The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks to support research and evaluation that advances the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This funding opportunity aims to support innovative research and evaluation into the use of AI within the criminal justice system, especially at the state and local levels. The program seeks to improve the fairness, accuracy, and effectiveness of criminal justice processes through AI applications in crime prevention, public safety, and decision-making. NIJ expects to fund studies that explore specific use cases in policing, corrections, courts, or other criminal justice adjacent areas, such as juvenile justice, crime victim services, and community-based organizations. These studies may examine the implementation of AI as well as the evaluation of its impacts and outcomes when integrated into criminal justice practices. Research and evaluation methods that can (1) verify that the AI is operating as intended and (2) validate how the AI is impacting performance in the context of the criminal justice practice under study are a priority.
The goal is to improve the fairness, accuracy, and effectiveness of criminal justice processes through AI applications in crime prevention, public safety, and justice system decision-making. Research should explore both the benefits and limitations of AI, addressing potential risks and downstream impacts.
Funding Information
$2.5 million.
Grant Period
60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- 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.
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