NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship

The summary for the NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship 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.

NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship: This NOFO seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, protecting the border, enforcing the law, promoting public safety, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. This furthers the DOJ mission by increasing the pool of researchers who are engaged in providing science-based solutions to problems relevant to criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States.

Federal Grant Title:	NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Justice (USDOJ-OJP-NIJ)
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	O-NIJ-2025-172575
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.560
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	May 19th, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	May 19th, 2026
Posted Date:	March 25th, 2026
Creation Date:	March 25th, 2026
Archive Date:	May 1st, 2026
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$180,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	March 25th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
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