Opportunity Information: Apply for O NIJ 2021 40005
The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in collaboration with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), offered this discretionary grant opportunity to support research and evaluation aimed at improving services for victims of crime. The solicitation, titled "Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021" (Funding Opportunity Number: O-NIJ-2021-40005; CFDA: 16.560), invited applicants to propose one focused project aligned with one of three priorities: (1) research and evaluation of state crime victim compensation programs, (2) research on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the delivery of services to victims of crime, or (3) evaluation of programs that provide direct services to victims. The overall intent was to generate credible evidence that can guide policy and practice, strengthen victim-serving systems, and improve outcomes for people harmed by crime.
A central feature of the solicitation was its emphasis on practical, agency-connected research. Projects that involved partnerships with criminal justice agencies or other service organizations were expected to include strong letters of support signed by an appropriate decision-making authority at each partnering agency. These letters were not meant to be generic endorsements; they needed to demonstrate clear commitment to the partnership and specifically acknowledge that de-identified data produced, shared, or obtained through the project would be archived by the grant recipient with the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) when the award ends. Applicants and partners were encouraged to review NACJD policies and protections in advance so that data sharing and confidentiality expectations were understood early in the project design.
For proposals involving partnerships, NIJ also set a firm expectation for formalizing collaboration. If an award was made, the grantee was expected to have a formal agreement in place with partnering agencies by January 1, 2022, and that agreement had to include language ensuring compliance with the required data archiving at NACJD. The solicitation also clarified how multi-organization projects should be structured financially and administratively: only one entity could apply as the primary applicant, and any additional participating organizations that would use federal funds to help carry out the work needed to be included as subrecipients rather than co-applicants.
In terms of who could apply, eligibility was broad and included state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) as well as small businesses; and other entities as described in the opportunity materials. This wide eligibility reflects NIJ's interest in drawing from multiple sectors, including academia, government, and community-based providers, to conduct rigorous evaluations and applied research relevant to victim services.
The opportunity was posted on December 17, 2020, with an original closing date of February 16, 2021. NIJ anticipated making about six awards, with an award ceiling of up to $4,000,000 per award. Taken together, the solicitation positioned funding to support a limited number of relatively large, high-impact projects that could answer pressing questions about victim compensation systems, service delivery challenges during COVID-19, and the effectiveness of victim service programs, while also ensuring that resulting de-identified datasets would be preserved and made accessible through NACJD for future research and transparency.Apply for O NIJ 2021 40005
- The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 16, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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