Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications

The summary for the Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Justice, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications: The purpose of the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Projects 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 fund research to assist it in developing improved methods for testing the performance of body armor. This solicitation specifically seeks proposals for research to support the revision of NIJ Standard-0115.00 Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor. It also seeks proposals for research to determine the effect of wearing "soft" armor on the core body temperature of the individual wearing it. Authorizing Legislation: Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); Homeland Security Act of 2002 (section 232).

Federal Grant Title:	Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Justice
Grant Categories:	Law Justice and Legal Services Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NIJ-2011-2796
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.560
CFDA Descriptions:	National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 07, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 07, 2011
Posted Date:	Nov 09, 2010
Creation Date:	Nov 09, 2010
Archive Date:	May 07, 2011
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	100
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
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