NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship
Posted: Mar 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closes: 05/19/2026
Funding Information
Estimated Total Funding
$1,000,000
Award Ceiling
$180,000
Expected Number of Awards
8
Description
This NOFO seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, protecting the border, enforcing the law, promoting public safety, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. This furthers the DOJ mission by increasing the pool of researchers who are engaged in providing science-based solutions to problems relevant to criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States.
Synopsis
This NOFO seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, protecting the border, enforcing the law, promoting public safety, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. This furthers the DOJ mission by increasing the pool of researchers who are engaged in providing science-based solutions to problems relevant to criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
Funding Activity Categories
CFDA Numbers
- 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
Contact Information
Agency: National Institute of Justice
Contact: National Institute of Justice
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-616-5314
For assistance with the requirements of this funding opportunity: OJP Response Center Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only) Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday For assistance with SAM.gov (registration/renewal): SAM.gov Help Desk Web: SAM.gov Help Desk (Federal Service Desk) Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday–Friday, except on federal holidays For assistance with Grants.gov (registration, submission of the Application for Federal Assistance SF-424): Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline Phone: 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035 Email: support@grants.gov Web: Grants.gov Customer Support Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays For assistance with JustGrants (registration, submission of full application): JustGrants Service Desk Phone: 833-872-5175 Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov Hours of operation: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For procedures related to unforeseen technical issues beyond the control of the applicant that impact submission by the deadlines, see Experiencing Technical Issues.
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Additional Information
Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 1
Last Updated: Mar 25, 2026 01:56:49 PM EDT
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