Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2011 2819
Apply for NIJ 2011 2819
- 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 "Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher Practitioner Partnerships" 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 Jan 12, 2011 and posted on Dec 1, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 1, 2011. (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 6 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) grant opportunity titled Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher Practitioner Partnerships is a discretionary grant program intended to fund several projects that strengthen collaboration between criminal justice researchers and practitioners, while also documenting those collaborations in a detailed, practice-relevant way. NIJ is emphasizing partnerships not just as a desirable add-on to research, but as the central purpose of the funding. The overall aim is to help create, improve, and sustain working relationships that produce more useful research, better informed policy decisions, and more effective day-to-day criminal justice practices. NIJ is also open to projects focused on juvenile justice issues and agencies, as long as they align with the partnership-building focus.
A defining feature of this solicitation is its focus on capturing and building on real partnership experiences. In many research solicitations, collaboration with agencies is encouraged primarily to support data access or implementation. Here, the partnership itself is a major deliverable: applicants are expected to propose activities that both support researcher-practitioner collaboration and generate detailed accounts of how those collaborations function, what makes them succeed or struggle, and how they can be maintained over time. The intended outcome is a stronger foundation for ongoing cooperation between the research community and the agencies that deliver criminal justice services, leading to evidence that is more actionable and more closely tied to operational realities.
NIJ uses a broad definition of "practitioner" for the purposes of this program. Practitioners include people working in public, private, or community-based organizations connected to law enforcement, corrections (including parole and probation), offender reentry, the courts and broader criminal judicial system, forensic sciences, and crime victim services. In the same way, practice-based organizations or agencies can be public, private, or community-based entities engaged in criminal justice functions. This broad framing signals that NIJ is interested in partnerships across the full continuum of the justice system, not only in policing or traditional corrections, and that community-based and non-governmental partners can be legitimate practitioner counterparts when they are part of criminal justice operations or service delivery.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was posted December 1, 2010, with an application closing date of March 1, 2011, and it anticipated making about six awards. It falls under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) and is categorized as research and evaluation. The listing indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling and floor are shown as zero in the summary data, which typically means applicants needed to consult the full solicitation for specific budget guidance rather than relying on the summary fields. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many types of applicant organizations, subject to any limits or clarifications in the full announcement.
The program is authorized under Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, sections 201 and 202, which is the core legislative authority supporting NIJ research and related activities. For applicants needing help, NIJ provided programmatic contacts (Katharine Browning and Bethany Backes) for questions about the solicitation requirements, and directed applicants with submission issues to the Grants.gov customer support hotline and email.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this NIJ grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher Practitioner Partnerships and is offered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The central purpose is to fund projects that build, improve, and sustain partnerships between criminal justice researchers and practitioners, while also documenting how those partnerships work in real-world settings in a detailed and practice-relevant way.
Is the partnership component optional or required?
Partnerships are not treated as an add-on. In this solicitation, the partnership itself is a major deliverable and a core reason the funding is being offered.
What kinds of outcomes is NIJ trying to achieve through these partnerships?
NIJ aims to strengthen ongoing cooperation between researchers and agencies delivering criminal justice services so that research becomes more useful and actionable, policy decisions are better informed, and day-to-day criminal justice practices become more effective.
What does NIJ expect applicants to do besides conducting research?
Applicants are expected to propose activities that both (1) support researcher-practitioner collaboration and (2) produce detailed accounts of how collaborations function, including what helps them succeed, what creates challenges, and how they can be sustained over time.
How is this solicitation different from typical research solicitations?
Many research solicitations encourage collaboration mainly to help with data access or implementation. Here, NIJ emphasizes that the partnership experience itself is central and should be captured and documented in a way that is relevant to practice.
What does NIJ mean by "practitioner" for this program?
NIJ uses a broad definition. Practitioners may work in public, private, or community-based organizations connected to criminal justice operations or service delivery.
Which practitioner areas or sectors are specifically included?
The solicitation includes practitioners connected to law enforcement, corrections (including parole and probation), offender reentry, the courts and the broader criminal judicial system, forensic sciences, and crime victim services.
Are community-based or non-governmental organizations considered valid practitioner partners?
Yes. The program explicitly allows practitioner organizations to be public, private, or community-based, as long as they are engaged in criminal justice functions or service delivery.
Does NIJ allow projects focused on juvenile justice?
Yes. NIJ is open to projects focused on juvenile justice issues and agencies, provided they align with the partnership-building and documentation focus of the solicitation.
What type of grant is this?
This is a discretionary grant program and is categorized as research and evaluation.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.560, National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants.
When was this opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on December 1, 2010. The application closing date was March 1, 2011.
How many awards did NIJ anticipate making?
The listing anticipated making about six awards.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The listing indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What were the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The summary shows the award ceiling and floor as zero. This typically indicates that applicants were expected to consult the full solicitation for specific budget guidance rather than relying on the summary fields.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many types of applicant organizations, subject to any limits or clarifications in the full announcement.
What is the legal authority for this program?
The program is authorized under Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, sections 201 and 202.
Who should applicants contact with programmatic questions about the solicitation?
NIJ provided programmatic contacts for questions about solicitation requirements: Katharine Browning and Bethany Backes.
Who should applicants contact if they have technical problems submitting through Grants.gov?
Applicants with submission issues were directed to contact Grants.gov customer support via the hotline and email.
What kinds of organizations does NIJ appear to want partnerships across?
The solicitation signals interest in partnerships across the full continuum of the justice system, not only policing or traditional corrections, including courts, forensics, reentry, victim services, and community-based entities involved in criminal justice operations or service delivery.
What is meant by producing "practice-relevant" documentation of partnerships?
Based on the solicitation description, it means creating detailed accounts that reflect operational realities, explaining how collaborations function in practice, what supports success, what creates difficulties, and what helps maintain partnerships over time.
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