Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2013 3614
Apply for NIJ 2013 3614
- The National Institute of Justice in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Basic Scientific Research to Assess Youth With Sexual Offending Behavior" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 8, 2013 and posted on Apr 25, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), working in collaboration with and supported by funding from the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office), offered a discretionary research grant opportunity focused on basic scientific research to improve how juvenile justice and criminal justice systems assess risk among youth with a history of sexual offending behavior. The central purpose of the solicitation was to fund the development and empirical validation of a risk assessment tool that can estimate a juvenile's short-term likelihood of committing another sexual offense, with the prediction window limited to roughly 1 to 3 years into the future. In other words, the project is aimed at producing a practical, evidence-based instrument that can support decision-making in real-world settings, rather than relying on untested practices or assumptions.
A key feature of the opportunity is that NIJ and the SMART Office were specifically interested in tools that combine both static factors (information that does not change, such as certain historical characteristics) and dynamic factors (information that can change over time, such as current circumstances, treatment progress, supervision compliance, or other measurable conditions). The solicitation also emphasized the importance of including protective factors, not just risk factors, so the tool can capture elements that may reduce the likelihood of reoffending. This reflects a broader best-practices direction in risk assessment: improving accuracy and fairness by assessing both vulnerabilities and strengths that can influence outcomes.
Applicants were allowed to take one of two general approaches. They could propose to validate a risk assessment tool that is already being used in juvenile justice settings but lacks solid empirical validation, or they could propose to develop a new tool specifically for the goals of this solicitation and then validate it. Regardless of the path, the expectation was that the work would be rigorous, research-driven, and produce a tool suitable for operational use in juvenile and criminal justice contexts. The program explicitly aligned with the SMART Office mission to identify, promote, and support best practices in sex offender management, meaning the end product should be defensible, evidence-based, and useful for agencies responsible for supervision, intervention planning, and related decisions.
The solicitation required that validation occur across as many as four separate sites, and those sites were expected to be geographically and demographically diverse. This requirement was included to strengthen external validity, helping ensure the tool performs reliably across different jurisdictions and populations rather than only in a single location with unique characteristics. The focus on short-term prediction (no more than 1 to 3 years) suggests the funder wanted an instrument that is responsive to near-term changes and intervention impacts, which is especially relevant for youth where developmental changes can be rapid and where dynamic and protective factors may shift meaningfully over relatively short periods.
Administratively, this was a NIJ research and evaluation grant (CFDA 16.560) under a discretionary funding category, with an expectation of making one award. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds, and eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entities could apply as long as they met any conditions in the full solicitation. The opportunity was posted on April 25, 2013, created on May 8, 2013, and closed on June 24, 2013, with an archive date of September 25, 2013. Award floor and ceiling amounts were listed as 0 in the summary data, which typically indicates that applicants needed to consult the full solicitation for budget expectations or that the summary record did not capture those figures.
For application logistics, technical submission help was directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline and email. Programmatic questions about the solicitation requirements were directed to Dr. Marie Garcia, a Social Science Analyst at NIJ, with contact information provided for phone and email.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the main purpose of this NIJ and SMART Office grant opportunity?
The solicitation was designed to fund basic scientific research that results in a practical, evidence-based risk assessment tool for use in juvenile justice and criminal justice settings. The specific goal was to improve how systems assess risk among youth with a history of sexual offending behavior by producing a tool that can estimate a juvenile's short-term likelihood of committing another sexual offense.
What kind of end product was the funder expecting from funded research?
The expected deliverable was a risk assessment instrument that is developed and empirically validated and is suitable for operational (real-world) use. The tool was intended to support decision-making in practice rather than relying on untested assumptions or informal methods.
What is the prediction timeframe the tool needed to focus on?
The tool was required to estimate short-term likelihood of sexual reoffending, with the prediction window limited to roughly 1 to 3 years into the future.
Why did the solicitation emphasize a short-term (1 to 3 year) prediction window?
Based on the solicitation description, the short-term window reflects an interest in an instrument that is responsive to near-term changes and intervention impacts. This is especially relevant for youth, where developmental changes can occur quickly and dynamic and protective factors may shift meaningfully over a relatively short period.
What types of factors did NIJ and the SMART Office want included in the tool?
The opportunity specifically called for tools that combine static factors (information that does not change, such as certain historical characteristics) and dynamic factors (information that can change over time, such as current circumstances, treatment progress, supervision compliance, or other measurable conditions).
Did the solicitation require including protective factors, or only risk factors?
The solicitation emphasized including protective factors in addition to risk factors. The intent was for the tool to capture elements that may reduce the likelihood of reoffending, aligning with best-practices directions that assess both vulnerabilities and strengths.
Could applicants propose validating an existing tool instead of creating a new one?
Yes. Applicants could take one of two general approaches: (1) validate a risk assessment tool already used in juvenile justice settings but lacking strong empirical validation, or (2) develop a new tool for the solicitation's goals and then validate it.
If proposing an existing tool, what was the main gap the project needed to address?
The solicitation described interest in tools that were already in use but lacked solid empirical validation. A proposal following this route needed to focus on rigorous, research-driven validation to produce evidence supporting the tool's performance for the intended short-term prediction purpose.
How many validation sites were required?
The solicitation required validation across as many as four separate sites.
What characteristics were expected of the validation sites?
The sites were expected to be geographically and demographically diverse. This requirement was included to strengthen external validity so the tool would perform reliably across different jurisdictions and populations rather than only in a single location.
How many awards did NIJ expect to make under this opportunity?
The summary information indicated an expectation of making one award.
Was cost sharing or matching funding required?
No. The opportunity summary stated that cost sharing or matching funds were not required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entities could apply as long as they met any conditions described in the full solicitation.
What kind of grant program was this (administratively)?
This was described as a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) research and evaluation grant under a discretionary funding category, with CFDA 16.560.
How does this opportunity relate to the SMART Office mission?
The solicitation aligned with the SMART Office mission to identify, promote, and support best practices in sex offender management. The intended end product was a defensible, evidence-based tool useful for agencies responsible for supervision, intervention planning, and related decisions.
What were the key dates for the solicitation?
The opportunity was posted on April 25, 2013; created on May 8, 2013; closed on June 24, 2013; and archived on September 25, 2013.
Were there award floor and ceiling amounts listed in the summary?
The summary data listed award floor and ceiling amounts as 0. This typically indicates applicants needed to consult the full solicitation for budget expectations or that the summary record did not capture those figures.
Where were applicants directed for technical help with submission?
Technical submission help was directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline and email.
Who was the program contact for questions about solicitation requirements?
Programmatic questions about the solicitation requirements were directed to Dr. Marie Garcia, a Social Science Analyst at NIJ, with phone and email contact information provided in the opportunity materials.
What practical settings was the tool intended to support?
The tool was intended for use in juvenile justice and criminal justice contexts to support real-world decision-making related to supervision, intervention planning, and related management decisions for youth with a history of sexual offending behavior.
What was the research emphasis of the solicitation?
The opportunity emphasized rigorous, research-driven work focused on developing and empirically validating an instrument, rather than relying on practices or assumptions that had not been tested.
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