Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2009 1935
Apply for NIJ 2009 1935
- 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 "NIJ FY 09 National Study of Collateral Consequences for Criminal Convictions" 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 Nov 6, 2008 and posted on Nov 6, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 4, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- 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 NIJ FY 09 National Study of Collateral Consequences for Criminal Convictions (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2009 1935) was a discretionary grant opportunity from 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 solicitation focused on supporting a national research effort designed to strengthen justice policy and public safety by producing objective, evidence-based resources that practitioners and policymakers can actually use. In this case, NIJ was looking for proposals that could help fill a major information gap around the often-overlooked legal and regulatory penalties that follow people long after a criminal conviction.
The central purpose of the grant was to fund a comprehensive national study that would compile and organize collateral consequences tied to criminal convictions at both the federal and state levels. Collateral consequences generally refer to the indirect penalties that are not part of the court-imposed sentence but can still shape a person s life in serious ways, such as barriers to employment, occupational licensing, housing, education benefits, voting rights, immigration status, public assistance, and other forms of civic and economic participation. NIJ framed the need for this work as directly connected to successful offender reentry, emphasizing that these hidden or scattered consequences can create legal roadblocks that make it harder for people to reintegrate, stabilize, and avoid reoffending. By building a clear compilation of these consequences, the study was meant to give policymakers and justice stakeholders the factual foundation needed to understand what barriers exist, where they are found in law and regulation, and how they differ across jurisdictions.
This solicitation was explicitly tied to Section 510 of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110 177), which provided the statutory basis for NIJ to seek this type of nationwide compilation. In practical terms, applicants were being asked to propose a research and evaluation project that could systematically identify, verify, and document collateral consequences across all states and at the federal level, likely requiring strong legal research capacity, a defensible methodology for locating and coding consequences, and a plan for presenting results in a way that is accessible and useful for decision-makers rather than buried in academic narrative.
The grant fell under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) and was categorized as Research and Evaluation. The funding instrument type was a grant, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling was 750,000 dollars, with an award floor of 0, and eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility details contained in the full solicitation document. The opportunity was posted on November 6, 2008, and closed on February 4, 2009, with an archive date of May 31, 2009.
For support, the announcement directed applicants to Grants.gov technical support for submission or access issues via 1 800 518 4726. Programmatic questions were directed to Marlene Beckman, Senior Program Analyst at NIJ, reachable by email at Marlene.Beckman@usdoj.gov and by phone at 202 616 3562.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity covered by this FAQ?
This FAQ covers the NIJ FY 09 National Study of Collateral Consequences for Criminal Convictions, Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2009 1935. It was a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice.
Which agency offered this grant?
The grant was offered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research, development, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice within the Office of Justice Programs.
What was the main purpose of this solicitation?
The purpose was to fund a comprehensive national study to compile and organize collateral consequences tied to criminal convictions at both the federal and state levels. NIJ emphasized producing objective, evidence-based resources that practitioners and policymakers can use to strengthen justice policy and public safety.
What are "collateral consequences" in the context of this opportunity?
Collateral consequences are indirect legal and regulatory penalties that follow a criminal conviction but are not part of the court-imposed sentence. The solicitation described these consequences as potentially affecting major areas of life long after conviction.
What types of collateral consequences did NIJ highlight as examples?
The solicitation highlighted examples including barriers related to employment, occupational licensing, housing, education benefits, voting rights, immigration status, public assistance, and other forms of civic and economic participation.
Why did NIJ consider this study important for public safety and justice policy?
NIJ framed the work as addressing a major information gap about legal and regulatory penalties that are often overlooked or scattered. By compiling these consequences in an organized way, the study was intended to provide a factual foundation for understanding what barriers exist, where they appear in law and regulation, and how they differ across jurisdictions.
How did NIJ connect collateral consequences to offender reentry?
The solicitation tied collateral consequences directly to successful offender reentry, noting that hidden or hard-to-find legal barriers can create roadblocks to reintegration, stabilization, and avoiding reoffending.
What deliverable or outcome was NIJ seeking from applicants?
NIJ sought a national research and evaluation effort that would systematically identify, verify, and document collateral consequences across all states and at the federal level, and present the results in an accessible, usable format for policymakers and justice stakeholders.
Was this opportunity focused on research, evaluation, or program operations?
It was categorized as Research and Evaluation under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program.
What program did this solicitation fall under?
The solicitation fell under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program, CFDA 16.560.
What statutory authority was this solicitation tied to?
The solicitation was explicitly tied to Section 510 of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110 177), which provided the statutory basis for NIJ to seek a nationwide compilation of collateral consequences.
What was the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The solicitation stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $750,000.
What was the minimum award amount (award floor)?
The award floor was $0.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility details contained in the full solicitation document.
What kind of capabilities would a strong proposal likely need, based on the description?
Based on the solicitation description, a strong proposal would likely require strong legal research capacity, a defensible methodology for locating and coding collateral consequences across jurisdictions, a plan to systematically identify and verify consequences, and a strategy for presenting results in a way that is accessible and useful for decision-makers (not solely an academic narrative).
What jurisdictions were intended to be covered in the national compilation?
The study was intended to cover collateral consequences at both the federal level and across all states.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on November 6, 2008.
What was the application deadline?
The opportunity closed on February 4, 2009.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was May 31, 2009.
Where were applicants directed for technical help with submission or access issues?
Applicants were directed to Grants.gov technical support at 1 800 518 4726 for submission or access issues.
Who was the contact for programmatic questions?
Programmatic questions were directed to Marlene Beckman, Senior Program Analyst at NIJ.
How could applicants reach the program contact?
Marlene Beckman could be reached by email at Marlene.Beckman@usdoj.gov and by phone at 202 616 3562.
What was NIJ trying to improve by funding this work?
NIJ aimed to strengthen justice policy and public safety by supporting objective, evidence-based research that helps practitioners and policymakers understand collateral consequences and the ways they vary across laws and jurisdictions.
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