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 examining the impact of court and other criminal justice tools, practices, and policies on public defense or indigent defense services and equitable access to justice.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 60 months
Details:
NIJ’s Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice Program supports rigorous research and evaluation projects examining the impact of court and other criminal justice tools, practices, and policies on the administration of justice and public safety in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions. With the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963),[2] and in collaboration with DOJ’s Office for Access to Justice, NIJ’s research priority in FY 2023 is public defense or indigent defense services (IDS) and equitable access to justice.
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.
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 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.
Goal
The goal of this solicitation is to provide objective and independent knowledge and tools that support courts and other agencies in state, tribal, and local jurisdictions in their efforts to reform the criminal justice system.
Objectives
The objectives of this solicitation are to support applied research on public defense or IDS approaches and their effects on equitable access to justice, enhancing the workforce and court workgroups, and advancing court practices related to IDS delivery.
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)
Funding Information
Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $2,000,000.00
Project Period
60 months
Eligible Applicants
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- 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
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
