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ClosedOpportunity NIJ-2018-14125

NIJ FY18 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium

National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice

At a glance

NIJ FY18 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 29, 2018. Individual awards are listed as up to $4M, with about 1 award expected and $4M 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 7 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants).

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Key facts

  1. Mar 27, 2018Posted
  2. May 29, 2018Application deadline
Posted
Mar 27, 2018
Close date
May 29, 2018
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$4,000,000
Est. total funding
$4,000,000
Expected awards
1
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
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 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 to establish a Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium. The consortium will inform NIJ’s R&D efforts, as well as, NIJ’s stakeholders - criminal justice practitioners, policymakers, researchers, federal partners, and private industry by (1) conducting technology foraging activities to identify technologies for potential use by criminal justice communities, (2) conducting characterization/comparative testing and evaluations on technologies and practices to disseminate information and/or promising practices for adoption, (3) administering the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) and (4) supporting the development, validation, and maintenance of criminal justice equipment standards.

Additional information from the agency ↗

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 prediction
FY24$57.8M
FY25$3.18M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.560. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Institute of Justice
grants@ncjrs.gov
000-000-0000

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NIJ FY18 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 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 “NIJ FY18 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $4m, total estimated program funding is $4,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “NIJ FY18 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NIJ-2018-14125), 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.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.043
Award range
Up to $4M
Closes
Oct 30, 2026
Who can apply
Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and 3 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
OpenALN 16.043
Award range
Up to $2.5M
Closes
Oct 29, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 4 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today