Performance Management Information Systems for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications

Post Date

November 9th 2010

Application Due Date

February 7th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2011-2797

CFDA Number(s)

16.560

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

100

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The purpose of the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Projects Grants program is to encourage and support research, development, and evaluation to improve criminal justice policy and/or practice in the United States. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding the following topics: 1. Evaluation of the efficacy of performance management information systems (PMIS) currently in use with law enforcement agencies. 2. Research on how the PMIS currently in use might be improved. 3. Research identifying how PMIS used by law enforcement agencies might be adapted to corrections applications. Each application should address only one of these three topic areas. However, an applicant may submit multiple applications, each addressing a specific topic. Authorizing Legislation: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); Homeland Security Act of 2002 (section 232).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For assistance with any requirement of this solicitation in reference to evaluation research, contact Patrick Clark, Senior Social Science Specialist, at 202–353–9482 or by e-mail at Patrick.Clark@usdoj.gov. For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact John Kaplan, General

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency points of contact e-mail addresses.

• Agency Email Address:

  Patrick.Clark@usdoj.gov or John.Kaplan@usdoj.gov.

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice

• More Information:

  Link to full solicitation announcement.