NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women 

NIJ seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics, including: 

  • Crimes of domestic violence (DV) and family violence (FV)
  • Intimate partner violence (IPV)
  • Rape, sex trafficking, and sexual violence (SV)
  • Stalking
  • Teen dating violence (TDV), also known as adolescent relationship abuse (ARA)

These topics include the trauma that results from these crimes and the associated criminal justice system response, procedures, and policies.  

NIJ also seeks to invest in high-quality evaluations focused on testing programs, practices, models, or interventions for:  

  • Enhancing engagement with the justice system for women and girls who have been victimized.
  • Improving accountability within the criminal justice system of individuals who engage in or perpetrate violence against women and girls.

NIJ will be hosting an informational webinar about this funding opportunity on February 26, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET Register for the webinar. 

Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each step with its own deadline: 

  1. Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Grants.gov Deadline: April 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET 
  2. Submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants. JustGrants Deadline: April 17, 2025 at 8:59 p.m. ET 

REVIEW NOTICE

This funding opportunity is competitive; therefore, NIJ staff cannot have individual conversations with the prospective applicants. Any questions concerning the Funding Opportunity should be submitted to the OJP Response Center: 1-800-851-3420; TTY at 301-240-6310 (for hearing impaired only); or email [email protected]. See also NIJ.ojp.gov's Funding Opportunity FAQ page. 

The following application elements MUST be included in the application submission for an application to meet the basic minimum requirements to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding: Proposal Narrative, Budget Detail Form (Web-based form), Curriculum Vitae/Resumes for all investigators regardless of status (i.e., PI, subaward PI, Co-PI, subaward Co-PI, co-investigator Co-I, subaward Co-I, I, and subaward-I) and project directors. Make sure to also go over the application checklist provided in the notice of funding opportunity before submitting.   


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