Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra
15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$399,300
Standards
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Victim Services
May 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on communities across the nation and significantly affected various aspects of individuals’ lives. One of the negative impacts was an increase in gender-based violence accompanied by shifting barriers to accessing services and support. Victims and victim service providers faced various challenges dealing with the increase in need for services, navigating barriers to help-seeking, and addressing logistical issues.
Review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy
We Did It! You can too! An Inside Perspective to Implementing Standards on the OSAC Registry
Improving Methods Using Machine Learning and Databases in Forensic Anthropology
Standards and Conformity Assessment for Criminal Justice Restraints
Restraints are critical pieces of equipment carried by law enforcement, corrections, and court officers. To help ensure that restraints meet minimal requirements, the National Institute of Justice published NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints (pdf, 66 pages) in 2014 and Revision A in 2019 (pdf, 62 pages).[1]
Standard 1001.00 specifies the minimum requirements for form and fit, performance, testing, documentation, and labeling of...
Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor, NIJ Standard-0115.00
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work performed by many organizations: in the United Kingdom by the Police Scientific Development Branch, and...
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07
Body Armor Manufacturer Workshop
NIJ will hold an online workshop for body armor manufacturers on March 30, 2025 from 1-3pm ET, to provide updates on its standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor.
Read the Federal Register announcement to learn more about this workshop and how to attend.
NIJ has released an addendum to the standard. The...
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats, NIJ Standard 0123.00
NIJ has released an addendum to the standard. The addendum is available in two versions, each includes the same information:
- Addendum showing changes in red and strikeout text.
- Addendum showing changes in highlighted and strikeout text (this version is fully accessible to users with disabilities).
This addendum includes revisions to NIJ Standard 0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and...
Transient Workforce in Forensic Pathology: Challenges, Rewards, and Best Practices
New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices
15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$441,886
Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios
15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$371,593
Development of a Stable Matrix-Matched Standard for Molecular and Elemental Analysis of Hair in Forensic Toxicology
15PNIJ-23-GG-01945-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$110,966
NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Operation of the Secretariat of SC 37 under JTC 1 of ISO/IEC
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
NIJ is seeking applications for funding for operation of the Secretariat of Subcommittee 37 (SC 37) under the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$57,425
Qualifications of an Expert Witness for Legal Professionals (Part I: The Daubert Standard)
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Inactive NIJ Standards
These are standards that are no longer supported, updated or revised by NIJ. Some have been rendered obsolete due to advancements in technology and others have been replaced by standards developed by other Standards Development Organizations. However, for reference all inactive NIJ standards can be accessed and downloaded here.
| Title | Published |
|---|---|
| Metallic Handcuffs. NIJ Standard-0307.01 (pdf, 10 pages) | March 1982 |
| 38/357 Caliber... |
Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
The Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC) uses research-based methodologies to enhance the capabilities of law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies, and act as an honest broker for the nation’s criminal justice practitioners to provide objective and rigorous testing and evaluation of existing technologies, policies, and practices.
CJTEC provides four key assets in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice:
- Technology Foraging: CJTEC monitors...
The State of Standard Development & Tools for Assessing and Implementing Standards
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards
15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,087,985
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$50,000
Ballistic Resistant Body Armor and the NIJ Mark
The NIJ Compliance Testing Program’s (NIJ CTP) goal is to improve criminal justice practitioners’ confidence about the products they own and about how those products meet applicable requirements and perform as expected. To achieve this goal, the NIJ CTP must evaluate products independently and communicate the evaluation results to practitioners.
Although the NIJ CTP maintains a list of compliant products for practitioners to reference, additional...
Office of Law Enforcement Standards
2010-DN-R-7121
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$5,076,570
NIJ FY 13 Evaluation of Police and Technology in Schools
Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals for research to evaluate the use of police and technology in schools. The proposed research should be comprehensive and include assessment of aspects such as school ecology, culture, climate, and social capital in addition to outcomes and other impacts. Logic models should be provided and include assessment of implementation processes and outputs and proximal and distal outcomes. A cost-benefit component should be...
Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics
15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$50,000