NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. We are dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
The grant aims to support rigorous research and evaluation projects that scrutinize the effects of court and criminal justice tools, practices, and policies on the administration of justice and public safety across state, local, and tribal jurisdictions. For the fiscal year 2024, it specifically focuses on exploring four research priorities: advancing prosecution practice and resource management, promoting fair prosecution and the impartial administration of justice, building prosecution data resources along with research capacity and transparency, and enhancing the prosecution workforce as well as the court workgroup, with the goal of understanding their impact on various aspects of the prosecution process including charging, case flow, outcomes, and other related functions.