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O-NIJ-2024-171984: NIJ FY24 Measurement of Community Perceptions

Closed Closed May 2, 2024 Opportunity O-NIJ-2024-171984

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 2024.

National Institute of Justice offered grants of up to $1.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 2, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 16, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 16, 2024
DeadlineMay 2, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Units of local government

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for research on, and demonstration projects of, improved approaches to measuring community perceptions of policing and public safety. Specifically, NIJ seeks to fund research that develops and tests innovative methods to provide representative samples that are accurate across microgeographic areas, cost-effective, able to be implemented frequently, and scalable for use in municipalities of various sizes.

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-2024-171984 still open?

No. It closed on May 2, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-NIJ-2026-172806, closes November 30, 2026 (23 days left).

Who can apply for NIJ FY24 Measurement of Community Perceptions?

National Institute of Justice accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for NIJ FY24 Measurement of Community Perceptions?

Closed May 2, 2024. 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 $1.0 million each. About $1.0 million in total across about 5 awards.

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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