NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime
National Institute of Justice (with the Office for Victims of Crime), U.S. Department of Justice
Funds 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.
- Indicative award
- up to $1.5M (total award)The NOFO states an expected total of $1,500,000 for Category 1 and $1,500,000 for Category 2. Anticipated number of awards is 'to be determined by the number of applications received and their merit', and the anticipated award amount is to be determined by the proposed research 'up to the full dolla
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Jun, Jul, AugPublished deadline: 2026-08-14 — 0 days awayTwo-step deadline: SF-424 in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET August 14, 2026; full application in JustGrants by 8:59 p.m. ET August 21, 2026. Anticipated notification by September 30, 2026. NIJ has run a version of this solicitation in most recent fiscal years (FY21, FY22, FY24, FY26 archived/current pa
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Open to state, county, city, township, special district and federally and non-federally recognized tribal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits; and for-profits including small businesses. Non-U.S. entities are not eligible; all awards go to U.S. institutions. No match required.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- victim services · program evaluation · technology-facilitated abuse · law enforcement-based victim advocacy
- Apply at
- https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-nij-2026-172659
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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