Community Corrections: Technology Research, Development and Evaluation to Improve Supervision and Outcomes
At a glance
Community Corrections: Technology Research, Development and Evaluation to Improve Supervision and Outcomes is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 19, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $2M, with about 3 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Feb 19, 2016Posted
- May 19, 2016Application deadline
- Posted
- Feb 19, 2016
- Close date
- May 19, 2016
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $2,000,000
- Expected awards
- 3
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public colleges & universities
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- Individuals
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
- Small businesses
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for funding for research, development, and/or evaluation projects to explore the ability of mobile device technologies to help enable adult correctional systems more effectively supervise increased numbers of persons under community supervision. Related to this, NIJ is also interested in exploring the potential of mobile device-based solutions to provide an improved means to locate and track offenders under community supervision in areas with cellular coverage.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.560
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.560
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 399 grant awards had funding actions under National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants, with 130 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- THE CNA CORPORATION$14.9M
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$14.8M
- THE URBAN INSTITUTE$2.95M
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$2M
- NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE$2M
Agency contact (as published)
National Institute of Justice
grants@ncjrs.gov
000-000-0000
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, Individuals, For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and Small businesses. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2m, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 3 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NIJ-2016-8997), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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