Anticipated NIJ Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunities
In addition to the funding opportunities listed below, we have posted a list of all anticipated FY2023 funding opportunity topics.
NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System
NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime
NIJ FY23 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program for Academics, Fiscal Year 2023
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Academics program offers a unique opportunity for early-career academics to engage with other NIJ LEADS Scholars, all of whom are mid-career police officers, civilians, and fellow academics dedicated to advancing the police profession through science.
NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program for Civilians, Fiscal Year 2023
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Civilian Scholars program offers a unique opportunity for law enforcement civilians to partner with LEADS Law Enforcement Officer Scholars, Alumni, and Academics in an effort to use data-driven strategies and locally-tailored research to advance their agency’s mission.
NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program for Law Enforcement Officers, Fiscal Year 2023
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars program for law enforcement officers supports the professional development and research capacity of mid-career, sworn law enforcement officers dedicated to advancing the police profession through science.
NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings
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: (1) research or evaluation of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, otherwise known as "Red Flag Laws" and (2) research on the sources of the firearm used in the commission...
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon
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), and in collaboration with DOJ’s Office for Access to...
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
NIJ strives to support the development of objective and independent knowledge and validated tools to reduce violence against women (VAW), promote justice for victims of crime, and enhance criminal justice responses. For that reason, this solicitation seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics, including the crimes of domestic (DV) and family violence (FV), homicide and...
NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform our understanding of the impact of sentencing and resentencing policies and prison release frameworks on individuals, communities, and public safety.
NIJ FY23 Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding from two categories: (1) Tribal-researcher capacity-building (TRCB) planning grants and (2) research and evaluation proposals from previous TRCB grantees (i.e., Fiscal Year [FY] 2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021) based on the results of the activities funded under the original planning grant.
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes
NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding under OJP Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI). CVIPI provides resources to support evidence-informed violence intervention and prevention programs in communities across the United States. This solicitation includes four funding categories: 1) Training and Technical Assistance to Support CVIPI Evaluation Capacity Building and Researcher and Practitioner Partnerships; 2) Training and Technical Assistance to Support Violent...
NIJ FY23 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform policy and practice in the field of juvenile justice. Specifically, this solicitation seeks proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding in the following three categories:
- Research and evaluation of legislative and administrative policy changes affecting youth involved in...
NIJ FY23 Youth Mentoring Research and Evaluation
NIJ FY23 Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to host a Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center. The Center will provide testing, evaluation, and other activities to support the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and efficacy of technologies in use or adaptable by criminal justice and juvenile justice communities. The Center will inform NIJ’s research and development efforts as well as NIJ’s stakeholders, including criminal justice practitioners, policymakers...
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives
NIJ FY23 Support for the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program
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