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The NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System opportunity is a discretionary funding solicitation from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), intended to expand multidisciplinary research that strengthens safety, health, and wellness across the criminal justice community. The program is explicitly tied to the NIJ Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan 2016-2021, meaning proposals are expected to do more than describe problems; they should generate evidence that can guide practice, programs, and policy in ways that measurably improve well-being for affected populations connected to the justice system.
Funding is offered through cooperative agreements under CFDA 16.560 (Law, Justice and Legal Services). The solicitation anticipated up to 6 awards, with an award ceiling of $4,500,000. The opportunity was created on January 5, 2017, with an original closing date of March 23, 2017. A wide range of applicants were eligible, including state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); individuals; and for-profit organizations (including small businesses). This broad eligibility reflects NIJ's interest in drawing on varied research capabilities, from academic teams to practitioner-researcher partnerships and applied research organizations.
Applicants were required to submit proposals under one of three defined categories, and the application title needed to clearly identify which category was being addressed. The categories are not interchangeable; each corresponds to specific objectives in the strategic research plan and targets different populations and outcomes. In practical terms, NIJ was signaling that reviewers would assess proposals within their category context, including whether the methods and measures match the category's goals and whether the research design can credibly produce actionable findings.
Category 1 focuses on the causes and effects of stress and trauma, with two primary populations of interest: (a) law enforcement and corrections officers, or (b) individuals living in violent communities. The emphasis here is on using behavioral, psychological, and physiological measures tied to mental and physical health. This category invites research that can unpack how chronic exposure to violence, critical incidents, organizational stressors, or community trauma translates into health outcomes, performance impacts, or long-term wellness risks. The call for physiological measures suggests NIJ interest in rigorous, multi-method approaches, for example combining surveys and interviews with biomarkers or other objective indicators that help validate stress and trauma pathways and identify potential intervention points.
Category 2 examines how the criminal justice system affects families and child development, specifically through research on the impact of parental jail incarceration on children. This category centers on what happens to children when a parent is jailed, including developmental, behavioral, educational, emotional, and health-related consequences, as well as the family-level disruptions that can follow incarceration. The intent is to build evidence that clarifies mechanisms of harm or resilience and identifies factors that can mitigate negative outcomes, such as caregiving stability, visitation practices, support services, and the broader social context affecting affected families.
Category 3 is aimed at policy and system responses, emphasizing the efficacy of services, strategies, policies, and processes within the criminal or juvenile justice system that respond to children exposed to violence. Rather than focusing mainly on describing trauma exposure, this category targets what the justice system does about it and whether those responses work. That can include evaluations of court-related or justice-system-based interventions, cross-system coordination practices, referral pathways, trauma-informed approaches, and other procedural or programmatic strategies designed to improve outcomes for children touched by violence. The underlying goal is to strengthen the evidence base for decision-making in courts and justice agencies, so that resources and policies are aligned with approaches that demonstrate meaningful, replicable benefits.
Across all three categories, the solicitation is essentially about turning safety and wellness concerns into testable research questions with practical payoff. NIJ positioned the opportunity to support studies that can define problems with precision, measure outcomes reliably, and inform improvements that matter in real settings, whether that means protecting officer health, reducing trauma-related harms in violent communities, understanding the developmental impacts of parental incarceration, or determining which justice-system responses best support children exposed to violence.Apply for NIJ 2017 11481
- The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System" 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 Jan 05, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 23, 2017. (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 $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding solicitation from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), focused on expanding multidisciplinary research that strengthens safety, health, and wellness across the criminal justice community.
What is the main purpose of this solicitation?
The solicitation aims to support research that produces evidence able to guide practice, programs, and policy in ways that measurably improve well-being for populations connected to the justice system. Proposals are expected to go beyond describing problems and instead generate actionable findings.
How is this opportunity connected to NIJ priorities?
The program is explicitly tied to the NIJ Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan 2016-2021. Proposed projects are expected to align with the strategic plan's objectives and produce findings relevant to improving safety, health, and wellness outcomes.
What funding mechanism is used for awards under this solicitation?
Funding is offered through cooperative agreements under CFDA 16.560 (Law, Justice and Legal Services).
How many awards were anticipated?
The solicitation anticipated up to 6 awards.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $4,500,000.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on January 5, 2017, with an original closing date of March 23, 2017.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); individuals; and for-profit organizations (including small businesses).
Why is eligibility so broad?
The wide eligibility reflects NIJ's interest in drawing on varied research capabilities, including academic research teams, practitioner-researcher partnerships, and applied research organizations.
How were applications organized under the solicitation?
Applicants were required to submit proposals under one of three defined categories, and the application title needed to clearly identify which category was being addressed.
Can an application combine multiple categories?
Based on the solicitation description, the categories are not interchangeable and each corresponds to specific objectives and target populations/outcomes. Applications were required to be submitted under one of the three defined categories.
How does NIJ evaluate proposals across the three categories?
NIJ indicated that proposals would be assessed within their category context, including whether methods and measures match the category's goals and whether the research design can credibly produce actionable findings.
What is Category 1 focused on?
Category 1 focuses on the causes and effects of stress and trauma, with primary populations of interest being (a) law enforcement and corrections officers, or (b) individuals living in violent communities.
What kinds of measures are emphasized in Category 1 research?
Category 1 emphasizes behavioral, psychological, and physiological measures tied to mental and physical health, signaling interest in rigorous multi-method approaches.
What are examples of approaches NIJ seems to encourage in Category 1?
The solicitation highlights interest in studies that can connect exposure to violence, critical incidents, organizational stressors, or community trauma to outcomes such as health, performance impacts, or long-term wellness risks, potentially using combinations of surveys/interviews and objective indicators (for example, biomarkers) to strengthen evidence on stress and trauma pathways.
What is Category 2 focused on?
Category 2 examines how the criminal justice system affects families and child development by studying the impact of parental jail incarceration on children.
What outcomes does Category 2 emphasize for children impacted by parental jail incarceration?
Category 2 includes developmental, behavioral, educational, emotional, and health-related consequences for children, along with broader family-level disruptions that may occur following incarceration.
What kinds of contributing factors or protective factors are relevant in Category 2?
The solicitation points to factors that may mitigate negative outcomes, such as caregiving stability, visitation practices, support services, and the broader social context affecting families.
What is Category 3 focused on?
Category 3 targets policy and system responses within the criminal or juvenile justice system, emphasizing the efficacy of services, strategies, policies, and processes that respond to children exposed to violence.
How is Category 3 different from simply documenting trauma exposure?
Rather than primarily describing trauma exposure, Category 3 focuses on what the justice system does in response and whether those responses work, with an emphasis on building evidence for decision-making and resource alignment.
What types of justice-system responses might fit Category 3?
Examples described include evaluations of court-related or justice-system-based interventions, cross-system coordination practices, referral pathways, trauma-informed approaches, and other procedural or programmatic strategies intended to improve outcomes for children exposed to violence.
What kinds of impacts is NIJ looking for across all categories?
Across all three categories, NIJ is aiming to fund research that turns safety and wellness concerns into testable research questions with practical payoff, including precise problem definition, reliable outcome measurement, and findings that inform improvements in real settings.
What populations are directly highlighted by the solicitation?
The solicitation highlights law enforcement and corrections officers; individuals living in violent communities; children impacted by parental jail incarceration; families affected by incarceration; and children exposed to violence who may interact with criminal or juvenile justice system responses.
What does NIJ mean by producing evidence that can guide practice, programs, and policy?
Within the context provided, it means research designs and measures should be strong enough to support actionable conclusions that justice agencies and related stakeholders can use to improve safety, health, and wellness outcomes in measurable ways.
What does it mean that awards are made as cooperative agreements?
The solicitation states awards are made as cooperative agreements. (No additional details about what that entails operationally are provided in the information given.)
What CFDA number applies to this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.560 (Law, Justice and Legal Services).
What is the overarching theme connecting Categories 1, 2, and 3?
The connecting theme is strengthening the evidence base around safety, health, and wellness in and around the criminal justice system, including understanding stress/trauma mechanisms, family and child development impacts from jail incarceration, and evaluating justice-system strategies that respond to children exposed to violence.
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