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NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime

Federal funding opportunity O-NIJ-2026-172659 from National Institute of Justice (Department of Justice).

Posted: July 22, 2026
Closes: August 14, 2026
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Program funding: $3,000,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 16.560
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.560 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $57.2M
FY2025 obligated: $1.2M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $4M
Awards in window: 399

Top recipients: The Cna Corporation, Research Triangle Institute, The Urban Institute, Michigan State University, National Policing Institute

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime. This opportunity is a collaboration between the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It will fund research and evaluation projects to understand the needs of crime victims and survivors and to help improve services they receive. Funding is available for projects in two categories: • Category 1: Research on Victims of Crime and Victim Services o Provides funding for two topic areas:  Research on law enforcement-based victim services; and  Evaluation of other programs that provide victim services. • Category 2: Research on the Extent and Effects of Technology-Facilitated Abuse (TFA), including Nonconsensual Disclosure of Digitally Manipulated Images (i.e., deepfakes) o Provides funding for research to support victims of TFA and reduce the risk of revictimization.

Who can apply

Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Independent school districts
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

How to apply

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