Grant Management System (GMS)
Real-Time Crime Forecasting Challenge Webinar
This webinar will offer a brief overview of the National Institute of Justice and the data science needs of the criminal justice field. In addition, it will provide details about the Crime Forecasting Challenge, including who can submit, how to retrieve datasets, and the submission categories. The overall goal of the Crime Forecasting Challenge is to harness recent advances in data science to drive innovation in algorithms that advance place-based crime forecasting.
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Funding Opportunities for Publicly Funded Crime Labs, Fiscal Year 2017
This webinar will inform the audience of the changes to three programs available for publicly funded forensic laboratories and introduce a new program for FY 2017. Changes to existing programs will be highlighted and presenters will discuss the background and goals of the solicitations, recommendations for successful applications, application expectations and requirements, the review process, and the application checklist. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.
Solicitations discussed include:
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Data Visualization Challenge: Using Data to Improve Justice
Notice
Thank you for your interest in the NIJ 2014 Data Visualization Challenge: Using Data to Improve Justice. No winners were selected for this Challenge.
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Overview
The National Institute...
NIJ Ultra-High Speed Apps Challenge: Using Current Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Operations
Challenge Closed
This challenge has closed. This page is kept available for informational purpose only.
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About the Ultra-High Speed Apps Challenge
NIJ created the Ultra-High Speed (UHS) Application Challenge to encourage software developers and public safety professionals to take advantage of public domain data and UHS bandwidth systems with apps...
FY2013 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Challenge: Delivering Mission Critical Voice Communications for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Responders in the COTS LTE Environment
Winner
Congratulations to Jon Melvin for winning Phase I of the Challenge. Thank you to all of those who submitted a response.
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- I. Overview
- II. How to Enter
- III. Important Dates
- IV. Judges
- V. Judging Criteria
- VI. Prize
- VII. Other Rules and Conditions
- VIII. Prize Disbursement and Challenge Winners
- IX. Contact Information
I. Overview
Increased access to mobile broadband services is...
The National Institute of Justice SORNA Challenge: Developing Strategies to Measure the Implementation Costs and Public Safety Benefits of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
Challenge Closed
This challenge has closed. This page is kept available for informational purposes.
We would like to thank everyone who submitted an idea under this Challenge. We know our Challenge questions are tough, and in this case, no submission met the Challenge, so we will not award a prize.
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National Institute of Justice Body Armor Challenge: How Long Does Body Armor Really Last?
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- Challenge Winner
- Overview
- How to Enter
- Important Dates
- Judges
- Judging Criteria
- Prize
- Other Rules and Conditions
Challenge Winner (Phase II)
In the U.S. Department of Justice’s first ever Challenge competition, the winning team for NIJ’s Body Armor Challenge was from Purdue University’s school of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering. The team received a $25,000 prize for proposing a concept for testing the...