DOJ Research on Juvenile Justice Topics
O-NIJ-2021-40003
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330359
PDF to guidelines:  https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-nij-2021-40003 
Specifically, this solicitation seeks proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding in one of the following two priority topic areas: (1) juvenile justice responses to the COVID-19 pandemic or (2) deinstitutionalization of status offenders. Applications proposing research outside of these two research areas will not be considered.

Research on Juvenile Reoffending
O-NIJ-2021-45004
PDF of guidelines    https://nij.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh171/files/media/document/O-NIJ-2021-45004.pdf

Research on Juvenile Reoffending: NIJ encourages applicants to submit proposals for studies that advance knowledge and understanding of juvenile reoffending and aid jurisdictions and juvenile justice agencies in measuring and using juvenile reoffending data appropriately in their efforts to identify priorities, develop responses, and monitor and assess policies and programs.

NIJ is particularly interested in receiving applications that include one or more of the following elements:

• Research on factors that predict juvenile reoffending and/or how patterns of juvenile reoffending vary by demographic characteristics, family structure, offense types, risk and protective factors, and geographic location.
• Research that examines alternative measures of juvenile reoffending and/or controls for changes in the type of offense, frequency of offenses, offense severity, time to new offense, and/or length of stay or supervision following a new offense.
• Research that examines policy and practice factors that may affect juvenile reoffending rates such as jurisdictional age boundaries, how and when juveniles are assessed for risk to reoffend, access to services, and responses to technical violations and new offenses while youth are under supervision.
• Research on juvenile reoffending that incorporates other youth outcome measures shown to moderate offending behavior such as educational attainment, employment, and mental health and well-being.
• Research that improves the quality and accuracy of data on juvenile reoffending, including studies that develop strategies and tools that facilitate more efficient collection, linkage, and analysis of data.