New Solicitation: Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2021

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to study the root causes of school violence to include the impact and effectiveness of grants made under the STOP School Violence Act. NIJ is particularly interested in examining understudied approaches to improve school safety. Of most interest are anti-violence interventions and threat assessment.

In FY 2021, applications will be submitted in a new two-step process, each with its own deadline:

1. Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov.
   Step 1, Grants.gov, Deadline: February 22, 2021, by 11:59 PM ET 
2. Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.
   Step 2, Application JustGrants, Deadline: March 8, 2021, by 11:59 PM ET

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Applicants must register with Grants.gov and register with JustGrants prior to submitting an application.

This solicitation is competitive; therefore, NIJ staff cannot have individual conversations with prospective applicants. Any questions concerning the solicitation should be submitted to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service: 1-800-851-3420; TTY at 301-240-6310 (for hearing impaired only); email; fax 301-240-5830; or web chat. See also NIJ.gov’s solicitation FAQ page.

The following application elements MUST be included in the application submission for an application to meet the basic minimum requirements to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding: Program Narrative, Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative, and resumes/curriculum vitae of key personnel. Make sure to also go over the application checklist provided in the solicitation before submitting.