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O-NIJ-2023-171823: NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF)

Closed Closed July 17, 2023 Opportunity O-NIJ-2023-171823

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime: Gangs and Organized Criminal Groups (Domestic and Transnational) (O-NIJ-2026-172806). Status: Closes November 30, 2026 (23 days left). It is in our archive of National Institute of Justice notices from 2023.

National Institute of Justice offered grants of up to $300,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on July 17, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 10, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

National Institute of Justice has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-NIJ-2022-171376June 23, 2022Closed June 30, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedJuly 10, 2023
DeadlineJuly 17, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Only the applicants that received an official invitation letter from NIJ are able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for the eligibility requirements. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to support two (2) AAAS STPF fellows at NIJ. The AAAS STPF fellows, as mutually agreed, will be assigned responsibilities across NIJ’s science offices depending on the interests of the science offices and the interests of the fellows. Regardless of placement, the fellows will have the opportunity to work across offices. The fellows will have opportunities to engage in a range of science (including social and behavioral science), technology, engineering, and mathematics research development and evaluation projects. Statutory Authority: Pub. L. No. 90-351, title I, secs. 201-203 (codified at 34 USC 10121-10123); Pub. L. No. 107-296, title II, subtit. C, secs. 231-235 (codified at 6 USC 161-165); 28 USC 530C.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants (16.560) awarded $228 million across 383 grant awards, an average of $596,032 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Research Triangle InstituteNorth Carolina20$26.9 million
The Cna CorporationVirginia12$19.1 million
National Opinion Research CenterIllinois7$7.0 million
Michigan State University FoundationMichigan7$6.8 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania2$5.0 million

Top states: Virginia ($38.5 million), North Carolina ($31.7 million), Illinois ($14.8 million), Florida ($12.7 million), District of Columbia ($12.5 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-NIJ-2026-172806, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is O-NIJ-2023-171823 still open?

No. It closed on July 17, 2023. A newer notice is open: O-NIJ-2026-172806, closes November 30, 2026 (23 days left).

Who can apply for NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF)?

National Institute of Justice accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF)?

Closed July 17, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each. About $300,000 in total for one award.

Who has won National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Research Triangle Institute, The Cna Corporation, National Opinion Research Center. The program made 383 awards worth $228 million in that time.

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