“This NOFO seeks to fund applications for rigorous research and evaluation projects targeted toward developing a better understanding of the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of older adults.
NIJ seeks proposals in five topical areas:
- Evaluation of programs that seek to prevent, intervene in, or respond to the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of older adults.
- Research on financial fraud against older adults, including knowledge building around scam prevention messaging.
- Research on formal and informal caregivers who abuse (either financially, physically, sexually, and/or emotionally) or neglect older adults, to inform intervention and prevention program development.
- Forensic research involving the development of radiographic evidence and bioinformatic approaches relevant to the physical abuse of older adults.
- Research examining the role of emerging technologies in fraud and exploitation.
Deadline to submit application in JustGrants: May 26, 2026, by 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
“This NOFO seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics to reduce violence against women (VAW), including the crimes of domestic violence (DV) and family violence (FV); intimate partner violence (IPV); rape, sex trafficking, sexual violence (SV); stalking; and teen dating violence (TDV), also known as adolescent relationship abuse (ARA), along with the trauma that results from these crimes and the associated criminal justice system response, procedures, and policies.
NIJ also seeks to invest in high-quality evaluations focused on testing programs, practices, models, or interventions aimed at (1) enhancing engagement with the justice system for women and girls who have been victimized and (2) improving accountability within the criminal justice system from individuals who engage in or perpetrate violence against women and girls. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by supporting the development of new knowledge and tools to address the challenges of crime and justice in the United States through fundamental research.
Deadline to submit SF-424 in Grants.gov: May 11, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Deadline to submit application in JustGrants: May 18, by 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time”
NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship
Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.
OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. OJP supports DOJ’s commitment.
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Corrections
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Forensic Science Systems
“This NOFO seeks proposals for rigorous applied research and evaluative studies on the forensic science system. The field of forensic science is changing, particularly as technological advancements improve the criminal justice system’s ability to use forensic evidence more effectively and efficiently. Research is needed to better understand the impact of forensic science on the criminal justice system and law enforcement operations. With this NOFO, NIJ requests applications in three topic areas: • The impact of forensic science on the criminal justice system and law enforcement operations, such as improving investigative clearance rates, increasing law enforcement effectiveness, and reducing crime lab backlogs. • Evaluations of the implementation of new and innovative forensic science methods and their impact on strengthening courtroom admissibility and evidentiary reliability. • Developing the forensic science workforce.”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
“This funding opportunity seeks proposals for research and evaluation studies to produce practical knowledge that can improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence in
forensic science laboratories. Specifically, NIJ seeks applications for rigorous research and
evaluation projects that will:
• Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of
existing and emerging laboratory protocols; and/or
• Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making
laboratory policy decisions.”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
“This funding opportunity seeks to fund rigorous and innovative research and evaluation projects
to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas: 1) research on malleable factors that affect school
violence in K-12 schools; and 2) evaluations of the impact and effectiveness of school safety approaches implemented for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act. This
NOFO is released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in partnership with the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA). “
June 3, 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Application
JustGrants Deadline June 10, 2026, 8:59 pm Eastern
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Nexus with Firearms and Violence
“This NOFO seeks applications for rigorous applied research on the intersection of drug crimes
and firearms to inform the development of evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice stakeholders that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. With this FY25 NOFO, NIJ seeks applications in four topic areas: (1) Pattern Identification; (2) Interdiction & Disruption Strategies;
(3) Prosecution; and (4) Drug Market Dynamics.”
Applicants should propose projects that will have a clear effect on U.S. criminal justice policy and practice. This NOFO calls for applications in two categories:
• Category 1: Justice System Responses to Trafficking (Anticipated Award Amount:
$3,000,000)
This category seeks applications for research and evaluation projects on strategies to
improve trafficking investigations, prosecutions, and disruption of human trafficking
networks, particularly along the Southern border; and evaluations of well-developed
direct service programs to help American child and adult victims of labor and sex
trafficking.
• Category 2: Technology and Trafficking (Anticipated Award Amount: $1,000,000)
This category seeks applications for research and evaluation at the intersection of
technology and trafficking, especially relating to technology used by traffickers and
technologies used to investigate and build cases.”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Criminal Justice Purposes
“This NOFO seeks to support research and evaluation that advances the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system. The goal of this NOFO is to enhance lawful decision-making and help improve its accuracy and effectiveness through AI applications supporting crime prevention, public safety, and criminal justice systems. Research should explore both the benefits and limitations of AI, addressing potential risks and downstream impacts. NIJ expects to fund studies that explore use cases in policing, corrections, courts, or other criminal justice adjacent areas to examine the suitability of using AI to solve operational problems, as well as evaluate the impacts and outcomes when integrated into criminal justice practice.
Applying for this funding opportunity involves a two-stage process that begins with submission of a concept paper. Based on the merits of the concept paper, NIJ may request that the applicant submit a full proposal. Applicants should not submit a full proposal unless invited. For information on the concept paper format, please see the General Purpose of the Fundingsection of this NOFO.”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technology Implementation and Impact for Law Enforcement Purposes
“This NOFO will support research and evaluation of emerging technology implementation and impact for law enforcement purposes. Topics include policies, trainings, operational and staffing issues; communications strategies associated with technology implementation; and impacts of technology implementation and use on public safety and agency budgets. NIJ encourages researchers and practitioners to partner or build on existing researcher-practitioner partnerships to guide the law enforcement community on the best ways to implement technology to solve contemporary problems in policing. Applying for this funding opportunity involves a two-stage process that begins with submission of a concept paper. Based on the merits of the concept paper, NIJ may request that the applicant submit a full proposal. Applicants should not submit a full proposal unless invited. For information on the concept paper format, please see the General Purpose of the Funding section of this NOFO. “
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices
“This NOFO seeks rigorous, applied evaluative research on: (1) existing police training; (2) officer safety and health; (3) criminal investigations; and (4) policing strategies and tactics.”
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics
“This NOFO seeks proposals for evaluation projects to inform policy and practice in the field of youth justice in the following two topics:
1. Evaluations on Juvenile Justice System Prosecution
2. Evaluations of Juvenile Reentry Practices”
Innovations in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
“This NOFO supports basic or applied research and development of Innovations in forensic science for criminal justice purposes. These awards support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project that will:
1. Increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice;
or
2. Lead to the production of useful material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have
the potential for forensic application.”