ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity O-NIJ-2024-172241

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program

National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice

At a glance

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 11, 2024. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.56M, with about 4 awards expected and $1.56M 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

Sep 4, 2024Posted
Sep 11, 2024Application deadline

Posted: Sep 4, 2024
Close date: Sep 11, 2024
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,558,108
Est. total funding: $1,558,108
Expected awards: 4
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Other

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.

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 applications for funding basic or applied research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes. NIJ’s Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan and Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group (TWG) identify current research priorities and technology challenges encountered in operational forensic science laboratories. Research-based knowledge and newly developed tools that work towards addressing these priorities and resolving these challenges facilitate the criminal justice community to enforce the law, promote public safety, prevent and reduce crime, and ensure fair and impartial administration of justice.

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.

Who was funded under ALN 16.560

Historical data · not a prediction

Since 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

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Institute of Justice
Tracey.L.Johnson@usdoj.gov
202-616-5314

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program”?

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

How much funding is available through “NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.56m, total estimated program funding is $1,558,108 and the agency expects to make about 4 awards.

How do I apply for “NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-NIJ-2024-172241), 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 16.560