NIJ co-sponsorship of the Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)
GOJPNIJ23000040
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$600,000
Memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Interagency Agreement to Support Graduate Research Internships in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Contexts (NSF-NIJ INTERN)
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0008
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$200,000
NIJ Co-funding for the NSF Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)
DJO-NIJ-21-RO-0002
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$160,720
Dual System Youth: At the Intersection of Child Maltreatment and Delinquency
December 2020
Series
Across the country, child welfare and juvenile justice systems now recognize that youth involved in both systems (i.e., dual system youth) are a vulnerable population who often go unrecognized because of challenges in information-sharing and cross system collaboration. In light of these challenges, national incidence rates of dual system youth are not known.
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Interagency Collaboration to Support Forensic Science Research
2014-DNR-4918
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$1,000,000
Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial
2020-R2-CX-0026
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$599,255
Changing the Behavior of Drug-Involved Offenders: Supervision That Works
December 2012
Series
A small number of those who commit crimes are heavily involved in drugs commit a large portion of the crime in this country. An evaluation of a "smart supervision" effort in Hawaii that uses swift and certain sanctioning showed that individuals committing crimes who are heavily involved in drug use can indeed change their behavior when the supervision is properly implemented.
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Research Assistantship Opportunities at NIJ
December 2016
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) is designed to provide highly qualified doctoral students with practical and applied research experience in criminal justice issues. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research activities.
This webinar reviews the opportunities that are currently available for the 2017-2018 academic year and will cover the application process, eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Presenters include:
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Combining Intellectual Muscle: NIJ and the National Science Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Dr. John H. Laub, Director
I have on numerous occasions championed a scientific, comprehensive approach to meeting the challenge of reducing crime and promoting justice. That is why I was especially pleased when the National Science Foundation's Assistant Director, Myron Gutmann, joined me on September 10, 2012, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between our two agencies. Myron leads NSF's Directorate for the Social, Behavioral...
Director's Message: Tips for Making Your Proposal Competitive
As I discussed in my last Director’s Corner, NIJ is developing a number of exciting new solicitations this year. We have now started releasing our solicitations and will continue to do so over the coming months, so be sure to subscribe to get an email when one is released.
Director's Message: Australians and NIJ to Collaborate on Forensics
Dr. John H. Laub, Director
Recently, I traveled to the Australian Embassy here in D.C. to sign a memorandum of understanding with...
Director's Message: NIJ and the Dutch Agree to Work Together to Improve the Use of Forensic Sciences
Dr. John H. Laub, Director
Understanding the Adoption, Function, and Consequences of School Resource Officer Use in Understudied Settings
2016-CK-BX-0020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$623,047
FY2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Baltimore County, Maryland
2015-DN-BX-0043
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$239,859
NIJ's Research Assistantship Program
Applications period closed
Thank you to everyone who submitted and application for the 2025-2026 academic year. NIJ will notice accepted applicants by April 30, 2025.
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. The RAP is...
Combining Efforts to Identify the Missing: A United States/Mexico DNA Project
2013-DN-BX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$384,539
"Identifying and Investigating Cold Case Crimes in Jackson County"
2008-DN-BX-K374
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
$399,880
2008 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant - Collaborative Effort with District Attorney's Office, Local Riverside DOJ Laboratory, Private DNA Analysis Laboratory to Solve Cold Cases
2008-DN-BX-K209
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
$500,000