NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply – NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts | O NIJ 2023 171869

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The NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts opportunity is a continuation, supplemental funding solicitation issued by the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The purpose is to support multiple research activities connected to an ongoing, multisite evaluation focused on Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs), with an emphasis on measuring both program impact and cost-efficiency across more than one location. NIJ is pursuing this work in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), reflecting an effort to align rigorous research and evaluation with practitioner-oriented justice system improvements.

The opportunity is framed within OJP's broader priorities, which include advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people affected by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and emerging threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Within that larger context, the grant is designed to generate credible evidence about how Veterans Treatment Courts perform, what outcomes they produce for participating veterans, and whether those outcomes are achieved in a cost-efficient manner. The focus on a multisite design signals that NIJ is looking for findings that go beyond a single court or jurisdiction, helping stakeholders understand how VTCs operate under different local conditions and what elements may be associated with better outcomes and better value for money.

Administratively, this funding opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number O-NIJ-2023-171869 and is categorized as continuation funding, meaning it is intended to extend or supplement existing NIJ-supported work rather than start a brand-new project open to a broad field of applicants. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more hands-on federal role than a standard grant, often involving substantial involvement by NIJ in areas such as project planning, coordination, deliverables, or research oversight. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it is associated with CFDA number 16.560, which corresponds to NIJ research and evaluation funding.

In terms of funding scale and timing, the award ceiling is listed at $1,500,000, with an expected number of awards of 1, indicating NIJ anticipated supporting a single recipient (or a single lead entity with partners) to carry out the supplemental research activities. The solicitation was created on August 25, 2023, and had an original closing date of August 30, 2023, reflecting a very short application window consistent with an invited-to-apply, continuation-style award aimed at an existing project team or a very limited eligible applicant pool. Eligibility is described as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which also aligns with an invitation-based approach where eligibility may be restricted to a specific organization or set of organizations involved in the underlying evaluation.

The statutory authority for the solicitation includes the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) and Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201-203), codified at 34 U.S.C. 10121-10123, as well as 28 U.S.C. 530C. Taken together, these authorities support NIJ's role in funding criminal justice research, evaluation, and related dissemination efforts. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted federal support to strengthen and extend a rigorous, multi-jurisdiction study of Veterans Treatment Courts, with the goal of producing actionable evidence on both effectiveness and cost-efficiency that can inform policy and practice.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply – NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 25, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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