Deadline: 18-Apr-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seek applications for funding for basic or applied research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes.
OJP 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.
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous basic or applied research and development projects. An NIJ forensic science research and development grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project that will:
- Increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice; or
- Lead to the production of useful material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have the potential for forensic application.
Goals
- Foundational/Basic Research Goal: Improve the understanding of the accuracy, reliability, and measurement validity of forensic science disciplines.
- Applied Research Goal: Increase knowledge or understanding necessary to guide criminal justice policy and practice related to the forensic sciences.
- Development Goal: Produce novel and useful materials, devices, systems, or methods that have the potential for forensic application for criminal justice purposes. For development projects, proposals should demonstrate potential for increased quality of result and/or decreased time/cost for forensic analyses as compared to current standard practices.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $12,000,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 1/1/23 12:00 AM
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Individuals
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply. Federal agencies are eligible to apply.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338505