This grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different lighting, markings, and paint schemes on law enforcement vehicle crashes. Researchers are encouraged to propose evaluations that study the impact of these strategies on traffic accidents involving law enforcement vehicles and their potential effects on law enforcement operations. The goal is to contribute to improving criminal justice policy and practice in the United States through rigorous research and evaluation. Application deadline is on April 25, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 217744
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | NIJ-2013-3385 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Markings, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 16.560 — National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | In general, NIJ is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, States (including territories), units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), and certain qualified individuals. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Institute of Justice |
| Description:: | The purpose of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program is to encourage and support research, development, and evaluation to improve criminal justice policy and practice in the United States.With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to conduct evaluations of the impact of alternative lighting, markings, and painting schemes for law enforcement vehicles on the incidence of traffic accidents involving law enforcement vehicles. NIJ is also interested in determining how these schemes may otherwise affect law enforcement operations. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | URL link updated. | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Synopsis 2 | Agency Contact information corrected. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00162091 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | For Grants.gov Technical Issues call 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 (support@grants.gov). For Programmatic Issues/Questions e-mail ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov. |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Attachments [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00162091 | Jan 25, 2013 | Apr 25, 2013 | View | For Grants.gov Technical Issues call 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 (support@grants.gov). For Programmatic Issues/Questions e-mail ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov. | Organization and Individual Applicants |