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Funding by Topic: Criminal justice system

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
Funding to establish and/or expand medical forensic exams and sexual assault victim services in a hospital or non-hospital setting to sexual assault victims. A focus of the program is the use of innovative ways of bringing experienced medical forensic examiners to rural, tribal, and underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2024
Sponsors: Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Sierra Health Foundation Responsive Grants
Grants for communities and organizations in California that promote health and racial equity to address health disparities and the social determinants of health. The Foundation will prioritize projects that have been impacted by California's state budget funding gaps. At least 30% of the funding is set aside for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jul 9, 2024
Sponsor: Sierra Health Foundation
Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program
Grant support and technical assistance for tribes for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which are assault of tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 30, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 9, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative
This program provides grant support and technical assistance for Alaska Native tribal governments for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which are assault of tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 14, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 9, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
Grants for the development of Indian and Alaska Native communities, including housing, public service facilities, healthcare entities, and economic development projects.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Funding to reduce violent crime and support law enforcement officers and prosecutors by improving investigations in connection with evidence and cases resulting from the sexual assault kit testing process, as well as other violent cold case crimes. Rural and tribal communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 29, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Strategies for Individuals with HIV and Substance Use Disorders
Notice of Special Interest for research to explore and develop telehealth methods and strategies for diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and population analysis in individuals living with HIV and substance use disorder.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 7, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants to support biomedical and behavioral research that will provide scientific data to inform regulation of tobacco products to protect public health. Projects may focus on one or more classes of tobacco products and on one or more vulnerable populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Aug 4, 2024
Application Deadline: Oct 4, 2024
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research
Notice of Special Interest for research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury; the identification of those at risk of firearm injury; the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality; and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Feb 5, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Arkansas Life 360 HOMEs Program
Arkansas Department of Human Services will partner with eligible Medicaid hospitals to implement intensive care coordination for Medicaid clients most at risk of poor health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Human Services