National Institute of Justice

Grants.gov Deadline: May 8, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 22, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation (PDF, 36 pages), NIJ will provide funding to accredited research universities for a study on the current landscape of multidisciplinary teams working on sexual exploitation crimes against children and best practices for multidisciplinary ...

Grants.gov Deadline: May 21, 2024, 11:59 pm ET JustGrants Deadline: June 4, 2024, 8:59 pm ET NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform policy and practice in the field of youth justice and delinquency prevention. Proposed studies should advance knowledge and understanding in the following two categories: Youth Justice ...

Grants.gov Deadline: May 14, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 28, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  Solicitation webinar: March 28, 2024, 3:00–4:00 pm ET. Register to attend.  With this solicitation, NIJ seeks rigorous research and demonstration projects to increase the impact of existing crime and justice research evidence. Applicants should propose research that ...

Grants.gov Deadline: May 7, 2024, 11:59 pm ET JustGrants Deadline: May 21, 2024, 8:59 pm ET With this solicitation, NIJ and BJA will fund rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in these two topic areas: Studies on the root causes and consequences of school violence Examinations of the impact and effectiveness of ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 18, 2024, 11:59 pm ET JustGrants Deadline: April 29, 2024, 8:59 pm ET With this solicitation, NIJ and OJJDP will fund an expansion or extension of one or more ongoing/existing longitudinal research studies that focus on delinquency and crime throughout the life-course. This research will inform the design of ...

This report (PDF, 42 pages) presents a synthesis of select findings from National Institute of Justice-supported research projects on public mass shootings, including school mass shootings, and identifies areas of need and interest for future research and recommendations.  Learn more. 

This series summarizes an abundance of research, analysis, testing, and evaluation on domestic radicalization, violence, and terrorism prevention to show practitioners how science applies to the decisions they make every day in the field. Justice professionals can read these Five Things resources to advance justice and safety in their communities ...

This brief (PDF, 8 pages) outlines findings from an evaluation of Restoring Promise, an initiative to transform housing units for young adults in prison. Findings reveal how Restoring Promise’s approach to culture transformation significantly reduces prison violence and the use of restrictive housing (commonly referred to as solitary confinement). Learn ...

This report describes findings from an NIJ-supported longitudinal study examining the risks, patterns, and consequences of teen dating violence that extend into adulthood. Findings include the following:  Higher rates of dating violence victimization by a wide margin compared to other national studies.   High overlap between victimization and perpetration, emphasizing that relationships that ...

This data snapshot (PDF, 1 page) documents workloads of the nation's juvenile courts in 2020. This resource provides data for overall delinquency offense cases as well as person, property, drug, and public order offenses. Data on law-violating behavior by youth referred to juvenile court in 2020 may be impacted by ...