evaluation of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Laws, Otherwise Known as “Red Flag Laws,” with a focus on Firearm Violence and/or Mass Shootings
  • Dollar Amount for Award $7,000,000.00
  • Performance Duration (Months) Up to 60
• Category 2: Research on Illegal Possession and Sources of Firearms Used in the Commission of Crime and the Relationship of Those Sources to Shootings and Gun-related Violence
  • Dollar Amount for Award  $2,000,000.00
  • Performance Duration (Months) ) Up to 60
• Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $9,000,000.00

Period of Performance Duration (Months)

60

Eligibility Criteria

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• City or township governments
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Small businesses
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than Small businesses
• Special district governments
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• State governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• County governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

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