Closed · O-NIJ-2022-171365 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence

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

up to $322K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 10, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $321,667 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $322K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply is closed (last close June 10, 2022). 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 June 10, 2022

Posted Jun 9 Closes Jun 10

Est. Total Funding

$321,667

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

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. NIJ is seeking applications for the funding of research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal, firearm violence, and mass shootings in the United States. NIJ will support scientifically rigorous research and evaluation projects designed to strengthen the scientific knowledge-base and produce findings with high-practical utility to improve public safety. This solicitation supports the U.S. Department of Justice’s priority to prevent and reduce gun crimes, gun violence-related victimization, and the wide-range of criminal activities related to firearm violence. This solicitation supports DOJ Strategic Objective 3.1: Combat violent crime, promote safe communities, and uphold the rights of victims of crime. Statutory Authority: Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202).

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-NIJ-2022-171365

Grants.gov marks NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 56 other National Institute of Justice listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 577).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.560

National Institute of Justice Research Grants

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

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, at 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. EST 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 Abby Hannifan, Grants Management Specialist, by telephone at 202-532-3822 or by email at lauren.a.hannifan@usdoj.gov. lauren.a.hannifan@usdoj.gov

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What to do next

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply 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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