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NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Nexus with Firearms and Violence

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This funding opportunity seeks applications for rigorous applied research on drugs and crime to inform the development of evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. The FY25 NOFO research priority is firearms—the intersection of drug crimes and firearm offenses in trends, interdiction, and prosecution, and efforts...

NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings

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With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects specific to the intervention and prevention of intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States. This solicitation has two categories: 1) research on mass shootings, including insider threat and leakage and the role of the news media and social media platforms; and 2) research on the effectiveness of...

NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - University of Texas at Austin Developing More Effective Services and Programs for Victims of Mass Shootings

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This solicitation provides funds to the University of Texas at Austin to complete the third phase of a program of research to identify and address the unfulfilled victim services and program needs of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting and to apply the knowledge gained to better inform responses by officials in other communities to similar incidents in the future.