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Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation

NIJ FY23 Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants

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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. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding from two categories: (1) Tribal-researcher capacity-building (TRCB) planning grants...

Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021

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With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications to fund new tribal-researcher capacity-building planning grants involving scientists working with tribal nations and organizations to develop tangible and mutually beneficial criminal or juvenile justice research studies that are rigorous and culturally appropriate. Research proposals must be tribally driven and address the challenges of fighting crime and strengthening justice systems in Indian country and Alaska Native villages.

Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2020

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NIJ actively supports research that involves federally recognized tribes (or tribally-based organizations) on issues of crime and justice in the United States. In doing so, NIJ is committed to ethical and engaged efforts in line with responsible research conduct and federal trust responsibilities. This solicitation seeks applications for funding for planning grants to develop new and innovative criminal and juvenile justice research or evaluation projects...

Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019

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Through this solicitation, NIJ will provide small planning grants to develop proposals for new and innovative criminal justice research projects involving federally recognized tribes (or tribally based organizations) and which represent a new tribal-researcher investigator partnership. The following research topics are of particular interest to the U.S. Department of Justice: (1) The impact of concurrent criminal jurisdiction on the administration of justice in Indian country...

NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants

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NIJ wants to encourage new, exploratory, and developmental research projects by providing support for the early stages of study development. To help facilitate this process and ensure these projects result in tangible and mutually beneficial studies, NIJ will provide small grants to scientists or technologists who wish to facilitate a new tribal-researcher investigator partnership.