Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-NIJ-2024-171923

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for funding to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) for research on the domestic radicalization to violent extremism phenomenon in the United States.

This Center will conduct (and/or support through sub-awards) rigorous research, evaluation and demonstration projects targeted toward developing a better understanding of the phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.

This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by supporting the development of new knowledge and tools to address the challenges of crime and justice in the United States through fundamental research. 

Read the complete RFP (pdf)

This Center will perform four core functions:

• Conduct (and/or support through multiple sub-awards) rigorous research, evaluation, and demonstration projects targeted toward developing a better understanding of the phenomenon and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.
• Assess the research needs of the field.
• Translate and disseminate knowledge by developing a suite of evidence-driven best practices and guidelines for immediate reference by practitioners.
• Supporting training, education and professional development of practitioners engaged in extremism prevention and intervention using that suite of evidence-driven best practices and guidelines.