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NIJ seeks proposals to help inform development of NIJs technology research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) investments. Many different considerations shape the goals and objectives of NIJs technology RDT&E programs. The most important are the technology needs of the criminal justice practitioner. This solicitation seeks applications to assist NIJ in identifying and assessing the highest priority technology needs of law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies and potential solutions to those needs.
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2013-3387. Assistance Listing: 16.560. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST. Award Amount: $1 – $1.6M per award.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility. In general, NIJ is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, States (including territories), units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), and certain qualified individuals. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply. NIJ may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1 – $1.6M per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 25, 2013, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — NIJ FY 13 Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs is offered by National Institute of Justice and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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