Opportunity Information: Apply for NIJ 2012 3089
Apply for NIJ 2012 3089
- 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 Violence Against Women Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 27, 2012 and posted on Jan 27, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 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 4 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 Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence" (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2012 3089) is a discretionary, grant-based funding program focused on strengthening the evidence base around how the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence, stalking, and adolescent relationship abuse (teen dating violence). The overall goal is to support applied research and evaluation that can produce practical findings for law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and allied victim service systems, particularly in areas where current practices may not adequately meet victim needs or where specific strategies require rigorous testing.
For sexual violence, NIJ is specifically looking for studies that examine and improve the criminal justice response in several targeted ways. One major focus is understanding how the system responds to underserved populations, meaning victim groups who may face unique barriers to reporting, investigation, or services, or whose experiences are often underrepresented in research and policy. Another focus is the development and testing of measurement instruments with diverse populations, which points to a need for tools such as surveys, screening instruments, interview protocols, or assessment measures that are valid and reliable across different communities rather than only within narrow samples. NIJ is also seeking evaluations of innovative interventions designed to improve the initial criminal justice response to victims of sexual violence, emphasizing early-stage actions such as first responder practices, initial reporting and intake, investigative steps at the outset of a case, victim engagement approaches, and coordination between agencies at the point where victims first interact with the system. The emphasis on "testing" suggests NIJ wants designs that can credibly assess whether an intervention works, not just describe it.
For stalking, the solicitation identifies two priority research directions. First, NIJ encourages evaluations of offender interventions that are tailored specifically to stalking behavior when the stalking is committed by a current or former intimate partner. This is an important distinction because intimate partner stalking often involves ongoing access, coercive control dynamics, and heightened safety risks, and interventions designed for other offender types may not translate well. Second, NIJ is interested in research on law enforcement and prosecutorial actions related to particular stalking issues. This can include how stalking complaints are identified and documented, how evidence is collected and preserved (including digital evidence), decision-making around arrest and charging, use of protective orders and enforcement strategies, and how specific legal or procedural challenges affect case progression. The framing signals an interest in practical system actions and decision points that influence victim safety and offender accountability.
For teen dating violence, described here as adolescent relationship abuse, NIJ is seeking applications specifically to fund additional waves of data collection for existing longitudinal projects. In other words, the program is not primarily asking for brand-new teen dating violence studies from scratch; it is encouraging researchers who already have ongoing multi-wave studies to extend them with new follow-up data. This typically reflects the value of longitudinal evidence for understanding how adolescent relationship abuse develops over time, what predicts risk or resilience, and what longer-term outcomes look like for victims and perpetrators. Additional data waves can strengthen statistical power, capture developmental transitions, and allow researchers to test changes in behavior, exposure, and consequences across adolescence and into young adulthood.
Administratively, the program is categorized as "Research and Evaluation" and is open eligibility ("unrestricted"), meaning it is broadly available to many entity types as long as they meet any requirements in the full solicitation. NIJ anticipated making about four awards under this announcement. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed. The opportunity was posted January 27, 2012, with an application deadline of April 26, 2012, and it was later archived on June 30, 2012. The listing shows award ceiling and floor as 0, which commonly indicates that specific funding ranges were not captured in the summary record and would need to be confirmed in the full solicitation document.
For applicant support and topic alignment, NIJ provided direct contacts tied to the subject areas. Questions related to sexual violence and stalking were directed to Bethany Backes (202 305 4419, Bethany.Backes@usdoj.gov), while questions related to teen dating violence were directed to Carrie Mulford (202 307 2959, Carrie.Mulford@usdoj.gov). The announcement also references an additional information link to the full solicitation, which would contain detailed requirements such as allowable costs, deliverables, expected research designs, human subjects protections, data archiving expectations, and application components.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this NIJ grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NIJ 2012 3089.
3) What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to strengthen the evidence base on how the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence, stalking, and adolescent relationship abuse (teen dating violence), with an emphasis on applied research and evaluation that produces practical findings for law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and allied victim service systems.
4) What type of program is this?
This is a discretionary, grant-based program categorized as "Research and Evaluation."
5) Who is the intended audience for the findings from funded work?
NIJ highlights practical usefulness for law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and allied victim service systems, especially where current practices may not adequately meet victim needs or where strategies require rigorous testing.
6) What subject areas does the solicitation cover?
The solicitation covers three topic areas: sexual violence, stalking, and teen dating violence (adolescent relationship abuse).
7) What kinds of projects are encouraged for sexual violence?
NIJ specifically describes interest in studies that improve the criminal justice response to sexual violence, including work focused on underserved populations, development and testing of measurement instruments with diverse populations, and evaluations of innovative interventions aimed at improving the initial (early-stage) criminal justice response to victims.
8) What does NIJ mean by focusing on "underserved populations" in sexual violence research?
Based on the description provided, underserved populations refers to victim groups that may face unique barriers to reporting, investigation, or services, or whose experiences are often underrepresented in research and policy.
9) What are "measurement instruments" in the context of this solicitation?
Measurement instruments can include tools such as surveys, screening instruments, interview protocols, or assessment measures. NIJ signals interest in instruments that can be shown to be valid and reliable across diverse populations, not just within narrow samples.
10) What kinds of sexual violence interventions does NIJ want evaluated?
The solicitation emphasizes evaluations of innovative interventions that improve the initial criminal justice response. This includes early-stage actions such as first responder practices, initial reporting and intake, early investigative steps, victim engagement approaches, and coordination between agencies at the first points of system contact.
11) Does NIJ expect rigorous testing rather than descriptive work?
Yes. The opportunity description emphasizes "testing" and notes that NIJ is interested in designs that can credibly assess whether an intervention works, not only describe it.
12) What are the stalking research priorities under this opportunity?
Two stalking priority directions are described: (1) evaluations of offender interventions tailored specifically to stalking by a current or former intimate partner, and (2) research on law enforcement and prosecutorial actions related to particular stalking issues.
13) What does "intimate partner stalking" mean in this context?
In the opportunity description, intimate partner stalking refers to stalking committed by a current or former intimate partner. The description notes this context can involve ongoing access, coercive control dynamics, and heightened safety risks, which may mean interventions designed for other offender types do not translate well.
14) What law enforcement and prosecutorial actions related to stalking does NIJ mention?
The description lists examples such as how stalking complaints are identified and documented, how evidence is collected and preserved (including digital evidence), decision-making around arrest and charging, use and enforcement of protective orders, and how legal or procedural challenges affect case progression.
15) What is NIJ looking for in teen dating violence (adolescent relationship abuse) proposals?
NIJ is seeking applications to fund additional waves of data collection for existing longitudinal projects. The description indicates the program is not primarily seeking brand-new teen dating violence studies; it is encouraging extensions of ongoing multi-wave studies through new follow-up data collection.
16) Does this opportunity support brand-new teen dating violence studies?
Based on the description provided, NIJ is specifically encouraging additional waves of data collection for existing longitudinal projects rather than primarily requesting new studies started from scratch.
17) Why does NIJ emphasize additional waves of longitudinal data for teen dating violence?
The description explains that longitudinal evidence helps researchers understand how adolescent relationship abuse develops over time, what predicts risk or resilience, and what longer-term outcomes look like. Additional waves can strengthen statistical power, capture developmental transitions, and support analysis of changes across adolescence and into young adulthood.
18) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "unrestricted" (open eligibility), meaning it is broadly available to many entity types, subject to any requirements described in the full solicitation.
19) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed in the provided summary.
20) How many awards did NIJ anticipate making?
NIJ anticipated making about four awards under this announcement.
21) What are the posted and deadline dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted January 27, 2012, and the application deadline was April 26, 2012.
22) Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The listing indicates it was archived on June 30, 2012.
23) What is the award ceiling and floor?
The summary listing shows the award ceiling and floor as 0. The description notes this commonly indicates specific funding ranges were not captured in the summary record and would need to be confirmed in the full solicitation document.
24) Who should applicants contact with questions about sexual violence or stalking topics?
Questions related to sexual violence and stalking were directed to Bethany Backes at (202) 305-4419 or Bethany.Backes@usdoj.gov.
25) Who should applicants contact with questions about teen dating violence topics?
Questions related to teen dating violence were directed to Carrie Mulford at (202) 307-2959 or Carrie.Mulford@usdoj.gov.
26) Where can applicants find detailed requirements not included in the summary?
The announcement references an additional information link to the full solicitation. That document would contain detailed requirements such as allowable costs, deliverables, expected research designs, human subjects protections, data archiving expectations, and application components.
27) What kinds of details are likely addressed only in the full solicitation?
Based on the description provided, details expected in the full solicitation include allowable costs, deliverables, expected research designs, human subjects protections, data archiving expectations, and required application components.
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