OpportunityTitle: Determining the Relationship Between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths
Description: The purpose of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program is to encourage and support research, development, and evaluation to improve criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research to examine whether the physiologic and metabolic effects of the stress of being subdued or restrained, by any means, may explain otherwise unexplained in-custody deaths. Authorizing Legislation: Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202) and Homeland Security Act of 2002 (section 232)
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GrantorContactText: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Brian Montgomery, Physical Scientist, by telephone at 202-353-9786 or by e-mail to Brian.Montgomery@ojp.usdoj.gov.  &lt;br/&gt;For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;