Closed · O-NIJ-2023-171847 · CFDA 16.560 · Continuation
NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $738K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 15, 2023
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program is a closed continuation listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $738,402 across 2 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 $738K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 16.560
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply is closed (last close August 15, 2023). 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 August 15, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$738,402
Expected Awards
2
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. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous basic or applied research and development projects. An NIJ forensic science research and development grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project that will: Increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice; or Lead to the production of useful material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have the potential for forensic application. The intent of this program is to direct the findings of basic scientific research; foster research and development in broader scientific fields applicable to forensic science; and support ongoing forensic science research toward the development of highly-discriminating, accurate, reliable, cost-effective, and rapid methods for the identification, analysis, and interpretation of forensic evidence for criminal justice purposes. Projects should address the challenges and needs of the forensic science community, including but not limited to, the operational needs discussed at NIJ’s FY Forensic Science Technology Working Group (TWG) meeting, which may be found on NIJ.OJP.gov. Additional research needs of the forensic science community can be found at the Organization of Scientific Area Committees website. Although the goals and deliverables of proposed projects are not required to result in immediate solutions to the posted challenges and needs, proposals should, at a minimum, address the foundational work that will lead to eventual solutions. Statutory Authority: Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (sections 231-233, 235); and 28 U.S.C. 530C.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-NIJ-2023-171847
Grants.gov marks NIJ FY 2023 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
National Institute of Justice Research Grants
U.S. Department of Justice
Agency Contact
For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the NIJ Forensic Science R&D Program Team by email at Forensic.Research@usdoj.gov. frances.scott@usdoj.gov
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What to do next
NIJ FY 2023 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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