NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime | NIJ 2018 14220

Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2018 14220

The NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime (Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ 2018 14220) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. It is designed to fund investigator-initiated research that deepens understanding of how race intersects with crime, violence, and the administration of justice in the United States. The intent is to generate rigorous, policy-relevant evidence that speaks to issues the Department of Justice considers critical, with an emphasis on strengthening the knowledge base around race and justice system outcomes.

A defining feature of this opportunity is that it supports two distinct career-stage categories. The first category is for Scholars who are advanced in their careers, meaning established researchers positioned to lead substantial, independent research agendas. The second category is for Fellows who are early in their careers, aimed at supporting newer investigators as they build expertise and an identifiable research trajectory in this area. In both tracks, proposals are expected to be investigator-driven rather than narrowly prescribed by the funder, while still clearly aligning with the program focus on race, crime, violence, and justice administration.

The award mechanism is a grant, and the funding activity is broadly classified under law, justice, and legal services as well as science and technology and other research and development. The program is associated with CFDA number 16.566, reflecting NIJ research funding within DOJ. NIJ anticipated making about six awards under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of up to $2,000,000 per award, indicating support for projects that can range from moderate to large in scope depending on design, data needs, and analytic complexity.

Eligibility is expansive and includes state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), individuals, and small businesses. This wide eligibility is intended to encourage participation from academic researchers, research organizations, practitioners with research capacity, and other qualified entities capable of conducting high-quality studies.

Key dates for the FY18 competition show the solicitation was created on February 26, 2018, with an original closing date of April 27, 2018. Overall, the opportunity reflects NIJ's goal of supporting credible, methodologically sound research that can inform understanding and responses to crime and justice issues where race and inequality may play an important role, while also developing and sustaining a pipeline of researchers through both senior scholar and early-career fellow pathways.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.566.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 26, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2018. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Small businesses.

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