NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism | NIJ 2017 11450

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The NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism (DRVE) grant opportunity (NIJ 2017 11450) is a discretionary Department of Justice funding program administered by the National Institute of Justice under CFDA 16.560. It supports research and evaluation projects aimed at improving what the justice and public safety fields know about how and why people in the United States move toward violent extremism, how that pathway compares to other kinds of extreme violence, and what policies or programs can realistically interrupt or reverse that process. A central theme of the FY2017 solicitation is practical, evidence-focused work that can inform real-world prevention and intervention strategies rather than only describing the problem in general terms.

The solicitation is organized around three core research questions. First, it asks applicants to study the primary drivers of radicalization to violent extremism and to examine how those drivers differ across cohorts or subgroups, such as differences linked to grievances, age groups, and socioeconomic categories. In other words, NIJ is looking for research that goes beyond one-size-fits-all explanations and instead identifies which factors matter for which people and under what conditions. Second, it encourages work that compares radicalization to violent extremism with other forms of serious violence, specifically drawing analogies to mass casualty events and gangs. This comparative angle signals interest in whether there are shared risk factors, recruitment and socialization dynamics, escalation patterns, or opportunities for prevention that cut across these types of violence. Third, and most policy-relevant, the program seeks evidence on what policy choices and programmatic interventions can prevent or reduce radicalization, promote disengagement from violent extremism, and support de-radicalization and longer-term desistance. That includes both preventing initial movement toward violence and helping individuals step away from extremist involvement.

For FY2017 in particular, NIJ highlights an emphasis on evaluations of new and existing demonstration programs designed to prevent violent extremism at the community level. This points applicants toward studying on-the-ground initiatives operating in communities, potentially involving local prevention networks, community organizations, social services, schools, mental health providers, law enforcement partnerships, or other local stakeholders. The emphasis on evaluation suggests NIJ is especially interested in projects that can credibly measure whether these programs work, for whom they work, and why, rather than projects that only describe program activities or intentions. It also implies attention to implementation issues, such as how programs are delivered, what challenges arise in practice, and what conditions are needed for successful replication or scaling.

The opportunity is open to a broad range of eligible applicants, including state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education when listed in that category); individuals; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. This wide eligibility is consistent with NIJ research funding generally and allows proposals from academic teams, research firms, nonprofits, and government entities, including partnerships that combine research capacity with operational program access.

Key administrative details include a creation date of January 9, 2017, and an original closing date of March 22, 2017. The award ceiling is listed as $3,500,000, with an expectation of about five awards, indicating relatively substantial awards for a limited number of projects and a competitive selection environment. Overall, the solicitation frames domestic radicalization to violent extremism as a researchable and preventable public safety problem and invites rigorous studies, especially evaluations of community-level prevention demonstrations, that can produce actionable findings for practitioners and policymakers.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 22, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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