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National Institute of Justice

Supports Department of Justice public safety research through National Institute of Justice grant programs.

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Programs8
Active grants0
Total grants7
About

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, operating under the Office of Justice Programs. It was founded in 1968 as the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and has since become the DOJ's main science office for crime and justice.

NIJ funds rigorous scientific work across criminal justice technolog…

Programs & grants under this funder
NIJ Research and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Criminal Justice Purposes

Funds artificial intelligence research and evaluation for criminal justice purposes.

NIJ State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data

Funds crime-data research teams improving state and local reporting accuracy.

1 grant
NIJ State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data
Between cycles
$2M pool
NIJ Emerging Technology Implementation and Impact for Law Enforcement

Funds law-enforcement technology evaluations through NIJ research grants.

1 grant
NIJ Research and Evaluation of Emerging Technology Implementation and Impact for Law Enforcement Purposes
Closed
$3M pool
NIJ Research and Development in Forensic Science

Funds new forensic methods and validation studies that improve criminal justice reliability.

1 grant
NIJ R&D of Innovations in Forensic Science
Between cycles
— pool
NIJ Research and Evaluation on Forensic Science Systems

Funds forensic science system evaluations through NIJ research grants.

1 grant
NIJ Research and Evaluation on Forensic Science Systems
Between cycles
$2M pool
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Funds doctoral fellows conducting dissertation research in criminal justice topics.

1 grant
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship
Between cycles
— pool
NIJ Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories

Funds forensic laboratory research evaluating physical evidence methods.

1 grant
NIJ Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
Closed
$1.5M pool
NIJ Research and Evaluation of Technology for Criminal Justice

Funds evaluation of law enforcement technologies for fairness and justice outcomes.

1 grant
NIJ Research and Evaluation of AI for Criminal Justice
Between cycles
— pool
Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: nij.ojp.gov