NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes | NIJ 2018 13961

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The NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2018 13961) is a discretionary research grant issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. It was created on February 27, 2018, with an original closing date of May 3, 2018. The program is designed to fund research and evaluation work that strengthens the knowledge base around hate crime perpetration and victimization, and to translate that knowledge into practical improvements for prevention, intervention, investigation, and prosecution.

The central aim of the solicitation is to support rigorous studies that explain how and why hate crimes occur and what can be done to reduce both offending and the damage inflicted on victims and communities. NIJ highlights four priority research areas. First, it seeks studies that clarify motivations and pathways to hate crime offending, meaning research that looks at the drivers of bias-motivated violence or intimidation and how individuals progress into committing these crimes. Second, it invites evaluations of programs targeted at hate crime offenders to determine whether those interventions actually reduce reoffending, emphasizing an evidence-based approach rather than assumptions about what should work. Third, NIJ calls for evaluations of programs that work with victims of hate crimes and their communities, focusing on whether these approaches reduce harms such as trauma, fear, social disruption, and broader community impacts that can follow a hate crime incident. Fourth, it requests research that produces actionable information to improve investigative and prosecutorial outcomes, which can include identifying barriers to reporting, evidence collection challenges, case attrition points, and practices that lead to stronger case handling and better justice outcomes. While these four themes are the explicit focus, NIJ also signals flexibility by noting that other well-justified research proposals related to hate crimes will be considered.

The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity categories span law, justice, and legal services as well as science, technology, and other research and development. The relevant CFDA number is 16.560. NIJ anticipated making about two awards under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000, indicating support for relatively substantial projects that may involve multi-year data collection, program evaluation designs, or complex mixed-method studies.

Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of potential applicants capable of conducting or supporting research and evaluation. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); individuals; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. This wide eligibility suggests NIJ is open to applications from academic researchers, research firms, community organizations partnering with evaluators, and governmental or tribal entities that can provide access to data, programs, and operational settings relevant to hate crime prevention and response.

Overall, the opportunity is positioned as an evidence-building initiative aimed at producing practical, policy-relevant findings: deeper understanding of offender behavior and radicalization or bias pathways, credible evaluations of offender-focused and victim/community-focused interventions, and research that helps law enforcement and prosecutors investigate and pursue hate crime cases more effectively.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 03, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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