NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2015 4052) was a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) focused on building credible evidence about what actually works to reduce firearms-related violence. The main purpose of the solicitation was to fund rigorous research and evaluation projects that can accurately measure the effects of real-world programs, practices, and policies intended to prevent or reduce violence involving firearms, with the broader goal of strengthening the national knowledge base and improving public safety.

The solicitation was intentionally broad about what kinds of firearms violence reduction strategies could be studied, as long as the proposed work had strong potential to produce valid findings about impacts. NIJ highlighted that relevant efforts could come from many angles, including law enforcement strategies, prosecution-focused approaches, prevention initiatives, public health interventions, and public policy measures. In practical terms, this meant applicants could propose evaluations of interventions ranging from policing and deterrence models to community-based prevention, hospital- or public health-linked approaches, or policy changes, provided the research design could credibly estimate effects.

In terms of funding, NIJ anticipated making about three awards under this competition. The estimated total funding available was $1.5 million, with an award ceiling of $500,000 and an award floor of $1,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowered the barrier for organizations that might not have additional funds to contribute. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the program fell under the funding activity category of Information and Statistics. The relevant CFDA number was 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants).

Eligibility was expansive and included a wide range of potential applicants across the public, nonprofit, academic, and private sectors. Eligible entities included state, county, city/township, special district, and independent school district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profit entities); and even individuals. This broad eligibility aligned with NIJ's interest in supporting evaluations wherever promising firearms violence reduction work was happening, whether led by government agencies, universities, community organizations, or private research partners.

The timeline for the opportunity was straightforward. It was posted and created on January 27, 2015, and it closed on April 27, 2015, with an archive date of May 27, 2015. For applicants who needed help accessing the full announcement or had programmatic questions, the solicitation listed a program contact: Phelan Wyrick, Director of NIJ's Crime and Crime Prevention Research Division, at (202) 353-9254.

Overall, the grant was designed to push the field toward better evidence on firearms violence reduction by investing in studies that go beyond describing programs and instead carefully test whether and how those programs change outcomes. The emphasis throughout was on evaluation quality and impact measurement, so that findings could inform policy and practice decisions aimed at reducing gun violence and improving community safety.

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