ClosedOpportunity O-NIJ-2025-172538

NIJ FY25 Invited to Apply - Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute

National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice

At a glance

NIJ FY25 Invited to Apply - Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice). The application deadline was February 25, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $2M, with about 1 award expected and $2M 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

Feb 11, 2026Posted
Feb 25, 2026Application deadline

Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Close date: Feb 25, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $2,000,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Continuation

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Only the applicant that received an official invitation letter from NIJ is able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for eligibility requirements. The application will only be accepted from the following: • The Frederic Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation

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.

This funding opportunity seeks to enhance operations of a Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute (NPS Discovery) to rapidly identify and report newly emerging opioids, stimulants, and other drugs which may cause intoxication, impairment, or other adverse effects.

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
frances.scott@usdoj.gov
202-616-5314

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

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 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 1 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 O-NIJ-2025-172538), 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