National Institute of Justice Solicitation:
Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems

Full Solicitation:  https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000981.pdf

Applications Due:  April 30, 2012

NIJ is seeking proposals to examine topics relevant to State and/or local criminal and juvenile justice systems policy and practice, specifically: research on District Attorneys’ pretrial diversion programs (anticipates one award of up to $1 million); a pilot study on the impact of incarceration on families (anticipates one award of up to $500,000); and research on the impact of video visitation on offender outcomes (anticipates one award of up to $350,000).

ASA Grant Program

The American Statistical Association (ASA) Committee on Law and Justice Statistics announces a small grant program for the analysis of Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and other justice-related data. This program is designed to encourage the creative and appropriate use of these data to inform substantive and/or methodological issues. Other than these criteria, there are no restrictions placed on the topic of a submission. Dissertation research may qualify for these funds and young investigators are encouraged to apply. Research is to be completed within a two-year period. Awards are typically in the range of $25,000 to $30,000, although projects as high as $40,000 will be considered if they are exceptional. Proposals must be received by February 18, 2011. For more information and instructions on how to submit please go to: http://www.amstat.org/careers/bjs.cfm  

Funding Opportunity

Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) and the Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division (HFD) of the
Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate

Deadline: January 21, 2011

U.S. Department of Justice Entities