National Institute of Justice seeks research proposals

The National Institute of Justice, the research, development and evaluation agency for the U.S. Department of Justice, has announced that funding amounts for this year's NIJ Crime and Justice Research solicitation have increased and are oriented around strategic objectives.

The agency is looking for innovative proposals in the areas of: predicting changes in crime; human trafficking; terrorism with a special focus on radicalization pathways and programs to interdict financial support; preventing gang crime; improving prosecution and defense in the United States; and identifying specific components of successful re-entry programs. Precedent-setting proposals that fall outside of these strategic objectives will also be considered. Such proposals should break new ground on issues of key significance to policy and practice.

Up to $10 million may be available for research that has clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice. Click here for more information. Proposals are due: April 9, 2009. View a copy of the solicitation.

NIJ's open solicitation topic areas and proposal deadlines:

• Technology Research and Development for Law Enforcement and Corrections (due: March 2)
• Social Science Research on Wrongful Conviction (due: March 16)
• Adult Drug Court Research to Practice Initiative (due: March 26)
• Research and Evaluation on Sexual Violence and Teen Dating Violence (due: March 30)
• Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals and Residents of Residential Care Facilities (due: April 10)