Deadline: 13 May 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for funding for grants to support research involving federally recognized tribes (or tribally based organizations) on issues of crime and justice in the United States. This program furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the tribal level.

Through this solicitation, NIJ will provide small planning grants to fund applications to develop new and innovative criminal justice research projects involving federallyrecognized tribes (or tribally-based organizations), and that represent a new tribalresearcher investigator partnership. For the purposes of this solicitation, a new partnership is defined as a newly-developed partnership where a partnership did not previously exist. Applications that do not involve a new tribal-researcher investigative partnership will not be considered (i.e., a pre-existing partnership or project continuation).

The goal of this solicitation is to build an increased capability to conduct rigorous research and evaluation projects in Indian country and Alaska Native villages through the promotion of engagement between researchers and tribal nations. The objective of this solicitation is to fund multiple planning grants for projects promoting such arrangements that address criminal justice issues in Indian country and Alaska Native villages.

Funding Information

NIJ expects to make up to five awards with an estimated total amount awarded of up to $500,000 (approximately $100,000 per award). Awards will normally not exceed an 18-month period of performance.

Eligibility Criteria

NIJ is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, States (including territories), units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=313828