With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to establish a Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium.
The consortium will inform NIJâs R&D efforts, as well as, NIJâs stakeholders - criminal justice practitioners, policymakers, researchers, federal
partners, and private industry by (1) conducting technology foraging activities to identify technologies for potential use by criminal justice communities, (2) conducting characterization/comparative testing and evaluations on technologies and practices to disseminate information and/or promising practices for adoption, (3) administering the NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) and (4) supporting the development, validation, and maintenance of criminal justice equipment standards.