National Institute of Justice
Federal agency · 17 grants in this directory · 1 currently open
The National Institute of Justice is a United States federal agency that supports research and development in criminal justice and public safety. It funds research and evaluation projects addressing topics including forensic science, policing practices, corrections, human trafficking, youth justice, artificial intelligence applications, crime data collection, and the nexus between drugs, firearms, and violence. State and local government agencies, research institutions, and other organizations working in criminal justice and public safety apply for this funding.
Open grants (0)
No grants from National Institute of Justice are open right now. Past opportunities are listed below, and this page updates as new ones are published.
Closed grants (17)
These are no longer accepting applications. They stay listed because past opportunities show what this funder supports.
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women$0 – $3.7M · Closed May 14, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older Adults$0 – $1.6M · Closed May 19, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship$0 – $180K · Closed May 19, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Forensic Science Systems$0 – $2M · Closed June 2, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Corrections$0 – $3M · Closed June 2, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Development of Innovations in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes$0 – $12.5M · Closed June 2, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on School Safety$0 – $5M · Closed June 3, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories$0 – $1.5M · Closed June 3, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking$0 – $3M · Closed June 8, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Nexus with Firearms and Violence$0 – $2M · Closed June 8, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices$0 – $5M · Closed June 9, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics$0 – $4M · Closed June 10, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technology Implementation and Impact for Law Enforcement Purposes$0 – $3M · Closed June 15, 2026
- NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Criminal Justice Purposes$0 – $2.5M · Closed June 15, 2026
- NIJ FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program$0 – $1.4M · Closed July 29, 2026
- NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime$0 – $1.5M · Closed August 14, 2026
- NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data$0 – $2M · Closed August 28, 2026
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