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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), within the U.S. Department of Justice, released the grant opportunity titled "NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System" (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2018 14100) to support multidisciplinary research focused on improving the safety, health, and overall wellness of professionals working across the criminal justice system. The program is structured as a discretionary, competitively awarded cooperative agreement, which generally means NIJ expects to have an active role in the funded projects beyond simply providing funds, such as collaborating on project direction, coordination, or dissemination activities. The opportunity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category and is associated with CFDA number 16.560.
The core purpose of the solicitation is to generate practical, evidence-based knowledge that can be translated into policies, training, technology choices, and organizational practices that reduce harm and improve performance in high-risk criminal justice settings. NIJ is specifically seeking research that is not confined to a single discipline, recognizing that officer and workforce wellness is shaped by interacting physiological, psychological, organizational, and operational factors. The emphasis on research and evaluation signals that NIJ is looking for rigorous study designs and measurable outcomes, with findings that can inform real-world decision-making in agencies and institutions.
NIJ identified four priority research topics. First, the solicitation calls for studies on the impact of fatigue and stress on officer performance. This topic is aimed at understanding how workload, shift schedules, sleep disruption, chronic stress exposure, and acute stress events affect decision-making, reaction time, judgment, use-of-force risk, driving safety, and other operational outcomes. Research under this area would typically be expected to clarify mechanisms (for example, how fatigue impairs cognition), identify risk factors (such as overtime patterns or staffing shortages), and evaluate interventions (such as scheduling changes, fatigue management programs, or monitoring approaches) that can meaningfully reduce errors and injuries.
Second, NIJ seeks research on the impact of occupational prestige and job satisfaction on officer stress and resilience. This topic focuses on how perceived respect for the profession, organizational culture, community support or criticism, internal legitimacy, and career satisfaction influence stress levels, mental health outcomes, retention, and resilience. The intent is to move beyond individual-level explanations of stress and consider how institutional factors and social perceptions shape wellness. Work in this area could help agencies understand which organizational practices strengthen resilience, how morale and identity interact with stress exposure, and what supports might buffer personnel against burnout and trauma-related impacts.
Third, the solicitation highlights enhancing strategies for officer interaction with mentally ill individuals. This reflects a continuing operational challenge for law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals who frequently respond to mental health crises. NIJ is interested in approaches that improve safety and outcomes for both officers and individuals in crisis, potentially including training models, crisis intervention frameworks, co-responder programs, de-escalation tactics, referral pathways, and collaboration with mental health services. Research under this priority would be expected to assess what strategies work, under what conditions they work, and how agencies can implement them effectively while reducing injuries, unnecessary arrests, or escalation.
Fourth, NIJ seeks research to reduce traffic-related officer fatalities and injuries through technology enhancements and policy. Traffic incidents remain a major source of line-of-duty deaths and serious injuries, including roadside stops, response driving, and working in or near moving traffic. This topic invites research and evaluation that can identify which technologies (for example, vehicle warning systems, lighting configurations, roadway visibility tools, telematics, or other safety equipment) and which policies (for example, pursuit policies, roadside procedures, speed management, scene control practices, or training requirements) are most effective. The goal is to produce actionable guidance that agencies can use to reduce crashes, struck-by incidents, and related harms.
In terms of eligibility, NIJ opened the competition broadly to a wide range of applicant types, including state, county, and local governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories); individuals; for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); and small businesses. This wide eligibility reflects NIJ's interest in drawing proposals from academic researchers, practitioners, research organizations, and technology or evaluation partners capable of conducting strong, multidisciplinary work.
The solicitation was created on March 15, 2018, with an original closing date of May 14, 2018. NIJ anticipated making approximately six awards, with an award ceiling of up to $3,000,000 per award. Overall, the opportunity is designed to fund a limited number of relatively substantial projects that can produce credible evidence and practical recommendations on officer and workforce safety and wellness, especially in areas tied to performance under stress, organizational factors affecting resilience, safe engagement with individuals experiencing mental illness, and preventing traffic-related injuries and deaths through better technology and policy.Apply for NIJ 2018 14100
- The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY18 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 Mar 15, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2018. (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 $3,000,000.00 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 title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System."
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The funder is the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NIJ 2018 14100.
What type of award is this?
This program is a discretionary, competitively awarded cooperative agreement.
What does "cooperative agreement" mean in this solicitation?
NIJ expects to play an active role in funded projects beyond providing funds. That can include collaboration on project direction, coordination, and/or dissemination activities.
What is the main purpose of the solicitation?
The goal is to support multidisciplinary research and evaluation that improves the safety, health, and overall wellness of professionals working across the criminal justice system, and to generate practical, evidence-based knowledge that can be translated into real-world policies, training, technology choices, and organizational practices.
What kind of outcomes is NIJ looking for from funded projects?
NIJ is seeking credible, practical findings with measurable outcomes that can inform decision-making in high-risk criminal justice settings, including guidance that can reduce harm and improve performance.
Does NIJ prefer a particular research approach?
The solicitation emphasizes research and evaluation, indicating NIJ is looking for rigorous study designs and measurable outcomes. NIJ also specifically seeks work that is multidisciplinary rather than confined to a single discipline.
What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is associated with the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 16.560.
What are the priority research topics NIJ identified?
NIJ identified four priority topics: (1) the impact of fatigue and stress on officer performance; (2) the impact of occupational prestige and job satisfaction on officer stress and resilience; (3) enhancing strategies for officer interaction with mentally ill individuals; and (4) reducing traffic-related officer fatalities and injuries through technology enhancements and policy.
What does NIJ mean by "multidisciplinary" research in this context?
NIJ is signaling that workforce wellness is influenced by interacting physiological, psychological, organizational, and operational factors. Proposals are expected to reflect that reality rather than treating wellness as an issue explained by only one field or one type of factor.
What kinds of issues could be studied under the "fatigue and stress" priority?
This priority focuses on how workload, shift schedules, sleep disruption, chronic stress exposure, and acute stress events may affect performance outcomes such as decision-making, reaction time, judgment, use-of-force risk, and driving safety. It also anticipates research that clarifies mechanisms, identifies risk factors (for example, overtime patterns or staffing shortages), and evaluates interventions (for example, scheduling changes, fatigue management programs, or monitoring approaches).
What kinds of interventions might fit under the fatigue and stress topic?
Based on the solicitation description, examples include scheduling changes, fatigue management programs, and monitoring approaches intended to reduce errors and injuries associated with fatigue and stress.
What does the "occupational prestige and job satisfaction" priority focus on?
This topic examines how perceived respect for the profession, organizational culture, community support or criticism, internal legitimacy, and career satisfaction influence stress, mental health outcomes, retention, and resilience. The intent is to account for institutional and social factors, not only individual-level explanations.
What kinds of practical questions could research on occupational prestige and job satisfaction address?
The solicitation suggests work that helps agencies understand which organizational practices strengthen resilience, how morale and identity interact with stress exposure, and what supports might buffer personnel against burnout and trauma-related impacts.
What is NIJ seeking under the priority on interactions with mentally ill individuals?
NIJ is interested in strategies that improve safety and outcomes for both officers and individuals in crisis. The topic includes potential approaches such as training models, crisis intervention frameworks, co-responder programs, de-escalation tactics, referral pathways, and collaboration with mental health services, with an emphasis on assessing what works, under what conditions, and how implementation can be done effectively.
What outcomes does NIJ associate with improved strategies for mental health crisis interactions?
As described, NIJ is focused on reducing injuries, unnecessary arrests, and escalation, while improving safety and outcomes for officers and individuals experiencing mental health crises.
What does NIJ want to address under the traffic-related fatalities and injuries priority?
This topic targets traffic incidents that cause line-of-duty deaths and serious injuries, including risks during roadside stops, response driving, and working in or near moving traffic. NIJ is seeking research and evaluation on which technologies and policies are most effective at reducing crashes and struck-by incidents and related harms.
What types of technologies are mentioned as examples for traffic safety research?
Examples listed include vehicle warning systems, lighting configurations, roadway visibility tools, telematics, and other safety equipment.
What types of policies are mentioned as examples for traffic safety research?
Examples listed include pursuit policies, roadside procedures, speed management, scene control practices, training requirements, and related policy approaches intended to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories); individuals; for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); and small businesses.
Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses) and small businesses are listed as eligible.
Are individuals eligible to apply?
Yes. Individuals are explicitly listed among eligible applicant types.
Are tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are listed as eligible.
How many awards did NIJ anticipate making?
NIJ anticipated making approximately six awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is up to $3,000,000 per award.
When was the solicitation created?
The solicitation was created on March 15, 2018.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was May 14, 2018.
What kinds of criminal justice professionals does this solicitation aim to benefit?
The solicitation targets professionals working across the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on safety, health, and wellness in high-risk operational settings.
Is NIJ looking for research that can be used by agencies in practice?
Yes. A central theme is translation into policies, training, technology choices, and organizational practices that can be implemented in real-world agencies and institutions.
What is NIJ hoping to learn across the four priority areas?
Across the priorities, NIJ is seeking evidence about mechanisms and risk factors, and evaluation of interventions and strategies, so agencies can reduce harm (injuries, deaths, errors, escalation) and improve performance and wellness in demanding criminal justice environments.
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