School Safety Research and Evaluation Service

The National Institute of Justice seeks proposals for the FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on School Safety grant opportunity. The program supports rigorous research and evaluation projects to address key gaps in K-12 school safety, specifically focusing on anonymous reporting systems and school threat assessment and intervention teams to reduce school violence. Eligible applicants include onshore USA organizations. Applicants must submit required online forms and attachments, including an SF-424, standard applicant information, proposal narrative, biographical sketches, current and pending support forms, and a detailed web-based budget worksheet. Proposals evaluating research must include cost/benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as letters confirming secondary data access where applicable. Budgets account for 15% of the total application score and must be detailed, reasonable, and show full cost computations. Applicants must complete the SF-424 in Grants.gov by November 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, and submit the full application in JustGrants by November 30, 2026, at 8:59 p.m. ET. Award recipients must complete offsite work, deliver scholarly products, submit performance reports, and archive research data.