Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2012 3215
Apply for NIJ 2012 3215
- 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 "Research and Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime" 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 Apr 4, 2012 and posted on Apr 4, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2012. (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 1 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 Research and Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2012 3215) invited proposals for criminal justice research focused on metropolitan and suburban crime issues using municipal operations datasets. The core idea behind the solicitation was to move beyond single-agency or single-city studies by encouraging researchers to work with the kinds of administrative data that cities and local agencies generate every day, and to test whether those datasets can be meaningfully combined within a jurisdiction and across multiple jurisdictions. NIJ framed this as an important public safety need because law enforcement and local governments are dealing with changing crime patterns in large metro areas, and better integrated data can help describe, explain, and potentially anticipate those shifts.
The opportunity emphasized feasibility and research value in leveraging multiple datasets from various agencies, which implies attention to practical questions such as data access, standardization, data quality, governance, privacy protections, and the technical steps needed to link records that were originally created for operational purposes rather than research. Applicants were expected to propose research that uses municipal operations data to examine criminal justice problems in urban and suburban environments, with an eye toward producing findings and methods that can strengthen decision-making and provide law enforcement and other stakeholders with more effective analytical tools. Because the solicitation specifically highlighted combining datasets "both within and across jurisdictions," it signaled interest in cross-agency integration (for example, police, courts, corrections, probation, emergency services, or other city departments) and cross-site comparisons that help distinguish what is unique to one locality from what is broadly generalizable across metro regions.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant program under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) and fell under a research and evaluation funding activity category. NIJ anticipated making one award. The posting date and creation date were April 4, 2012, with an application closing date of May 31, 2012, and an archive date of August 31, 2012. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that would have appeared in the full solicitation. No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated. The listing showed award floor and ceiling values as 0, which typically indicates that the specific funding amount details were provided in the full solicitation rather than summarized in the public listing.
The legal authority cited for the program included Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202) and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112 55). For programmatic questions, NIJ provided points of contact within the agency, including Social Science Analysts Eric D. Martin (202 514 9588, Eric.D.Martin@usdoj.gov), Brett Chapman (202 514 2187, Brett.Chapman@usdoj.gov), and Joel Hunt (202 616 8111, Joel.Hunt@usdoj.gov). For submission and technical support related to Grants.gov, applicants were directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline (800 518 4726 or 606 545 5035) or support@grants.gov, with support available 24/7 except federal holidays.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this NIJ grant?
The opportunity is titled Research and Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime, and the Funding Opportunity Number is NIJ 2012 3215.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The solicitation invited proposals for criminal justice research focused on metropolitan and suburban crime issues using municipal operations datasets. NIJ emphasized moving beyond single-agency or single-city studies by encouraging researchers to work with administrative data generated by cities and local agencies and to test whether those datasets can be meaningfully combined.
What types of data were applicants expected to use?
Applicants were expected to propose research that uses municipal operations data, meaning administrative datasets produced through everyday operations of cities and local agencies (as opposed to data collected solely for research purposes).
What kind of research approach did NIJ encourage?
NIJ encouraged research that goes beyond a single source by exploring whether multiple administrative datasets can be integrated within a jurisdiction and also combined across multiple jurisdictions to strengthen understanding of crime patterns in metropolitan regions.
Why did NIJ describe integrated municipal data as an important public safety need?
NIJ framed this as important because law enforcement and local governments are dealing with changing crime patterns in large metro areas, and better integrated data can help describe, explain, and potentially anticipate those shifts.
What does it mean that the opportunity aimed to move beyond single-agency or single-city studies?
It means NIJ was seeking studies that do not rely on just one agency's data or one city's context, but instead evaluate how combining operational datasets can produce findings that are more informative and potentially more generalizable.
Did NIJ emphasize feasibility as well as research value?
Yes. The opportunity emphasized both feasibility and research value in leveraging multiple datasets from various agencies, implying attention to practical implementation issues alongside the research questions.
What practical data challenges were implied by the solicitation?
The solicitation implied applicants should pay attention to issues such as data access, standardization, data quality, governance, privacy protections, and the technical steps needed to link records that were originally created for operational purposes.
Was cross-agency data integration specifically of interest?
Yes. By highlighting combining datasets within jurisdictions, NIJ signaled interest in integrating data across agencies, such as police, courts, corrections, probation, emergency services, or other city departments.
Was cross-jurisdictional work specifically of interest?
Yes. The solicitation specifically highlighted combining datasets both within and across jurisdictions, signaling interest in cross-site comparisons that can help distinguish what is unique to one locality versus what may be broadly generalizable across metro regions.
What kinds of outcomes or deliverables did NIJ appear to want from funded work?
The solicitation emphasized producing findings and methods that can strengthen decision-making and provide law enforcement and other stakeholders with more effective analytical tools.
What type of funding mechanism was this?
This was a discretionary grant program under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants), and it fell under a research and evaluation funding activity category.
How many awards did NIJ anticipate making?
NIJ anticipated making one award.
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 clarifications that would have appeared in the full solicitation.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated in the information provided.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
Posting/creation date: April 4, 2012
Application closing date: May 31, 2012
Archive date: August 31, 2012
What were the award floor and ceiling amounts?
The listing showed award floor and ceiling values as 0, which typically indicates the specific funding amount details were provided in the full solicitation rather than summarized in the public listing.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number was 16.560.
What legal authority was cited for this program?
The legal authority cited included Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202) and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112 55).
Who could applicants contact for programmatic questions?
NIJ provided the following programmatic contacts:
- Eric D. Martin, Social Science Analyst: 202 514 9588, Eric.D.Martin@usdoj.gov
- Brett Chapman, Social Science Analyst: 202 514 2187, Brett.Chapman@usdoj.gov
- Joel Hunt, Social Science Analyst: 202 616 8111, Joel.Hunt@usdoj.gov
Who could applicants contact for Grants.gov submission or technical support?
Applicants were directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800 518 4726 or 606 545 5035, or by email at support@grants.gov. Support was available 24/7 except federal holidays.
What does it mean that this was a research and evaluation funding activity?
Based on the information provided, NIJ categorized the solicitation under a research and evaluation activity, meaning the focus was on generating research findings and evaluating issues related to metropolitan and suburban crime using operational municipal datasets.
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