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NIJ FY25 Invited to Apply - Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program

National Institute of Justice · Opportunity O-NIJ-2025-172769

Who can apply

• Others

Only the applicant (National Policing Institute (NPI)) that received an official invitation letter from NIJ is able and eligible to apply. Please refer to that letter for eligibility requirements. The application will only be accepted from the invited applicant.

About this opportunity

This funding opportunity seeks to support the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program, an ongoing NIJ program designed to increase the in-house research capabilities of law enforcement agencies by directly building data and research skills of individuals employed by and engaged with these agencies.

Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity

This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 16.560 (“National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants”), a broad federal program that made about 76 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $500k). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.

Applicant counts per solicitation are not published by any federal agency — no one can honestly sell you that number.

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