Closed · NIJ-2020-17309 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $2M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 8, 2020
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $2,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $2M
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilit… is closed (last close April 8, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 16.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Justice still indexes 576 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 8, 2020

Posted Jan 29 Closes Apr 8

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for research and evaluation projects that will improve knowledge and practice related to identifying, preventing, investigating, prosecuting, and reducing technology-facilitated abuse, including sextortion, nonconsensual pornography (revenge porn), doxing, swatting, cyberstalking, and cyber-hate. NIJ will support scientifically rigorous projects designed to produce highly practical findings that will inform program, policy, practice and other efforts to address such crimes. NIJ is particularly interested in research and evaluation projects addressing the following topics . Risk and protective factors associated with an individual falling victim to technology-facilitated abuse, as well as how individuals or organizations become involved in these types of crimes. . Studies of the costs and consequences of technology-facilitated abuse (financial and otherwise), as well as how Internet-enabled harassment may be related to other crime(s). . Studies of the effectiveness of approaches in identifying, preventing, investigating, and prosecuting technology-facilitated abuse (This may include consideration of legislation and/or training). . Studies of the frequency and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse, in particular their effect on women and ethnic, religious, and racial minorities.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilit… includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Law, Justice and Legal Services · Science and Technology / R&D (LJL;ST). Only 15 other National Institute of Justice listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 577).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at https://nij.ojp.gov/funding. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/frequently-asked-questions-about-applying-grants-and-cooperative-agreements. grants@ncjrs.gov

What to do next

Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilit… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 16.560 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grants indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Justice lists 576 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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