NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism

Post Date

March 13th 2014

Application Due Date

May 28th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2014-3751

CFDA Number(s)

16.560

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $3000000

Grant Description

NIJ seeks proposals for research that will help State, local and tribal criminal justice agencies and their attendant communities to implement programs that prevent or counter all forms of radicalization to violent extremism in the United States. Responses can include explanatory models and hypothesis testing, empirical designs with control groups, thick description, case studies and other scientific contributions to our understanding of domestic radicalization to violent extremism as it occurs in the United States. The proposals should respond to at least one of the following focus areas. ╔ Re-Examining Radicalization to Violent Extremism Originating in the United States. ╔ Disengagement and Deradicalization. ╔ Violent Extremism and Gangs: Analogies and Prevention. ╔ The Role of the Internet and Online Discourse in Radicalization to Violent Extremism. ╔ Evaluations of promising practices to prevent or mitigate radicalization.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  John Picarelli
  Senior Social Science Analyst
  202-307-3213

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  john.picarelli@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice

• More Information:

  Full Solicitation