NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Nexus with Firearms and Violence
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-NIJ-2025-172321
- Agency
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National Institute of Justice
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- For Profit Organizations
- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Independent School Districts
- Other
- Small Businesses
- Points of contact
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- <Unknown> support@grants.gov (800) 518-4726
- JustGrants Help Desk justgrants.support@usdoj.gov (833) 872-5175
- grants@ncjrs.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement to conduct rigorous applied research on the intersection of drug crimes, firearms, and violence. The research priority for FY25 is focused on understanding trends, interdiction, and prosecution related to drug-related firearm offenses and efforts to disrupt these criminal activities. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations, state and local governments, higher education institutions, nonprofits, and small businesses. Proposals will be evaluated on the strength of the research design, the applicant's qualifications, and the potential impact of the findings on evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement.
The anticipated funding amount and specific award details are not provided. However, the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program typically awards between $25,000 to $6.9 million for multi-year research projects across various criminal justice domains. Proposals are due by March 31, 2025, and the research is expected to be conducted at the applicant's facilities or other locations as required by the scope of work.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks applications for rigorous applied research on drugs and crime to inform the development of evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. The FY25 NOFO research priority is firearms-the intersection of drug crimes and firearm offenses in trends, interdiction, and prosecution, and efforts to disrupt those criminal activities and related violence. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.
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