GrantMe Tennessee grant finder

← Back to search

National Institute of Justice · Department of Justice

NIJ FY 2026 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals

Open

In short: National Institute of Justice expects to make 3 awards of up to $1.8 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Deadline
Due Nov 30, 2026 · 39 days left
Award size
Up to $1.8M
Total available
$1.8M · about 3 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
State government, Private college or university, County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Larger business, Small business, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), City or town government, Public college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Tribal government, School district, Tribal organization
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Read the official notice Should we apply? Sign in to save

Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 10

Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.

About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals. This opportunity seeks to improve knowledge and understanding of relevant issues through science. Under this NOFO, NIJ is seeking proposals to address one or more of the following topic areas: 1. Research examining the role of emerging technologies in fraud and exploitation, including technology-enabled approaches to enhance detection and investigation. 2. Forensic research to inform and strengthen the investigation and prosecution of elder abuse cases. 3. Evaluation of programs that seek to prevent, intervene in, or respond to the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of older adults. 4. Research to inform the development of effective education and intervention programs that address financial fraud against older adults. Applications proposing research projects not addressing one of these four areas will not be considered.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/a7a290db-16f3-4dde-a454-1edd1ac0dd55 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/5b668b6d-92d7-4886-b8f0-2b6a33d875b7

View on Grants.gov Add deadline to my calendar

Ask a partner for a letter

Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct22
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
    Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
  2. Nov9
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Nov23
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Nov28
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Nov30
    Deadline
    From the funder.

Save this grant to put these dates in My grants and your private calendar.

See how others wrote it

The agency posted these examples. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.

All sample proposals

Who in Tennessee has won this program

8 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2021. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$450K spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$396K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$303K2022
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Rutherford County$279K2021
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$200K2024
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Rutherford County$100K2024
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, Claiborne County$3,969 spent that year2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$3,499 spent that year2024

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyColorado State University$51K2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleColorado State University$29K spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

More from National Institute of Justice

About the federal program

National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
Program number 16.560 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant, technical information

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

Something wrong on this page? Tell us
What's wrong?

Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 22, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number O-NIJ-2026-172804 · program number 16.560