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Opportunity Summary:

The NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2009 2299) was a discretionary federal grant solicitation issued by the National Institute of Justice, the research, development, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice within the Office of Justice Programs. The core purpose of the solicitation was to generate objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and practical tools that can strengthen the administration of justice and improve public safety. NIJ positioned this funding as a way to identify and support innovative, high-payoff projects that do more than just study problems in the abstract; the emphasis was on producing actionable results that can guide real-world policy and practice and, importantly, help move new ideas and technologies into operational use.

The program sought proposals tied to cutting-edge policy, practice, and technology across a broad range of criminal justice domains. Priority areas explicitly included courts and court-related practices, crime and crime prevention, drugs and crime, forensic sciences, law enforcement, victimization and services for victims, and enabling technologies and tools relevant to the field. In practical terms, that scope signals that NIJ was open to funding research and development, testing and evaluation, and implementation-oriented work so long as it was innovative and had clear potential to improve outcomes, decision-making, or effectiveness in criminal justice settings. The solicitation also highlights NIJ's general approach: projects should be evidence-based or designed to produce credible evidence, and they should be structured to inform policy and practitioner decision-making, not only academic understanding.

Awards under this opportunity were to be made as cooperative agreements rather than standard grants. A cooperative agreement typically means NIJ expected to have more substantial involvement during the project period than it would under a traditional grant, such as collaboration on milestones, deliverables, or project direction consistent with federal requirements. The funding activity categories listed were Law, Justice and Legal Services as well as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, reflecting the program's blend of operational criminal justice relevance and R&D style innovation. NIJ anticipated making approximately 8 awards. The published record does not specify an award ceiling or floor (both are listed as 0), which generally indicates that applicants needed to consult the full solicitation document for any practical budget expectations, limits, or guidance.

Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to any type of entity, subject to any additional clarification in the full solicitation. The solicitation did not require cost sharing or matching funds, which lowers the barrier for applicants who may not have non-federal funds available to contribute. The opportunity was posted on June 5, 2009, with an application deadline of July 6, 2009, and it was later archived on October 6, 2009. Applications were required to be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS), the standard electronic portal used for OJP funding at the time.

For applicant support, NIJ provided both technical and programmatic points of contact. Technical help for submission issues was routed through the GMS Support Hotline (1-888-549-9901, option 3) with operating hours Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. For questions about the solicitation requirements and substance, NIJ listed contacts in the Office of Science and Technology and the Office of Research and Evaluation: George Tillery (202-305-9829, George.Tillery@usdoj.gov) and Cathy Girouard (202-353-9244, Cathy.Girouard@usdoj.gov). The announcement also referenced an additional information link directing applicants to the full solicitation document, which would contain the detailed requirements, required application components, review criteria, deliverables, and any topic-specific priorities or constraints.

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