Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2016-9095 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.560Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationIndividualsFor profit organizations other than small businessesSmall businessesAgency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJClosing Date: May 17, 2016Award Ceiling: $6,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Feb 17, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research on policing to improve policing practices and public safety at the State, local, and tribal levels. In 2015, a task force was created by President Barack Obama to examine the current state of policing in the United States. In response to a number of high profile events across the nation involving the police, the panel provided recommendations on promising policing practices that police could adopt as effective crime fighting strategies that would also strengthen trust and confidence in the police among community residents that they serve. ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding