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NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Drones as First Responders
National Institute of Justice · National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants · O-NIJ-2026-172805
Deadlines
- 30 Nov 2026 Deadline in 19 days
Who can apply
- Where the work is done
- United States
- Who applies
- An organisation
Money
- Per project
- up to $3.5M per project
- Total budget
- $3.5M
- Expected awards
- 6
About the call
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Drones as First Responders. This opportunity seeks proposals for rigorous evaluations of implementations of drone technology to combat violent crime, immigration enforcement, and other law enforcement activities.
The goal of this NOFO is to provide actionable information about police implementation of small drones through a collaboration between law enforcement agencies and researchers. NIJ welcomes research and evaluation of drones as first responders (DFR) capabilities, including evaluation of existing capabilities or pilot programs at police departments already using DFR, as well as implementation of new pilot programs or demonstrations. NIJ expects research entities and law enforcement agencies to collaborate on implementing DFR and evaluating operational performance. Law enforcement agencies participating in evaluations will have the option to retain any DFR technology purchased through the NOFO at the study’s conclusion.
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