NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation | O NIJ 2024 172060

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The NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation opportunity is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Its purpose is to fund rigorous, independent research and evaluation focused on community-based violence intervention and prevention efforts, with an emphasis on generating credible evidence about what works, for whom, and under what conditions. Rather than paying for direct service delivery, this funding is aimed at strengthening the research base by supporting evaluations that can stand up to scientific scrutiny and inform future policy and funding decisions.

NIJ is specifically looking for evaluation projects connected to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) CVIPI investments. The solicitation is organized into two main funding categories. First, applicants may propose evaluation research of programmatic sites that received funding under the OJP FY23 and FY24 CVIPI solicitations. In practice, that means independent evaluators partnering with, studying, and assessing CVIPI-funded communities or organizations to understand implementation, outcomes, and impacts. Second, NIJ will consider evaluation research on other community-violence programs, which opens the door to studying credible non-CVIPI community violence intervention and prevention models as long as the research design is strong and the work aligns with the initiative's goals.

The grants fall under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and are associated with CFDA number 16.560. The funding instrument is a grant, and the maximum award amount (ceiling) is up to $5,000,000 per award. While the posting references expected awards, the number is not specified in the source text provided, so applicants should assume awards will be competitive and dependent on available appropriations and the quality and relevance of proposals.

A wide range of entities are eligible to apply, reflecting the research-and-evaluation focus and the community-based nature of violence intervention. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities, other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other applicant types as allowed by the solicitation. The mention of "units of local government" in the description highlights that local jurisdictions can be central partners or applicants, which fits the on-the-ground nature of CVI work, but the eligibility list makes clear that applicants are not limited to local governments alone.

Key administrative details include the Funding Opportunity Number O-NIJ-2024-172060, with a listed original application closing date of June 18, 2024, and a creation date of April 3, 2024. The sponsoring agency is the National Institute of Justice. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as NIJ's effort to ensure that CVIPI and related community-violence strategies are evaluated independently and rigorously, producing evidence that can guide communities, practitioners, and policymakers on effective violence intervention and prevention approaches.

• The National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation" 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 2024-04-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-18. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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