Requests for Proposals
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Arnold Ventures (AV)
Arnold Ventures (AV) is seeking research proposals for their RFP “Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of Criminal Justice Programs and Practices”. The AV Criminal Justice and Evidence-Based Policy teams are inviting research proposals to conduct RCTs of criminal justice interventions which are i) backed by promising prior evidence; ii) are widely adopted in practice; or iii) have the potential for wider adoption, with the goal of growing the number of criminal justice interventions rigorously shown to produce important improvements in people’s lives. For more information, please see the RFP details here.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Cambridge Scholars Publishing are inviting proposals for academic books and edited collections in Humanities and Social Sciences. To submit a book proposal, please visit our website, where you can complete a Book Proposal Form.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ):
Current Opportunities & Solicitations
Forthcoming Funding Opportunities & Solicitations
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF) is interested in receiving proposals to existing programs in any directorate across the Foundation that address fundamental research questions which might simultaneously advance activities related to research and education in forensic sciences. Supplent requests to existing awards may also be submitted.
U.S. Department of Justice Entities
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
- Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
- Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)



