Grants-R-Us: Inside a Federal Grant-Making Research Agency

AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, Vol. 43, No. 10, August 2000, pp. 1704-1723.

20 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2014 Last revised: 11 Jul 2014

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Jeffrey Ian Ross

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Date Written: August 1, 2000

Abstract

In this article, the author reviews the process by which the National Institute of Justice, the largest funder of criminological and criminal justice research in the United States, operates in the adjudication, dissemination, and monitoring of research grants. I also analyze the functions of social science analysts/grant managers and the role of potential and actual grantees. By funding the bulk of research on criminal justice, the institute plays a key role in linking research to current policy issues and in shaping the direction that the field takes. This analysis is based on my experience working in the agency for the Office of Research and Evaluation, as well as a review of relevant academic research.

Keywords: NIJ, National Institute of Justice, criminal justice research, research grants, funding, federal government, grant evaluations, current policy issues

JEL Classification: H52, H59, K49, L89

Suggested Citation

Ross, Jeffrey Ian, Grants-R-Us: Inside a Federal Grant-Making Research Agency (August 1, 2000). AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, Vol. 43, No. 10, August 2000, pp. 1704-1723., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2427386 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2427386

Jeffrey Ian Ross (Contact Author)

University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )

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Baltimore, MD 21218
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