In collaboration with the Office of Victims of
Crime, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for its
Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime to improve knowledge
and practice related to crime victims and crime victim services, and to fill
critical research gaps.
NIJ is seeking applications
in three main areas under this solicitation:
- research and evaluation of
State crime victim compensation programs;
- research on the impact of
COVID-19 on the delivery of services to victims of crime;
- evaluation of programs that
provide services for victims of crime.
Objectives
This solicitation has three objectives:
- Developing knowledge concerning
the effectiveness of State crime victim compensation programs.
- Developing knowledge concerning
the effectiveness of programs that deliver services to victims of crime.
- Developing knowledge concerning
the ways in which services to crime victims were influenced by the major societal
changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Priority Areas
In FY 2021 and in addition to executing any
program specific prioritization that may be applicable, OJP will give priority
consideration to applications as follows:
- Applications that address
specific challenges that rural communities face.
- Applications that demonstrate
that the individuals who are intended to benefit from the requested grant
reside in high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties.
- Applications that offer
enhancements to public safety in economically distressed communities
(Qualified Opportunity Zones).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program
Funding: $4,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants:
- City or township governments,
County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses,
Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than
Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher
education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education,
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small
businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Other
- Other:
- For purposes of this
solicitation, the term “State” means any State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virginia
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
- Foreign governments, foreign
organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to
apply. Federal agencies are eligible to apply. (Any award made to a
federal agency will be made as an inter-agency reimbursable agreement.)
- To advance Executive Order
13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined
that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies
must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have
started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2021 DOJ discretionary
grant funding.
- To become certified, the law
enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions:
- the agency’s use of force
policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws;
- the agency’s use of force
policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly
force is allowed by law.
- The certification requirement
also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary
grant funding through a sub award.
Post Date - 18-Dec-2020