OMB No. 1121-0329 

Approval Expires  12/31/2023 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Office of Justice Programs 

National Institute of Justice 

NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women 

Assistance Listing Number #  16.560 

Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-NIJ-2022-171197 

Solicitation Release Date: March 11, 2022 8:00 AM 

Version:  2 

Grants.gov Deadline:  April 26, 2022 11:59 PM 

Application JustGrants Deadline: May 10, 2022 8:59 PM 

Overview 

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), is 

seeking applications for funding to support the development of objective and independent knowledge and 

validated tools to reduce violence against women, promote justice for victims of crime, and enhance criminal 

justice responses. This solicitation furthers the DOJ’s mission by supporting the development of new knowledge 

and tools to address the challenges of crime and justice in the United States. 

This solicitation incorporates the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by reference. The OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide provides guidance to applicants for the preparation and submission to OJP of applications for 

funding. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, 

the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision. 

Solicitation Categories 

This solicitation does not include Solicitation Categories. 

Eligible Applicants: 

City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, 

Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal 

organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 

IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other 

than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled 

institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special 

district governments, State governments, Other 

Other 

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, 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 eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant 

funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s 

use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force 

policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification 

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requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a 

subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit 

https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe 

Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. 

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. 

NIJ will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only 

one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). For additional 

information on subawards, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. 

NIJ may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2022 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, 

among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. 

Contact Information 

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline 

at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support 

Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. 

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact 

the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk 

operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal 

holidays. 

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 

800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP 

Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday–Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 

8:00 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. 

Submission Information 

Applications will be submitted to DOJ in two steps: 

Step 1: Applicants must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance 

standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) form when they register in Grants.gov 

at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a 

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal. 

Beginning April 4, 2022, the Federal government will cease using the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number to uniquely identify entities. At that point, entities doing business with the Federal government will use a 

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) created in SAM.gov. If your entity is currently registered in SAM.gov, your UEI has 

already been assigned and is viewable in SAM.gov. This includes inactive registrations. For additional 

information, see the Unique Entity Identifier Update and the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. 

Step 2: Applicants must then submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at 

JustGrants.usdoj.gov. To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the 

JustGrants application deadline. OJP encourages applicants to review the “How to Apply” section in the OJP 

Grant Application Resource Guide and the JustGrants website for more information, resources, and training. 

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Contents 

Contact Information 2 

Program Description 5 

Overview 5 

Statutory Authority 5 

Specific Information 5 

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 7 

Priority Areas 8 

Federal Award Information 9 

Awards, Amounts and Durations 9 

Continuation Funding Intent 9 

Availability of Funds 9 

Types of Awards 9 

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls 9 

Budget Information 9 

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement 10 

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) 10 

Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver 10 

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs 10 

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) 10 

Anticipated Number of Awards 11 

Maximum Dollar Amount for each Award 11 

Period of Performance Duration 11 

Eligibility Information 11 

Application and Submission Information 11 

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) 11 

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) 11 

Proposal Abstract 12 

Proposal Narrative 12 

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 14 

Budget and Associated Documentation 14 

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) 14 

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) 14 

Financial Management Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status) 15 

Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation 15 

Additional Application Components 15 

Curriculum Vitae or Resumes 15 

Tribal Authorizing Resolution 15 

Timeline Form 15 

Letters of Support 15 

Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement 15 

Bibliography/reference 15 

Any tools/instruments, questionnaires, tables/chart/graphs, or maps 15 

List of Individuals in the Application 15 

Human Subjects Protection 16 

Privacy Certificate 16 

Request to Use Incentives or Stipends 16 

Documentation of “New Investigator/Early Career” Status, if applicable 16 

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Consortium/Contractual Arrangements 16 

Data Archiving Plan 16 

Disclosures and Assurances 16 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 16 

DOJ Certified Standard Assurances 17 

Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items 17 

DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; 

and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 17 

Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High Risk Grantees (if applicable) 17 

How to Apply 17 

Submission Dates and Time 17 

Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues 17 

Application Review Information 18 

Review Criteria 18 

Review Process 19 

Federal Award Administration Information 20 

Federal Award Notices 20 

Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements 20 

Information Technology (IT) Security Clauses 20 

General Information about Post-Federal Award Reporting Requirements 20 

Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 21 

Other Information 21 

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a) 21 

Provide Feedback to OJP 21 

Performance Measures 21 

Application Checklist 22 

Endnotes 25 

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Program Description 

Overview 

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 proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to support the 

development of objective and independent knowledge and validated tools to reduce violence against women 

(VAW) (including violence against elderly women and American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls[1]), 

promote justice for victims of crime, and enhance criminal justice responses. For that reason, this solicitation 

seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of 

topics, including the crimes of domestic and family violence, homicide, intimate partner and dating violence, rape, 

sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, along with the associated criminal justice system response, 

procedures, and policies. 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, NIJ is interested in research responding to the following two categories: 1) evaluation 

research on VAW programs, models, practices and 2) VAW research. 

Letter of Intent: Applicants are encouraged to submit a letter of intent to apply to NIJsVAWFVResearch@ojp.usdoj.gov by April 15, 2022. The letter should be addressed to the NIJ Director using the 

following address: National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531 (Overnight 

20001). Submitting a letter of intent will not obligate a potential applicant to apply. Applicants who do not provide 

a letter of intent can still apply. 

Applications proposing research involving partnerships with criminal justice or other agencies, should include a 

strong letter of support, signed by an appropriate decision-making authority from each proposed partnering 

agency. A letter of support should include the partnering agency’s acknowledgement that the grant recipient will 

archive de-identified data derived from, provided to, or obtained through this project with the National Archive of 

Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) at the conclusion of the award. Applicants and their potential partners are 

encouraged to review the NACJD’s policies and protections at NACJD. If selected for an award, grantees will be 

expected to have a formal agreement in place with partnering agencies by January 1, 2023. That formal 

agreement must include a provision to meet the data archiving requirements of the award. 

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. 

Statutory Authority 

Any awards under this solicitation would be made under statutory authority provided by a full-year appropriations 

act for FY 2022. As of the writing of this solicitation, the Department of Justice is operating under a short-term 

"Continuing Resolution"; no full-year appropriation for the Department has been enacted for FY 2022. 

Specific Information 

NIJ’s Violence Against Women and Family Violence Research and Evaluation Program seeks to promote women 

and family members’ safety and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system’s 

response to such crimes. The program’s key objectives include estimating the scope of the problem, identifying 

causes and consequences, evaluating promising prevention and intervention programs, compiling and 

disseminating research findings, and partnering to promote and facilitate collaboration, coordination, and 

cooperation among a wide variety of disciplines. A broad range of topics is covered under this program that 

touches on a wide variety of public health and safety topics as well as criminal justice challenges, including the 

availability of legal and victim support services, the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs, and 

the impact of such crimes over time. 

NIJ is particularly interested in studies involving longitudinal research, survey, instrumentation, measure, scale 

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validation, and studies that include advanced statistical modeling, applied policy analysis, interdisciplinary 

research teams, and researcher-practitioner partnerships. In addition to welcoming original research, NIJ 

welcomes proposals to replicate seminal studies in the field. NIJ has a particular interest in supporting replication 

studies. Replication studies are vital for building scientific evidence about what works. An important contribution to 

the field would be to subject one of the programs in the NIJ-sponsored CrimeSolutions repository of scientific 

evaluations that is rated as “promising” or “effective” based on less-rigorous quasi-experimental research designs 

to a more rigorous random control trial (RCT), to see if the program still produces the intended effects. 

Category 1: Evaluation Research on Violence Against Women (VAW) Programs [2] 

NIJ is soliciting proposals under this category for high-quality RCTs focused on testing programs or interventions 

aimed at enhancing law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial responses to dating and intimate partner 

violence, domestic and family violence, sexual violence, and stalking, as well as programs or interventions aimed 

at improving victim engagement with the criminal justice system in the United States. The ultimate goal is to build 

credible evidence about improving outcomes and the number of rigorously tested interventions. NIJ is specifically 

interested in programs that are widely adopted in practice but lack rigorous evaluation or are growing in use and 

on track to become widely adopted but lack rigorous evaluation. 

Because RCT studies are a powerful, much-needed tool for building scientific evidence about what works, NIJ will 

give studies employing RCT methods to assess the effectiveness of programs and practices higher priority 

consideration. A robust RCT design should include a sufficiently large sample as shown through a power analysis 

and other elements needed to generate credible evidence about the intervention’s impact on one or more 

targeted outcomes. Proposals should specify the study’s primary outcome(s) of interest, how they will measure 

the outcome(s) and over what length of time, and when the randomization occurs (i.e., after individuals agree to 

participate in the experiment or at the point of intervention or service delivery). In addition, RCT designs should 

include measures to ensure low sample attrition, sufficient sample size, close adherence to random assignment, 

valid outcome measures, and statistical analyses. 

NIJ will only consider rigorous quasi-experimental designs under this category when random assignment is not 

feasible or ethical. However, the applicant must present a resounding case that an RCT is impossible and 

demonstrate that the proposed study will result in valid quasi-experimental findings. 

Evaluations that measure these interventions’ impact at different levels of the socio-ecological model (individual, 

interpersonal, community, society) are encouraged, including the cost-effectiveness of various components of 

these interventions. Cost-effectiveness studies will enable policymakers to determine what part of these 

programs, if any, can affordably be taken to scale and still effect the desired changes. 

Under this effort, NIJ’s goal is to build credible evidence about valid and effective measures that improve criminal 

justice outcomes, reduce violence against women, and promote justice for victims of crime. Accordingly, 

applicants should provide detailed information on how they will accomplish all tasks, including a multidisciplinary 

evaluation team, if applicable, and demonstrate clear support from related partners. 

Category 2: Research on VAW 

NIJ is soliciting VAW research proposals that examine: 

The frequency, nature, and causes of homicide and violent deaths of women and girls. NIJ encourages applicants 

to focus on in-depth contextual characteristics of female homicide cases (e.g., type of homicide [gender-related, 

intimate partner homicide, femicide, firearm], demographic information about the individuals involved, incident 

characteristics, situational contexts associated with these cases). Of particular importance are analyses that 

provide the distribution on a demographic and geographic basis (e.g., national, state, regional, county, 

reservation/non-reservation). NIJ will give applicants studying homicide and violent deaths of American Indian 

and Alaska Native women and girls higher priority consideration.[3] 

Campus climate and sexual violence experiences of students attending historically black colleges and universities 

(HBCU) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). NIJ is chiefly interested in studies using culturally relevant 

surveys that identify risk or protective factors for sexual violence for students attending these campuses. 

Risk for involvement in abusive romantic relationships. Of particular interest to NIJ is research supporting the 

effectiveness of policies and programs intended to prevent or respond to adolescent relationship abuse are 

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proposals examining how intervention and prevention efforts can be adapted or developed to better account for 

the full range of youth relationship experiences among different populations (e.g., American Indian and Alaska 

Native youth and young adults). 

Prevalence and barriers to seeking and receiving help among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 

queer/questioning, and two-spirited (LGBTQ2+) individuals and people/persons with disabilities who have 

experienced intimate partner and dating violence, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and stalking. Areas of interest 

include violence prevention and intervention for these populations. 

The use of technology to protect or deliver services to victims of domestic and family violence, intimate partner 

violence, sexual assault, and stalking. NIJ’s specific interests are location-based technologies, artificial 

intelligence, machine learning techniques, and the application of big data[4] to understand patterns and trends 

across large populations or time periods. NIJ’s interests include both research and technology development. 

The reporting, investigation, and prosecution of cases involving domestic and family violence (including violence 

against older women), intimate partner and dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. Areas of interest 

include but are not limited to case flow and attrition, decision-making, training, caseload and workload 

management, closure rates and characteristics, and the use and impact of technology. Interests include using 

technology for investigative and forensic purposes, caseload and workload management, and evidence tracking. 

Law enforcement and prosecution victim-centric and trauma-informed policies, procedures, protocols, and training 

pertaining to violence against women crimes. Interests include, but are not limited to, policies, procedures, 

protocols, and training regarding the use, or non-use, of body-worn cameras (BWC) in responding to these crimes 

and interviewing victims. Allowable work may involve replication and/or extension of BWC programs used 

specifically for intimate partner violence cases (e.g., https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/ratedprograms/742#summary). 

New Investigator/Early Career Opportunity 

NIJ is interested in supporting researchers who are early in their careers and new to NIJ’s research grant 

portfolios, specifically non-tenured assistant professors, or equivalent full-time staff scientist positions in a 

research institution, who propose research on topics relevant to NIJ’s Office of Research, Evaluation, and 

Technology (ORET). To that end, NIJ may, in appropriate circumstances, give special consideration in award 

decisions to applications proposing such researchers as principal investigators (PIs). To qualify, the proposed PI 

must at the time of application submission: 

Hold a non-tenured assistant professor appointment at an accredited institution of higher education in the 

United States or an equivalent full-time staff scientist position at a research institution in the United States. 

Have completed a terminal degree or post-graduate clinical training within the six (6) years prior to 

September 30, 2022. 

Have never previously received NIJ funding as a PI on a research award with the exception of Graduate 

Research Fellows or Data Resources Program grantees. 

If seeking to be considered for the New Investigator/Early Career Opportunity, the applicant should identify that 

they are submitting a New Investigator/Early Career proposal on the title page of the application. 

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 

Goals 

The ultimate goal of this solicitation is to inform formulation of strategies and practices to reduce VAW. 

Objectives 

This solicitation seeks to support the rigorous development of objective and independent knowledge and 

validated tools and disseminate them to stakeholders and policymakers to formulate strategies and practices to 

reduce VAW. 

Deliverables 

Final Research Report. Any recipient of an award under this solicitation will be expected to submit a final 

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research report. Additional information on the final research report requirement for the solicitation is posted on 

NIJ’s webpage. 

Required Data Sets and Associated Files and Documentation. Any recipient of an award under this solicitation 

will be expected to submit to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) all data sets that result in 

whole or in part from work funded by the award, along with associated files and any documentation necessary for 

future efforts by others to reproduce the project’s findings and/or to extend the scientific value of the data set 

through secondary analysis. 

In addition to these deliverables (and the required reports and data on performance measures), NIJ expects 

scholarly products to result from each award under this solicitation, taking the form of one or more published, 

peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles, and/or (if appropriate) law review journal articles, book chapter(s) or 

book(s) in the academic press, technological prototypes, patented inventions, or similar scientific products. NIJ 

expects that there will be an equal effort to make the research findings accessible to practitioner and policymaker 

audiences. 

Technology Prototype: An exemplar of any algorithm, method, software development kit, and training data set 

resulting from research and development activities funded under this solicitation will be delivered to NIJ at the end 

of the award for third-party evaluation, along with detailed implementation instructions. Documentation must 

include descriptions of algorithmic development and approaches to data collection. 

NIJ expects that there will be an equal effort to make the research findings accessible to practitioner and 

policymaker audiences through articles in trade publications, the development of training manuals, policy briefs, 

conferences, webinars, and articles for newspapers or magazines. 

The Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables are directly related to the performance measures that show the 

completed work’s results, as discussed under the Application and Submission Information section. 

Priority Areas 

The Department of Justice 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. 

Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal Government 

Consistent with this Executive Order, the term “underserved community” refers to a population sharing a 

particular characteristic, as well as a geographic community, that has been systematically denied a full 

opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life or whose members have been historically 

underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality. Such communities include, among others, Black 

people, Hispanics and Latino/a/e people, Native American and other Indigenous peoples of North America 

(including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. 

In support of Executive Order 13985, OJP will: 

A. Give priority consideration to applications that propose research project(s) that will address issues related 

to racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been 

historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality, when making award decisions. 

To receive this consideration, the applicant must describe how the proposed project(s) will address potential 

inequities and barriers to equal opportunity, and/or contribute to greater access to services for underserved 

and historically marginalized populations. 

B. Give priority consideration to applicants that can demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for 

implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because the applicant (or at least one proposed 

subrecipient that will receive at least 30% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget 

Worksheet and Budget Narrative) identifies as a culturally specific organization. To receive this additional 

priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a culturally specific organization (or funding the 

culturally specific subrecipient organization(s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project 

(s) and should also specify which culturally specific populations are intended or expected to be served or to 

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have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s). 

Culturally specific organizations are defined for purposes of this solicitation as private nonprofit or tribal 

organizations whose primary purpose as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to, among others, 

Black people, Hispanics and Latino/a/e people, Native American and other Indigenous peoples of North 

America (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and/or 

Pacific Islanders. 

Note: Addressing these priority areas is one of many factors that NIJ Director considers in making funding 

decisions. Receiving priority consideration for one or more priority areas is not a guarantee of an award. 

Federal Award Information 

Solicitation Categories 

This solicitation does not include Solicitation Categories. 

Awards, Amounts and Durations 

Period of Performance Start Date Period of Performance Duration (Months) 

1/1/23 12:00 AM 60 

Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under 

Solicitation 

$2,500,000.00 

Additional Information 

Please see Anticipated Number of Awards, Maximum 

Dollar Amount for each Award, and Period of 

Performance Duration sections below. 

Continuation Funding Intent 

NIJ may, in certain cases, provide additional funding in future years to awards made under this solicitation 

through continuation awards. NIJ will consider, among other factors, NIJ’s strategic priorities, a recipient’s overall 

management of the award, and the award-funded work’s progress, when making continuation award decisions. 

Availability of Funds 

This solicitation, and awards (if any are made) under this solicitation, are subject to the availability of appropriated 

funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by the agency or by law.  In 

addition, nothing in this solicitation is intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or 

procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or 

entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. 

Types of Awards 

NIJ expects to make awards under this solicitation as grants and cooperative agreements. Cooperative 

agreements provide for OJP to have substantial involvement in carrying out award activities. See the 

“Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide for a brief discussion of important statutes, regulations, and award conditions that apply to many (or in 

some cases, all) OJP grants and cooperative agreements. 

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls 

Award recipients and subrecipients (including recipients or subrecipients that are pass-through entities) must, as 

described in the Part 200 Uniform Requirements as set out at 2 C.F.R. 200.303, comply with standards for 

financial and program management. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information. 

Budget Information 

If the applicant is proposing a project that reasonably could be conducted in discrete phases, with each phase 

resulting in completion of one or more significant, defined milestones, then NIJ strongly recommends that the 

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applicant structure the application — specifically including the narrative, expected scholarly products, 

timelines/milestones, and budget worksheet and budget narrative — to clearly define each phase. (This is 

particularly the case if the applicant proposes a project that will exceed — in cost or the length of the period of 

performance — the amount or length of time anticipated for an individual award (or awards) under this 

solicitation.) Given limitations on the availability to NIJ of funds for awards for research, development, and 

evaluation, this information will assist NIJ in considering whether partial funding of applications would be 

productive. (If, in FY 2022, NIJ elects to fund only certain phases of a proposed project, the expected scholarly 

products from the partial-funding award may, in some cases, vary from those described above.) 

NIJ may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2022 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, 

among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. 

Also, NIJ may share application information and peer review outcomes with the U.S. Department of Justice Office 

on Violence Against Women (OVW). In final funding decisions, NIJ and OVW will consider program scope, 

current priorities, and funding availability. If an application fares well in peer review but cannot be funded this year 

by NIJ, and the application aligns closely with OVW’s current priorities, NIJ may give OVW the option of 

supporting it. If OVW elects to support an application initially submitted under this solicitation, the applicant will be 

contacted before an award is made to give the applicant the option of accepting or declining funding from a 

source other than the one to which the applicant applied. 

What will not be funded: 

Applications primarily to purchase equipment, materials, or supplies. (A budget may include these items if 

they are necessary to conduct research, development, demonstration, evaluation, or analysis.) 

Applications that are not responsive to the purposes of this specific solicitation. 

Programs or services unrelated to the scope of the research project or existing programs or services being 

evaluated. 

Training in support of programs or direct services unrelated to or associated with the proposed research 

project. 

Applications involving tribal governments or being conducted on tribal lands that do not have a fully 

executed tribal resolution, executive order, or letter of commitment from the tribal authorized representative 

(i.e., tribal council or executive order from a tribal government and letters of commitment from executive 

director from a tribal organization) sanctioning the partnership/project. 

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement 

See “Cofunding” paragraph under “Budget and Associated Documentation” in the “Application and Submission 

Information” section. 

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Preaward Costs). 

Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on the Limitation on Use of Award Funds for 

Employee Compensation; Waiver. 

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of 

Conference/Meeting/Training Costs. 

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) 

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See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Costs Associated with Language Assistance. 

Anticipated Number of Awards 

1 to 6. 

Maximum Dollar Amount for each Award 

Applicants are encouraged to propose budgets matching the proposed research activities, which may be more or 

less than the anticipated maximum dollar amount of awards. 

Period of Performance Duration 

To be determined by the performance period of awarded applications. Successful applicants will be expected to 

complete the work proposed within five years of performance. 

Eligibility Information 

For eligibility information, see the solicitation cover page. 

For information on cost sharing or match requirements, see the “Federal Award Information” section. 

Application and Submission Information 

Content of Application Submission 

The following application elements must be included in the application to meet the basic minimum requirements 

to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding: 

Proposal Narrative 

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) (The web-based form includes the 

budget details and the budget narrative.) 

Curriculum Vitae/Resumes for Key Personnel. (For purposes of this solicitation, “key personnel” 

means the principal investigator, and any and all investigators.) 

See the “Application Elements and Formatting Instructions” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide 

for information on what happens to an application that does not contain all the specified elements or is 

nonresponsive to the scope of the solicitation. 

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) 

The SF-424 must be submitted in Grants.gov. The SF-424 is a required standard form used as a cover sheet for 

submission of pre-applications, applications, and related information. See the OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide for additional information on completing the SF-424. 

In Section 8.F. of the SF-424, please include the name and contact information of the individual who will 

complete the application in JustGrants. JustGrants will use this information (email address) to assign the 

application to this user in JustGrants. 

Intergovernmental Review: This solicitation (“funding opportunity”) is not subject to Executive Order 12372. (In 

completing the SF-424, an applicant is to answer question 19 by selecting the response that the “Program is not 

covered by E.O. 12372.”) 

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information) 

The Standard Applicant Information section of the JustGrants application is pre-populated with the SF-424 data 

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submitted in Grants.gov. The applicant will need to review the Standard Applicant Information in JustGrants and 

make edits as needed. Within this section, the applicant will need to: add zip codes for areas affected by the 

project, confirm its Authorized Representative, and verify and confirm the organization’s unique identity identifier, 

legal name, and address. 

Proposal Abstract 

A proposal abstract (no more than 400 words) summarizing the proposed project including the purpose of the 

project, primary activities, expected outcomes, the service area, intended beneficiaries and subrecipients (if 

known), will be completed in the JustGrants web-based form. This abstract should be written in the third person 

and will be made publicly available on the OJP website if the project is awarded. 

Proposal Narrative 

The proposal narrative should be submitted as an attachment in JustGrants. The attached document should be 

double-spaced, using a standard 12-point font; have no less than 1-inch margins; and should not exceed 30 

pages. Pages should be numbered and submitted as an attachment. If the proposal narrative fails to comply with 

these length restrictions, NIJ may consider such noncompliance in peer review and in final award decision. 

The following sections must be included as part of the proposal narrative: 

a. Title Page (not counted against the proposal narrative page limit) 

The title page should include: 

Project title. 

Submission date. 

Funding opportunity number. 

Principal Investigator (and any co-principal investigators). 

Unique author identifier (e.g., ORCID, ResearcherID, Scopus Author ID), if available. 

Requests for consideration under “new investigator/early career” and/or “priority area 1A,” and/or “priority 

area 1B. 

Key words, including science focus areas. 

Contact information (that is, name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address) for both the applicant 

and the principal investigator. 

b. Resubmit Response (if applicable) (not counted against the proposal narrative page limit.) 

If an applicant is resubmitting an application presented previously to NIJ (under any prior NIJ solicitation), but not 

funded, the applicant should indicate this status. A statement should be provided, no more than two pages, 

addressing: (1) the title, submission date, and NIJ-assigned application number of the previous application, and 

(2) a brief summary of revisions to the application, including responses to previous feedback received from NIJ. 

c. Table of Contents and Figures (not counted against the proposal narrative page limit) 

d. Main Body 

1. Statement of the Problem. 

The problem statement should address the need for research in this area. Applicants should discuss current 

gaps in data, research, and knowledge, including those for particular justice sectors and specific 

populations, and answer questions relevant to current policy and practice needs and public interests. It is 

not uncommon for multiple problems to exist simultaneously (for example, there may be a criminal justice 

problem affecting public safety, a current technical challenge/need identified by forensic practitioners, as 

well as a scientific/technology gap between the current state of the art and the desired solution). Applicants 

should discuss each of these clearly and justify the importance of the separate issues. As part of this 

discussion, applicants should exhibit a review of previous literature and discuss previous research related to 

these problems. 

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2. Project Design and Implementation. 

Applicants should present a valid theoretical framework to justify the importance and significance of the 

proposed work, followed by research questions and hypotheses. Applicants should also provide a detailed 

description of the strategies to implement this research project and address the research questions. Design 

elements should follow directly from the research project’s goals and objectives and address the programspecific information noted in the solicitation. Applicants should describe the research methodology and 

analysis plan in detail and demonstrate the validity and usefulness of the data they will collect. Applicants 

should consider the rigor and soundness of the methods and analytical and technical approaches for the 

proposed research and address the feasibility of the proposed project and potential challenges or problems 

in carrying out the activities. Applicants must address all sensitive human subjects’ privacy, protection, and 

confidentiality issues. 

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration for Priority 1(A), it should address in this section how the 

proposed project(s) will address issues related to racial equity and/or the removal of barriers to access and 

opportunity, and/or contribute to greater access to services, for communities that have been historically 

underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality. 

3. Potential Impact. 

Applicants should describe the potential impact of the research and how it may inform or improve criminal or 

juvenile justice-related policy, practice, or theory in the United States. In addition, the applicant should 

discuss the proposed dissemination plan to produce scholarly products and make information available to 

broader interested audiences, such as criminal justice practitioners or policymakers. 

4. Capabilities and Competencies. 

This section should describe the experience and capability of the applicant organization, key staff, and any 

proposed subgrantees (including consultants) that the applicant will use to implement and manage this 

effort and the federal funds under this award, highlighting any previous experience implementing projects of 

similar scope, design, and magnitude. Applicants should address: 

Experience and capacity to work with the proposed data sources in conducting similar research 

efforts. 

Experience and capacity to design and implement rigorous research and data analysis projects. 

Experience producing and disseminating meaningful deliverables. 

Applicants should also outline the management plan and organization that connects to the goals and 

objectives of the project. 

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(B), it should describe within this section how 

being a culturally specific organization (or funding a culturally specific subrecipient organization at a 

minimum of 30% of the project budget) will enhance its ability to implement the proposed project(s) and 

should also specify which culturally specific populations are intended or expected to be the subject and/or 

beneficiary of the research conducted under the proposed project(s). 

5. Appendices (not counted against the proposal narrative page limit) include: 

The project management plan. 

If the application (including the budget) identifies any proposed non-competitive agreements that are 

or may be considered procurement "contracts" (rather than subawards), for purposes of federal grants 

administrative requirements, the applicant also must list the entities with which the applicant proposes 

to contract. 

List of other agencies, organizations, or funding sources to which this application has been submitted 

(if applicable). 

6. Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation’s Performance Measures 

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Note: Applicants are not required to submit performance data with the application. Rather, performance 

measure information is included as an alert that successful applicants will be required to submit 

performance data as part of each award’s reporting requirements. 

OJP will require each successful applicant to submit regular performance data that demonstrate the results 

of the work carried out under the award. The performance data directly relate to the goals, objectives, and 

deliverables identified in the “Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables” discussion. 

A list of performance measure questions for this program can be found on page 21. 

Applicants can also visit OJP’s performance measurement page at www.ojp.gov/performance for an 

overview of performance measurement activities at OJP. 

NIJ will require award recipients to submit performance measure data in quarterly financial reports, semiannual performance reports, and the Final Research Report. NIJ will provide further guidance on the postaward submission process, if selected for award. 

Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline 

Applicants will submit the project's goals, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in the JustGrants web-based 

form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information. 

Budget and Associated Documentation 

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) 

The applicant will complete the JustGrants web-based budget form. See the OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide for additional information. 

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(B) based on the identification of at least one 

proposed subrecipient as a culturally specific organization, the proposed funding for the subrecipient in the webbased budget form must be a minimum of 30% of award funding. 

The budget narrative must also describe how the activities that will be funded with the (minimum) 30% of award 

funding provided to the subrecipient specifically relate to the priority consideration requested under Priority 

1(B) and described in the Capabilities and Competencies section of the application. 

The following paragraph (on “Cofunding”) expressly modifies the “Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement” 

provisions in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. The applicant is to follow the guidance in the following 

paragraph instead of the guidance stated under the “Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement” heading in the OJP 

Grant Application Resource Guide. 

Cofunding: An award made by NIJ under this solicitation may account for up to 100 percent of the total cost of 

the project. The application should indicate whether it is feasible for the applicant to contribute cash, facilities, or 

services as non-federal support for the project. The application should identify generally any such contributions 

that the applicant expects to make and the proposed budget should indicate in detail which items, if any, will be 

supported with non-federal contributions. 

For additional match information, see the “Cost Sharing or Match Requirement” section under Federal Award 

Information. 

If a successful application proposes a voluntary match amount, and OJP approves the budget, the total match 

amount incorporated into the approved budget becomes mandatory and subject to audit. 

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) 

The applicant will submit its indirect cost rate agreement by uploading it as an attachment in JustGrants. See the 

OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information. 

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Financial Management Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status) 

The applicant will download the questionnaire, complete it, and submit it by uploading it as an attachment in 

JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for the link to the questionnaire and additional 

information. 

Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation 

This solicitation expressly modifies the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by not incorporating its “Disclosure 

of Process Related to Executive Compensation” provisions.  Applicants to this solicitation are not required to 

provide this disclosure. 

Additional Application Components 

Applicants will attach the additional requested documentation in JustGrants. 

Curriculum Vitae or Resumes 

Curriculum vitae of key personnel. Curriculum vitae or resume of the principal investigator and any and all 

investigators. In addition, curriculum vitae, resume, or biographical sketches of all other individuals (regardless of 

“investigator” status) who will be significantly involved in substantive aspects of the proposed project (including, 

for example, individuals such as statisticians used to conduct proposed data analysis). 

Tribal Authorizing Resolution 

An application in response to this solicitation may require inclusion of tribal authorizing documentation as an 

attachment. If applicable, the applicant will submit the tribal authorizing documentation by uploading it as an 

attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on tribal authorizing 

resolutions. 

Timeline Form 

Proposed project timeline and expected milestones. 

Letters of Support 

Letters of cooperation and support or administrative agreements from organizations collaborating in the project, 

such as law enforcement and correctional agencies (if applicable). 

Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement 

If an application proposes research (including research and development) and/or evaluation, the applicant must 

demonstrate research/evaluation independence and integrity, including appropriate safeguards, before it may 

receive award funds. The applicant will submit documentation of its research and evaluation independence and 

integrity by uploading it as an attachment in JustGrants. For additional information, see the OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide. 

Bibliography/reference 

Bibliography/references. Provide a bibliography of any references cited in the Proposal Narrative. 

Any tools/instruments, questionnaires, tables/chart/graphs, or maps 

Any tools/instruments, questionnaires, tables/charts/graphs, or maps pertaining to the proposed project that are 

supplemental to such items included in the main body of the narrative. 

List of Individuals in the Application 

To assist OJP in assessing actual or apparent conflicts of interest (including such conflicts on the part of 

prospective reviewers of the application), provide a complete list of the individuals named or otherwise identified 

anywhere in the application (including in the budget or in any other attachment) who will or may work (or advise or 

consult) on the proposed research, development, or evaluation project. Applicants should use the “Proposed 

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Project Staff, Affiliation, and Roles” form available on the NIJ webpage to prepare this list. 

Human Subjects Protection 

Human Subjects Protection paperwork as a separate attachment (documentation and forms related to Institutional 

Review Board [IRB] review). See https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/human-subjects-protection. Note: Final IRB approval 

is not required at the time an application is submitted. 

Privacy Certificate 

Privacy Certificate as a separate attachment (for further guidance go to https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/confidentialityand-privacy-protections and https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/model-privacy-certificate). 

Request to Use Incentives or Stipends 

Applicants proposing to use incentives or stipends payments as part of their research project design, must submit 

an incentive or stipend approval request, as a separate document, according to the requirements set forth at 

https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/participant-support-costs-and-incentives-social-science-research.Applicants proposing 

to use incentives or stipends payments as part of their research project design, must submit an incentive or 

stipend approval request, as a separate document, according to the requirements set forth at 

https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/participant-support-costs-and-incentives-social-science-research. 

Documentation of “New Investigator/Early Career” Status, if applicable 

Documentation of “New Investigator/Early Career” Status, if applicable. 

Consortium/Contractual Arrangements 

Explain the programmatic, fiscal, and administrative arrangements to be made between the applicant organization 

and the consortium organization(s). 

Data Archiving Plan 

Applicants should anticipate that NIJ will require, through special award conditions, that data sets resulting in 

whole or in part from projects funded under this solicitation be submitted for archiving with the NACJD. See 

https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/research-development-and-evaluation-grant-award-requirements#data. 

Applications should include as a brief plan separate file — labeled “Data Archiving Plan” — to comply with data 

archiving requirements. The plan should provide brief details about proposed data management and archiving, 

including submission to NIJ (through NACJD) of all files and documentation necessary to allow for future efforts 

by others to reproduce the project’s findings and/or to extend the scientific value of the data set through 

secondary analysis. Pertinent files and documentation include, among other things, qualitative and quantitative 

data produced, instrumentation and data collection forms, codebook(s), any specialized programming code 

necessary to reproduce all constructed measures and the original data analysis, description of necessary deidentification procedures, and (when required) a copy of the privacy certificate and informed consent protocols. 

The plan should be one or two pages in length and include the level of effort associated with meeting archiving 

requirements. 

Note that recipients are strongly encouraged to submit required data sets at least 90 days before the end of the 

period of performance. 

Disclosures and Assurances 

The applicant will address the following disclosures and assurances. 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 

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Complete and submit the SF-LLL in Grants.gov. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional 

information. 

DOJ Certified Standard Assurances 

Review and accept the DOJ Certified Standard Assurances in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide 

. 

Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items 

Complete the JustGrants web-based Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items form. See the OJP Grant 

Application Resource Guide for additional information. 

DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free 

Workplace Requirements 

Review and accept the DOJ Certified Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other 

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; and Law Enforcement and Community Policing in 

JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. 

Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High Risk Grantees (if applicable) 

If applicable, submit the DOJ High Risk Disclosure and Justification as an attachment in JustGrants. A DOJ High 

Risk Grantee is an award recipient that has received a DOJ High Risk designation based on a documented 

history of unsatisfactory performance, financial instability, management system or other internal control 

deficiencies, or noncompliance with award terms and conditions on prior awards, or that is otherwise not 

responsible. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information. 

How to Apply 

Step 1: The applicant will submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov at 

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. 

Step 2: The applicant will then submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants in 

JustGrants.usdoj.gov. 

For additional information, see the “How to Apply” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and the 

DOJ Application Submission Checklist. 

Submission Dates and Time 

The SF-424 and the SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on April 26, 2022. 

The full application must be submitted in JustGrants by 8:59 p.m. eastern time on May 10, 2022. 

OJP urges applicants to submit their Grants.gov and JustGrants submissions prior to the due dates to allow 

sufficient time to correct errors and resubmit by the submission deadlines if a rejection notification is received. To 

be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application 

deadline. 

Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues 

An applicant that experiences unforeseen SAM.gov, Grants.gov, or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control 

that prevent application submission by the deadline, must demonstrate all efforts in requesting technical support 

in order to submit an application by the deadline. Technical support is available via phone and email to the 

applicable SAM.gov, Grants.gov, or JustGrants support centers or service desks in which an applicant received a 

ticket number for resolution. If an applicant misses a deadline due to unforeseen technical difficulties, the 

applicant may request a waiver to submit an application after the deadline. Note: If an applicant does not submit 

all the required Grants.gov forms by the Grants.gov deadline, the applicant will not be able to proceed to the 

JustGrants portion of the application process. 

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An applicant experiencing technical difficulties with the following systems must contact the associated support 

desk indicated below to report the technical issue and receive a tracking number: 

Grants.gov - contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline 

SAM.gov - contact the SAM Help Desk (Federal Service Desk) 

JustGrants - contact the JustGrants Support Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833–872–5175 

An applicant requesting a waiver to submit a late application must document their request for technical assistance 

in an email to the OJP Response Center at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to 

request approval to submit its application after the deadline. If an applicant has technical issues with Grants.gov, 

the applicant must contact OJP Response Center within 24 hours of the Grants.gov deadline to request approval 

to submit after the deadline. However, waiver requests will not be reviewed until after the JustGrants deadline to 

allow time for all waivers to be submitted. Waiver requests to submit after the submission deadline must: 

Describe the technical difficulties experienced; 

Include a timeline of the applicant's submission efforts (e.g., what date and time did the error occur, what 

date and time was action taken to resolve the issue and resubmit; and what date and time did support 

representatives respond) 

Include an attachment(s) of the complete grant application and all required documentation and material; and 

Include the applicant's DUNS number (or Unique Entity Identifier if applying after April 4, 2022), any 

applicable SAM.gov tracking number(s), Grants.gov Help Desk, and JustGrants Support Desk Ticket 

Numbers. 

OJP will review each request for late submission and required supporting documentation and notify the applicant 

whether the request has been approved or denied. For more details on the waiver process, OJP encourages 

applicants to review the “Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues” section in the OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide. 

Application Review Information 

Review Criteria 

Merit Review Criteria 

Applications that meet the basic minimum requirements will be evaluated by peer reviewers on how the proposed 

project/program addresses the following criteria: 

1. Statement of the Problem/Description of the Issue (understanding of the problem) (15%) 

Demonstrated understanding of the problem. 

Demonstrated importance of research questions, goals and objectives, including alignment with the aims of 

the solicitation. 

Demonstrated awareness of the state of current research. 

2. Project Design and Implementation (quality and technical merit) (50%) 

Feasibility of proposed project. 

Soundness of methods and analytic and technical approach to addressing the stated aim(s) of the proposed 

project. 

Awareness of potential pitfalls of proposed project design and feasibility of proposed actions to minimize 

and/or mitigate them. 

Feasibility of completing the deliverables noted in the solicitation. 

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3. Capabilities and Competencies (capabilities, demonstrated productivity, and experience of the applicant 

organization and proposed project staff) (20%) 

Qualifications and experience of proposed project staff (that is, the principal investigator, any and all coprincipal investigators, and all other individuals (and organizations) identified in the application (regardless 

of “investigator” status) who will be significantly involved in substantive aspects of the proposed project) 

Demonstrated ability of the applicant organization to implement the proposed strategies and manage the 

effort. 

Relationship between the capabilities/competencies of the proposed project staff (including the applicant 

organization) and the scope and strategies of the proposed project. 

4. Potential Impact (15%) 

Potential for a significant scientific or technical advance(s) that will improve criminal/juvenile justice in the 

United States. 

Potential for significantly improved understanding of the stated criminal/juvenile justice problem. 

Potential for innovative solution to address (all or a significant part of) the stated criminal/juvenile justice 

problem. 

Strength and feasibility of the proposed dissemination plan to produce scholarly products (such as 

published, peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles, book chapter(s) or book(s) in the academic press, 

technological prototypes, patented inventions, databases, standards or similar scientific products) as well as 

make summary information available to broader interested audiences, such as criminal justice practitioners 

or policymakers. 

5. Budget (0%) 

In addition, peer reviewers will consider and may comment on the following additional items in the context of 

scientific and technical merit. 

Alignment of the proposed budget with proposed project activities. 

Total cost of the project relative to the perceived benefit (cost effectiveness). 

Appropriateness of the budget relative to the level of effort. 

Use of existing resources to conserve costs. 

Other Review Criteria/Factors 

Other important considerations for NIJ include geographic diversity, strategic priorities (specifically including, but 

not limited to, those priority areas already mentioned), available funding, past performance, and the extent to 

which the Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based form) accurately explain project costs that are 

reasonable, necessary, and otherwise allowable under federal law and applicable federal cost principles. 

Review Process 

Applications submitted under this solicitation that meet basic minimum requirements, will be evaluated for 

technical merit by a peer review panel(s) in accordance with OJP peer review policy and procedures using the 

stated review criteria listed above. 

OJP screens applications to ensure they meet the basic minimum requirements prior to conducting the peer 

review. Although specific requirements may vary, the following are common requirements applicable to all OJP 

solicitations: 

The application must be submitted by an eligible type of applicant. 

The application must request funding within programmatic funding constraints (if applicable). 

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The application must be responsive to the scope of the solicitation. 

The application must include all items necessary to meet the basic minimum requirements. 

The application, if submitted by an applicant that is a DOJ High Risk Grantee, or is designated “high 

risk” by a federal grant-making agency outside of DOJ, must not have been determined by the NIJ 

Director to pose a substantial risk of program implementation failure, based on 1) the applicant’s lack 

of sufficient progress in addressing required corrective actions necessary for removal of the DOJ 

High Risk Grantee (or non-DOJ high risk) designation, 2) the nature and severity of the issues 

leading to or accompanying the DOJ High Risk Grantee (or non-DOJ high risk) designation, and/or 3) 

the applicant’s expected ability to manage grant funds and achieve grant goals and objectives. 

Pursuant to the Part 200 Uniform Requirements, before award decisions are made, OJP also reviews information 

related to the degree of risk posed by the applicant. Among other things to help assess whether an applicant with 

one or more prior federal awards has a satisfactory record with respect to performance, integrity, and business 

ethics, OJP checks whether the applicant is listed in SAM as excluded from receiving a federal award. 

In addition, if OJP anticipates that an award will exceed $250,000 in federal funds, OJP also must review and 

consider any information about the applicant that appears in the non-public segment of the integrity and 

performance system accessible through SAM (currently, the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System, FAPIIS). 

Important note on FAPIIS: An applicant may review and comment on any information about itself that currently 

appears in FAPIIS and was entered by a federal awarding agency. OJP will consider such comments by the 

applicant, in addition to the other information in FAPIIS, in its assessment of the risk posed by the applicant. 

All final award decisions will be made by Director of the National Institute of Justice, who may consider not only 

peer review ratings and NIJ recommendations, but also other factors as indicated in this section. 

Federal Award Administration Information 

Federal Award Notices 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on award notifications and instructions. 

Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements 

If selected for funding, in addition to implementing the funded project consistent with the OJP-approved 

application, the recipient must comply with all award conditions and all applicable requirements of federal statutes 

and regulations, including the applicable requirements referred to in the assurances and certifications executed in 

connection with award acceptance. For additional information on these legal requirements, see the 

“Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide. 

Information Technology (IT) Security Clauses 

An application in response to this solicitation may require inclusion of information related to information 

technology security. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on information technology 

security. 

General Information about Post-Federal Award Reporting Requirements 

In addition to the deliverables described in the “Program Description” section, all award recipients under this 

solicitation will be required to submit certain reports and data. 

Required reports. Award recipients typically must submit quarterly financial reports, semi-annual performance 

reports, final financial and performance reports, draft final research report, final research report, and, if applicable, 

an annual audit report in accordance with the Part 200 Uniform Requirements or specific award conditions. Future 

awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are delinquent. (In appropriate cases, OJP may require 

additional reports.) 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on specific post-award reporting 

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requirements, including performance measure data. 

Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

For questions directed to the Federal Awarding Agency, see the OJP Response Center contact information page 

2. 

For contact information for Grants.gov and JustGrants, see page 2. 

Other Information 

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a) 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 552a). 

Provide Feedback to OJP 

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on how to provide feedback to OJP. 

Performance Measures 

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Objective Performance Measure(s) Description Data Recipient Provides 

Conduct research in 

social and behavioral 

sciences having clear 

implications for criminal 

justice policy and 

practice in the United 

States. 

Conduct research in 

science, technology, 

engineering, and/or 

mathematics having 

clear implications for 

criminal or juvenile 

justice policy and 

practice in the United 

States. 

1. Relevance to the needs of 

the field as measured by 

whether the project’s 

substantive scope did not 

deviate from the funded 

project or any subsequent 

agency-approved 

modifications to the scope. 

2. Quality of the research as 

demonstrated by the 

scholarly products that result 

in whole or in part from work 

funded under the NIJ award, 

such as published, peerreviewed, scientific journal 

articles, and/or (as 

appropriate for the funded 

project) law review journal 

articles, book chapter(s) or 

book(s) in the academic 

press, technological 

prototypes, patented 

inventions, or similar 

scientific products. 

3. Quality of management as 

measured by such factors as 

whether significant project 

milestones were achieved, 

reporting and other 

deadlines were met, and 

costs remained within 

approved limits. 

4. Number of technologies 

fielded as a result (in whole 

or in part) of work funded 

under the NIJ award. 

A technology is defined 

as a tool to include, for 

example, test methods, 

software, hardware, 

etc. 

A fielded technology is 

one that remains in 

use at the conclusion 

of the grant or 

agreement. 

1. Quarterly financial 

reports, semi-annual and 

final performance reports, 

and products of the work 

performed under the NIJ 

award (including, at 

minimum, a final research 

report). If applicable, an 

annual audit report. 

2. List of citation(s) to all 

scholarly products that 

resulted in whole or in part 

from work funded under 

the NIJ award. 

3. If applicable, each data 

set that resulted in whole 

or in part from work funded 

under the NIJ award. 

4. Description of all 

technologies fielded as a 

result (in whole or in part) 

of work funded under the 

NIJ award. 

Application Checklist 

NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women 

This application checklist has been created as an aid in developing an application. The DOJ Application 

Submission Checklist is another resource. 

What an Applicant Must Do: 

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Prior to registering in Grants.gov: 

Confirm your Entity’s System Award Management (SAM) Registration Information (see OJP Grant 

Application Resource Guide) 

Acquire a SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): 

If applying before April 4, 2022, obtain or confirm your Data Universal Number System 

(DUNS) number at www.dnb.com. 

On April 4, 2022, the federal government will stop using DUNS and start using the new 

SAM UEI. 

To register in Grants.gov: 

Acquire an AOR and a Grants.gov username and password (see OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide) 

Acquire AOR confirmation from the E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) (see OJP Grant 

Application Resource Guide) 

To find the funding opportunity: 

Search for the funding opportunity in Grants.gov using the opportunity number, Assistance Listing or keyword(s) 

Access the funding opportunity and application package (see Step 7 in OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide) 

Sign up for Grants.gov email notifications (optional) (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Read Important Notice: Applying for Grants in Grants.gov 

Read OJP policy and guidance on conference approval, planning, and reporting available at 

ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.10a.htm (see OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide 

Overview of Post-Award Legal Requirements: 

Review the “Overview of Legal Requirements Generally Applicable to OJP Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements - FY 2022 Awards” in the OJP Funding Resource Center. 

Review Scope Requirement: 

The federal amount requested is within the allowable limit(s) of $2,500,000. 

Review Eligibility Requirement: See cover page. 

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Prepare to submit the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) 

Review Information to complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) in Grants.gov 

Complete Standard Applicant Information (SF-424 information from Grants.gov) 

Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov 

Submit Letter of Intent: 

Letter successfully submitted to NIJsVAW-FVResearch@ojp.usdoj.gov. 

After the SF-424 and SF-LLL submission in Grants.gov, receive Grants.gov email notifications that: 

Submission has been received in Grants.gov 

Submission has either been successfully validated or rejected with errors (see OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide) 

If no Grants.gov receipt and validation, or error notifications are received: 

Contact OJP Response Center regarding technical difficulties (see OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide) 

Receive email notification to complete application in JustGrants: 

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Proceed to complete application in JustGrants 

Content of Application Submission: Critical Application Elements 

The following items are critical application elements required to pass the basic minimum requirements review. If 

OJP determines that an application does not include the following elements, it will neither proceed to peer review, 

nor receive further consideration. 

Proposal Narrative 

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (web-based form) 

Curriculum Vitae/Résumés for all Key Personnel 

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Content of Proposal Narrative 

Proposal Abstract 

Resubmit Response (if applicable) 

Proposal Narrative with Title Page 

Proposal Appendixes 

Bibliography/references 

Tools/instruments, questionnaire, tables/charts/graphs, maps 

Request to Use Incentives or Stipends 

Data Archiving Plan 

Human Subjects Protection documentation and Privacy Certificate 

List of individuals in the application form 

Project Management Plan 

CVs/Résumés/Biographical Sketches 

Letters of Support and Commitment 

Project Timeline and Expected Milestones 

List of other agencies, organizations, or funding sources to which this application has been submitted 

Budget and Associated Documentation: 

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire (see OJP Grant Application 

Resource Guide) 

Disclosure of Process related to Executive Compensation (see OJP Grant Application Resource 

Guide) 

Additional Application Components: 

Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable) (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Request and Justification for Employee Compensation; Waiver (if applicable) (see OJP Grant 

Application Resource Guide) 

Disclosures and Assurances: 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

DOJ Certified Standard Assurances (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; 

and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (see OJP Grant Application Resource Guide) 

Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High Risk Grantees (if applicable) (see OJP Grant 

Application Resource Guide) 

Submit application in JustGrants: 

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Application has been successfully submitted in JustGrants 

If no JustGrants application submission, validation, or error notifications are received: 

Contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov regarding technical difficulties. 

If an applicant has technical issues with Grants.gov, the applicant must contact OJP Response

Center within 24 hours of the Grants.gov deadline to request approval to submit after the deadline. However, waiver requests will not be reviewed until after the JustGrants deadline to allow time for all 

waivers to be submitted. 

Endnotes 

[1] Applications involving tribal governments and/or being conducted on tribal sovereign lands must have an 

executed tribal resolution or executive order from the tribal authorized representative (i.e., tribal 

council/government) sanctioning the partnership and the project. Tribal partnerships with program staff of 

government agencies or programs directed and administered by tribal governments require approval from the 

government body. Similarly, applications involving tribally-based organizations (a non-governmental organization 

such as a tribal nonprofit establishment) must have a letter of commitment from the tribal organization’s 

authorized legal representative (i.e., administrator, executive director) authorizing the partnership and the project. 

[2] Under this priority area, the term “program” encompasses models, practices, and programs that exist in the 

victim services and criminal justice arena. Applicants may propose evaluation research of specific victim service 

organizations, victim service delivery models, and/or victim service interventions. 

[3] For more information on NIJ’s violence against Indian women program, see 

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/about-office/904analysis. Research extending analysis conducted by the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention will be given priority consideration (see 

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p1118-violent-death.html). 

[4] Big data may be characterized by scale, detail, routineness, immediacy, and uniqueness, and could include 

linking variables using common fields (See Lipworth, W., Mason, P.H., Kerridge, I. et al. 2017. Ethics and 

Epistemology in Big Data Research. Bioethical Inquiry, 14: 489-500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-017-9771-3). 

For example, performance management and administrative data could be used to understand the delivery of 

services to victims and survivors. It can also be used to examine the outcomes and impacts of various 

interventions employed to address VAW. NIJ is soliciting studies that rely solely on big data or incorporate big 

data as part of a multimethod approach. 

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