New Funding: Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to host the Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center. The center will provide testing, evaluation, and other activities to support the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and efficacy of technologies in use or adaptable by criminal justice and juvenile justice communities. The center will: 

• Conduct secondary research on technologies and technology implementation for potential use by criminal justice communities. 
• Perform experimental testing and evaluation on technologies to inform potential adoption by criminal justice agencies. 
• Conduct experimental or rigorous quasi-experimental research and evaluation of technology implementation by criminal justice agencies. 
• Administer the NIJ Compliance Testing Program. 

• Support the development, validation, and maintenance of criminal justice equipment standards. 

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: June 6, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET 
2. Submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants.
   JustGrants Deadline: June 20, 2023, at 8:59 p.m. ET 

Applicants must register with Grants.gov and JustGrants prior to submitting an application.  

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

The following application elements must be included in the application to meet the basic minimum requirements to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding: 

• Proposal Narrative  
• Budget Web-Based Form (The web-based form includes the budget details and the budget narrative.)  

• Curricula Vitae/Resumes for Key Personnel (For purposes of this solicitation, “key personnel” means the principal investigator and all co-principal investigators.)