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 Youth Justice Topic Grant.
Donor Name: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep the country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. OJP supports DOJ’s commitment to Gold Standard Science and scientific integrity.
Goals and Objectives
- Support evaluation that informs policy and practice in the field of youth justice.
- Conduct evaluations on juvenile justice system prosecution
- Conduct evaluations of juvenile reentry practices.
Funding Information
Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $4,000,000
Grant Period
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
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public Housing Organizations
- Public housing authorities
- Indian housing authorities
- 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
- Other Units of Local Government
- Federal Agencies
- 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. Small Businesses: Small business grants may be awarded to companies meeting the size standards established by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for most industries in the economy.
- “Other” Entities Definition:
- Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
- Federal Agencies: Federal agencies are eligible to apply. (Any award made to a federal agency will be made as an inter-agency reimbursable agreement.)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
