Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2014 3742
Apply for NIJ 2014 3742
- The National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY 14 Postdoctoral Fellowship Dating Abuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults" 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 Feb 12, 2014 and posted on Feb 12, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 28, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments City or township governments For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Individuals County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIJ FY 14 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dating Abuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2014-3742) was a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Institute of Justice to support a single postdoctoral fellow conducting research on dating abuse involving adolescents and young adults. The central purpose was to advance evidence and understanding of relationship violence during a particularly important developmental window, with NIJ specifically emphasizing work that either analyzes existing datasets or gathers new empirical data. The fellowship sat within NIJ's research, evaluation, and development portfolio (CFDA 16.560) and focused on producing rigorous findings that can inform criminal justice, public health, and prevention efforts related to teen and young adult dating violence.
NIJ highlighted several priority research directions. One major emphasis was on improving measurement, especially through testing behavioral measures of adolescent dating abuse victimization and perpetration. This reflects a concern that traditional or overly broad survey items may miss key behaviors, misclassify experiences, or fail to capture the nuances of coercion, control, and aggression as they occur in youth relationships. Another focus was on understanding patterns of abuse within relationships and across multiple relationships, including questions about stability and change over time and across partners. In other words, NIJ was interested not only in whether abuse occurs, but how it evolves, repeats, escalates, or desists as young people move through different partnerships and developmental stages.
The solicitation also encouraged innovative methodologies that look beyond individual-level risk factors to examine contextual influences. Examples explicitly mentioned included financial independence, social networks, and gender dynamics, signaling interest in how life circumstances and social environments shape vulnerability, perpetration, and the meaning of behaviors within relationships. This could include approaches that better capture peer influence, network effects, situational contexts, or social norms, as well as methods that can disentangle how power, resources, and gender expectations interact with relationship conflict and violence. Finally, NIJ expressed particular interest in research during the transition to adulthood, defined here as approximately ages 16 to 24. This transition period can include leaving home, entering the workforce, increased autonomy, and for many individuals, college attendance. NIJ explicitly noted that studies may include college students, reflecting the importance of understanding dating abuse across both secondary school and early adult settings.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, NIJ expected to make one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $300,000. The award ceiling and floor were both listed as $300,000, indicating a single fixed-size award rather than a range of possible budgets. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on February 12, 2014, and the application deadline was April 28, 2014 (with an archive date of May 28, 2014). The funding instrument type was a grant, and the activity category was listed under law, justice, and legal services, consistent with NIJ's role as the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Eligibility was broad and included individuals as well as a wide variety of organization types, such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities), state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, special district governments, and for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits). This breadth suggests NIJ was open to proposals from many settings capable of supporting postdoctoral research and producing policy-relevant findings, not solely traditional academic departments.
For applicants needing help accessing the full solicitation, NIJ provided a contact point through the Office of Justice Programs via the email VAWResearch@ojp.usdoj.gov, listed under program administrator contact information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NIJ FY 14 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dating Abuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults?
It was a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2014-3742) intended to support a single postdoctoral fellow to conduct research on dating abuse involving adolescents and young adults.
What was the main goal of this fellowship?
The central purpose was to advance evidence and understanding of relationship violence during a key developmental period, producing rigorous findings that can inform criminal justice, public health, and prevention efforts related to teen and young adult dating violence.
How many awards did NIJ expect to make?
NIJ expected to make one award.
How much funding was available?
The estimated total funding amount was $300,000.
Was the award amount flexible (a range), or fixed?
It was presented as a single fixed-size award: both the award ceiling and the award floor were listed as $300,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.
What program area or portfolio did the fellowship fall under?
The fellowship sat within NIJ's research, evaluation, and development portfolio and was associated with CFDA 16.560.
What activity category was this opportunity listed under?
The activity category was listed under law, justice, and legal services.
What topics did NIJ want the postdoctoral research to address?
The focus was on dating abuse involving adolescents and young adults, with an emphasis on generating evidence that improves understanding of relationship violence and supports policy and prevention decision-making.
Did NIJ prefer analysis of existing data, new data collection, or either?
NIJ specifically emphasized work that either analyzes existing datasets or gathers new empirical data.
What were NIJ's measurement-related research priorities?
A major emphasis was on improving measurement, including testing behavioral measures of adolescent dating abuse victimization and perpetration. NIJ highlighted concerns that traditional or overly broad survey items may miss key behaviors, misclassify experiences, or fail to capture nuances such as coercion, control, and aggression in youth relationships.
What did NIJ mean by studying patterns of abuse "within relationships and across multiple relationships"?
NIJ was interested not only in whether abuse occurs, but how it changes over time and across partners. This includes examining stability and change, and whether abusive behaviors repeat, escalate, or desist as young people move through different partnerships and developmental stages.
Did the solicitation encourage approaches beyond individual risk factors?
Yes. It encouraged innovative methodologies that look beyond individual-level risk factors to examine contextual influences.
What contextual influences did NIJ explicitly mention?
Examples explicitly mentioned included financial independence, social networks, and gender dynamics.
Why were social networks and gender dynamics highlighted?
The solicitation signaled interest in how social environments and gender expectations may shape vulnerability, perpetration, and the meaning of behaviors within relationships, including the role of peer influence, network effects, situational contexts, and social norms.
What age range did NIJ emphasize for the transition to adulthood?
NIJ expressed particular interest in research during the transition to adulthood, defined as approximately ages 16 to 24.
Could studies include college students?
Yes. NIJ explicitly noted that studies may include college students, reflecting interest in dating abuse across secondary school and early adult settings.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on February 12, 2014, and the application deadline was April 28, 2014.
What was the archive date?
The archive date was May 28, 2014.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included individuals as well as many organization types, including public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities), state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, special district governments, and for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits).
Did eligibility require being part of a university or academic department?
No. The eligibility list indicates NIJ was open to proposals from many settings capable of supporting postdoctoral research and producing policy-relevant findings, not only traditional academic departments.
What kind of research outputs was NIJ trying to support?
The solicitation emphasized rigorous findings that can inform criminal justice, public health, and prevention efforts related to teen and young adult dating violence.
How could applicants request help accessing the full solicitation or get program-related assistance?
NIJ provided a program administrator contact through the Office of Justice Programs via email at VAWResearch@ojp.usdoj.gov.
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