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NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes
Agency: National Institute of Justice
Assistance Listings: 16.560 -- National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
Last Updated: January 10, 2025
Funding opportunity
Summary
This funding opportunity seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects to inform policy and practice to prevent and combat hate crimes and their effects under two categories: (1) preventing and addressing hate crimes and (2) school-based hate crimes. Under the first category, preventing and addressing hate crimes, NIJ seeks applications for (a) evaluations of interventions to prevent hate crimes; (b) research to improve understanding of strategies used by targeted communities and their members to reduce the risk of hate crime victimization; (c) evaluations of interventions to address the...
needs of hate crime survivors and their communities; and (d) research to improve understanding, identification, and response to understudied bias types and hate crime motivations. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.
• Category 1: Research and Evaluation on Preventing and Addressing Hate Crimes
• Category 2: Research and Evaluation on School-Based Hate Crimes
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Public and state institutions of higher education
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Other
Special district governments
State governments
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Other Native American tribal organizations
Small businesses
Additional information
Federal agencies and Other Units of Local Government
Grantor contact information
Description
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