NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts, Fiscal Year 2022
National Institute of Justice · O-NIJ-2022-171012
Closed
Award Range
$0 – $3.0M
Total Program Funding
$3.0M
Expected Awards
1
Deadline
January 13, 2022
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts, Fiscal Year 2022. National Institute of Justice. The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration... up to $3,000,000 per award; $3,000,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.
Who Should Apply
City/township governments, Special district governments, Other eligible entities, State governments, County governments (+10 more)
Who Should NOT Apply
Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above
Key Requirements (Plain English)
•For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto R...
•Deadline: 2022-01-13
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What This Grant Funds
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
With this solicitation, NIJ, in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), seeks applications for funding to conduct a multisite impact and cost-efficiency evaluation of veterans treatment courts (VTCs). NIJ proposes to make one award as a cooperative agreement under this solicitation. The awardee will lead a cross-site evaluation involving court and research partners in up to six VTCs across the U.S. Incorporating experimental design and other research methods, the process, impact, and cost study will examine:
Program impact on relapse, recidivism, and other outcomes
For whom are programs effective
Which program elements are effective
Whether programs are cost-efficient
Topics of interest include veterans with violent offense histories, mental health and comorbidity, leveraging technology, peer mentoring, and equitable service access. The 5-year period of performance will begin with a planning phase to confirm the research protocol including VTC site selection.
In the case of partnerships that will involve the use of federal award funds by multiple partnering agencies to carry out the proposed project, only one entity/partnering agency may be the applicant (as is the case with any application submitted in response to this solicitation); any others must be proposed as subrecipients.
This solicitation supports DOJ Strategic Objective 3.1: Combat violent crime, promote safe communities, and uphold the rights of victims of crime. It also supports the National Institute of Justice Courts Strategic Research Plan, 2020-2024.
NIJ plans to post on its website a webinar that will provide information on the cross-site evaluation, research solicitation, and research partner site eligibility.
For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.
Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply. Federal agencies are eligible to apply. (Any award made to a federal agency will be made as an inter-agency reimbursable agreement.)
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Eligible Applicant Types
City/Township GovernmentsSpecial District GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)State GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsIndependent School DistrictsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Public And Indian Housing AuthoritiesOther Tribal OrganizationsPublic Colleges & UniversitiesFor-Profit OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsSmall Businesses
Funding Details
Maximum Award
$3.0M
Total Program Funding
$3.0M
Expected Number of Awards
1
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
cooperative_agreement
Key Dates
Posted:October 29, 2021
Application Deadline:January 13, 2022 (0 days remaining)
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