Stephen Lieberman

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Crime and Criminal Justice

Policing, courts, incarceration, reentry, and justice-system involvement.

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Grants and research partnershipsFoundation grantThe Annie E. Casey FoundationChild welfare, juvenile justice, and family economic security, with a strong applied bent: the foundation funds work that changes what public systems do, and publishes the data behind it.Amount not published · By invitation
Evidence-based policy fundingFoundation grantArnold VenturesFunds rigorous evaluation — often randomised — of criminal justice, health and public finance interventions, and will pay for replication and for null results other funders avoid.$250k–$5M · Rolling / open
Research grants and the Graduate Research FellowshipFederal grantNational Institute of JusticeThe research arm of the Department of Justice: policing, courts, corrections, reentry, victimisation — plus a dedicated fellowship for doctoral students working on justice questions.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
Grants and open callsFoundation grantOpen Society FoundationsRights-based funding across justice, migration, health and democratic practice in many countries, including research done with movements rather than only about them.Amount not published · Periodic calls
U.S. Department of Justice FY 2026 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)Training & capacityBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (with COPS Office, OJJDP and OVC)A single application covering eight DOJ purpose areas for tribes. Purpose Area 2 (BJA/COPS/OJJDP/OVC) funds justice-system strategic planning with a comprehensive needs assessment and data gathering; other areas fund tribal youth justice, healing to wellness courts, and children's justice act partnerships.$100k–$900k · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep, Oct
NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of CrimeFederal grantNational Institute of Justice (with the Office for Victims of Crime), U.S. Department of JusticeFunds research and evaluation on crime victims' needs and victim services. Category 1 covers law enforcement-based victim services and evaluations of other victim service programs; Category 2 covers technology-facilitated abuse, including nonconsensual deepfake images.up to $1.5M · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Aug
NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime DataFederal grantNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeSupports rigorous research on the accuracy of crime data collection and reporting across state and local jurisdictions, including documented inaccuracies in offender race and ethnicity data, with the goal of scalable best practices for data quality and governance.up to $2M · Periodic calls · Jun, Jul, Aug
Criminal Justice and Youth Justice grants (General Support, Program/Project Support, Special Opportunities)Foundation grantPublic Welfare FoundationGrants for structural criminal and youth justice reform, community-centred approaches to reducing harm and violence, leadership by people with lived system experience, and narrative and transparency work. General operating and project support, including research and evaluation components of reform work.$120k–$400k · Periodic calls · Sep, Oct, Nov
Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System (Request for Proposals)Foundation grantArnold VenturesFunds causal-design studies (RCT, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables) of US policies, practices and interventions affecting crime and criminal justice outcomes, measured with real-world behavioural or administrative data.$110k–$500k · Rolling / open
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) ProgramDissertation awardNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeGrants to accredited academic institutions supporting doctoral students whose dissertation research addresses crime prevention, victimization, victim services, or the fair administration of criminal and juvenile justice. Open to students from any discipline.up to $180k per year · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System (CRCJ) Early Career AwardsEarly-career awardRussell Sage FoundationSupports early-career scholars using causal designs to study police, courts, jails, prisons, probation and parole, and immigration detention, including sentencing policy, post-prison outcomes, bias and disparities. Co-funded with Arnold Ventures.up to $100k · Annual cycle · Apr
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) ProgramFederal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Cooperative agreement to implement court-ordered community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness, working with civil courts and community partners. Aims to reduce hospitalisation, homelessness and criminal justice contact.up to $750k per year · Periodic calls · Apr
Distinguished Scholar AwardsFellowshipHarry Frank Guggenheim FoundationIndividual research awards for work on the causes, manifestations and control of violence, including crime, punishment, family violence, and racial or ethnic conflict. Awards go to the individual scholar rather than the institution.$15k–$75k per year · Annual cycle · Jul, Sep
Behavioral Health and Community Safety Partnerships (BH-CSP)Federal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Supports communities in reducing the behavioral health impacts of crime, violence and disorder and improving outcomes for affected youth and families. Formerly known as ReCAST. Requires quarterly indicator reporting through SPARS.up to $750k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
Emerging Scholar Awards (dissertation fellowship)Dissertation awardHarry Frank Guggenheim FoundationOne-year dissertation writing fellowship for doctoral candidates whose research addresses the causes, manifestations and control of violence and aggression, including crime, punishment and family violence.$25k · Annual cycle · Feb, Mar
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)Federal grantBureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of JusticeNCHIP funds states, territories and tribes to improve the quality, timeliness and accessibility of criminal history records by integrating data across law enforcement, prosecution, courts and corrections. For social work researchers the value is the administrative-data infrastructure it builds: NCHIP-funded record systems are the backbone for research on protective orders, firearm prohibitors, reentry and justice-involved families, and awards routinely fund analytic and evaluation subcontracts.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program for Statistical Analysis CentersTraining & capacityBureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of JusticeSJS builds state analytic capacity by funding Statistical Analysis Centers to coordinate statistical activities, analyze administrative justice data and act as the liaison between BJS and state agencies. Recent cycles offered Core Capacity-Building projects (NIBRS compatibility, performance measurement, data access) and Special Emphasis projects using administrative and criminal history data, which is a direct fit for social work researchers studying reentry, diversion and justice-system contact.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
Law & Science (LS)Federal grantU.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic SciencesSupports social scientific study of law and law-like systems of rules, of law and human behavior, and of how science and technology are used in legal settings.Amount not published · Varies by programme
Research Grants for Preventing Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Among Youth and Young Adults (R01), CDC-RFA-CE-26-020Federal grantCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Division of Violence Prevention)CDC Injury Center investigator-initiated R01 research grants to study prevention of interpersonal violence and suicide among youth and young adults. Recurring roughly annually under the CE-xx-020/021/030 numbering.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Dec
National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (Youth Violence Prevention Centers, YVPC)Training & capacityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence PreventionCenter awards to academic institutions partnering with high-violence communities to build surveillance, strengthen community capacity and rigorously evaluate community-level youth violence prevention strategies. Five centers hold the 2021-2026 awards.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Apr
Firearm Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms: Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (FASTER: AVERT), CDC-RFA-CE-23-0007Federal grantCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence PreventionFunds 12 jurisdictions to collect near real-time emergency department data on firearm injury, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suspected child abuse and neglect, youth violence and mental health conditions. Runs 9/1/2023 to 8/31/2028.Amount not published · Periodic calls
Child Welfare Grantmaking (Mobilize, Reimagine, Influence, Support)Foundation grantRedlich Horwitz FoundationNew York State child welfare funding across four categories, covering family court advocacy, keeping families together and youth success. Evaluation is built into awards: the foundation and grantee jointly develop evaluation procedures, objectives and metrics after award.Amount not published · Rolling / open
Criminal Justice research grantsFoundation grantCharles Koch FoundationSupports scholarship on overcriminalization and drug policy, policing practices and alternative models, due process (pretrial and bail reform, prosecutorial incentives, access to counsel, fines and fees), and alternatives to lengthy sentences.Amount not published · Rolling / open
Domestic Public Policy ProgramFoundation grantSmith Richardson FoundationSupports research and writing on U.S. public policy, including fiscal policy at national, state and municipal level, human capital and education, and criminal justice cost reduction. Applications start with a concept paper.Amount not published · Rolling / open
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy GrantsDissertation awardHorowitz Foundation for Social PolicySmall grants to PhD students at the dissertation level for social-policy research across the major fields of the social sciences. 441 grants awarded since 1999; the 2027 cycle is open.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Dec
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramFederal fellowshipNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeSupports doctoral students whose dissertation research advances NIJ's mission, aiming to grow the pool of scholars working on crime and justice challenges in the United States, particularly at state and local levels.Amount not published · Annual cycle
Military & Veterans grant programFoundation grantRobert R. McCormick FoundationGrants supporting veterans and their families through legal-aid programmes, job training and social services, with an emphasis on transition to civilian life and employment.Amount not published · By invitation
Cannabis Public Health and Safety Research GrantsEvaluation contractCalifornia Department of Cannabis ControlCalifornia state programme funding academic research on cannabis public health and safety impacts. The department reports allocating nearly $80 million since 2020 across 72 research projects.Amount not published · Periodic calls
Smart Reentry Demonstration ProgramFederal grantBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of JusticeSupports state, local and tribal governments to implement comprehensive and collaborative reentry strategies and to establish or expand an intervention that reduces recidivism. A final report evaluating the strategy or intervention is a required deliverable. Priority consideration goes to applicants committing to partner with a local evaluator for an independent evaluation that includes, to the maximum extent possible, random assignment.up to $1.1M · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct
Second Chance Act Family-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment ProgramFederal grantBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of JusticeFunds family-focused substance use disorder treatment for parents with minor children or who are pregnant and are under correctional control, in jail, prison or alternatives to incarceration, with required process and outcome evaluation.up to $1M · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct
Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry ProgramFederal grantBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of JusticeFunds community-based organisations and tribal governments to provide mentoring and transitional services, before and/or after release, for people returning from adult correctional facilities assessed as moderate to high risk for recidivism.up to $1M · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court ProgramFederal grantOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of JusticeSupports states, courts, local governments and tribes to plan and implement new, or enhance existing, juvenile drug treatment courts that improve outcomes for youth with substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders.up to $1M · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov
AP-LS Grants-in-Aid for Graduate StudentsDissertation awardAmerican Psychology-Law Society (APA Division 41)Small grants supporting empirical graduate-student research on psycholegal issues, such as courts, policing, corrections and justice-involved populations.up to $2k · Several times a year · Feb, Oct
IRP Extramural Large Grant for Poverty and Economic Mobility ResearchPilot / seed fundingInstitute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin-MadisonAwards of up to $50,000 for poverty and economic mobility research, through IRP's annual Extramural Research Funding Program supporting research on human services, for projects that can be completed within 24 months; past funding areas include child welfare, reentry from incarceration, youth employment and policies and programs on the geography of opportunity.up to $50k · Annual cycle · Jan, Mar

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