ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity O-NIJ-2021-41001

NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium

National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice

At a glance

NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 30, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $3.5M, with about 1 award expected and $3.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). 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

Jun 16, 2021Posted
Jun 30, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Jun 16, 2021
Close date: Jun 30, 2021
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $3,500,000
Est. total funding: $3,500,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Continuation

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Only the applicants that received an official invitation letter from NIJ are able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for the eligibility requirements. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

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 to continue funding the Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium. The consortium informs NIJ’s research and development 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.

Statutory Authority: Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (sections 231-233, 235); and 28 U.S.C. 530C.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.560National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project GrantsProgram →

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
Steven.Schuetz@ojp.usdoj.gov
202-616-5314

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $3.5m, total estimated program funding is $3,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “NIJ FY 2021 Invitation to Apply - Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-NIJ-2021-41001), 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.

ForecastedResearchALN 12.420