NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime
National Institute of Justice · Other Federal · O-NIJ-2026-172659
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- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Up to $1.5M
- DeadlineFinal application due date.
- Aug 14, 2026
- Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).
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- MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).
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- DurationMaximum project period for a single award.
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- Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.
- 5
- Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).
- Unknown
- Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).
- Jul 22, 2026
- Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.
- $3M total
- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Unspecified
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime. This opportunity is a collaboration between the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It will fund research and evaluation projects to understand the needs of crime victims and survivors and to help improve services they receive. Funding is available for projects in two categories: • Category 1: Research on Victims of Crime and Victim Services o Provides funding for two topic areas: Research on law enforcement-based victim services; and Evaluation of other programs that provide victim services. • Category 2: Research on the Extent and Effects of Technology-Facilitated Abuse (TFA), including Nonconsensual Disclosure of Digitally Manipulated Images (i.e., deepfakes) o Provides funding for research to support victims of TFA and reduce the risk of revictimization.