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O-NIJ-2023-171855: NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: Evaluation of the Quality and Effectiveness of Technical Assistance Provided to Second Chance Act Grantees

Closed Closed August 11, 2023 Opportunity O-NIJ-2023-171855 ☆ Save

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.

• Award ceiling$320,000
• Total funding$320,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Only the applicant that received an official invitation letter from NIJ is able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for the eligibility requirements.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants awards averaged $596,032; this notice allows up to $320,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (45% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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 address the mandate required in Section 507(a)(6), an evaluation of "[t]he quality and effectiveness of technical assistance provided by the Department of Justice to grantees for implementing such programs." Statutory Authority: The First Step Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat 5194, 5235-37, § 507 (codified at 34 U.S.C. § 60501 Note)); 34 U.S.C. § 60555; Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); 28 U.S.C. § 530C.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.