Awards: Listing of Funded Projects

Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice.

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Number of Awards: 37
Total Amount Awarded: $15,499,966

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation Sort ascending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	Meeting the Ongoing, Urgent, Unmet Needs of Uvalde Residents After the Robb Elementary School Shooting	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - University of Texas at Austin Developing More Effective Services and Programs for Victims of Mass Shootings	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04105-AERX	$1,000,000	Open
2023	Violence and aggression toward teachers among 50 largest school districts: A longitudinal examination of risk factors, negative consequences, and school responses	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-02606-STOP	$697,718	Open
2021	Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS	$368,745	Open
2020	Life course and intergenerational effects of criminal justice involvement: Identifying risks, the search for resilience, and the impact of rise in opioid misuse and the Covid-19 pandemic	Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE	TX	2020-MU-MU-0017	$1,881,736	Closed
2020	The Cumulative Financial Costs of Victimization among College Students at Minority Serving Institutions	Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE	TX	2020-V3-GX-0075	$745,679	Past Project Period End Date
2003	Assessing the Social Structural and Ecological Context of the Relationship Between Public Order Crime and More Serious Crime	FY 2003 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety: Funding for Spatial Data Analysis	University of Texas At Austin Office of Sponsored Projects	TX	2003-IJ-CX-0198	$57,498	Closed
2007	Development of Nanothermite Projectile for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle-Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Neutralization.	NIJ FY06 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	2007-DE-BX-K002	$437,348	Closed
2004	Expansion and improvement of quality and timliness of Forensic Pathology services for the University of Texas Medical Branch	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	County Of Galveston Texas And University of Texas Medical Branch	TX	2004-DN-BX-0212	$80,233	Closed
2008	A Software-Define Emergency Radio	NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	2006-IJ-CX-K043	$233,972	Closed
2005	Detecting, Addressing and Preventing Elder Abuse in Residential Care Facilities	Research & Evaluation of Elderly Individuals, Older Women and Residents of Long Term Care Facilities	Texas A and M Research Foundation	TX	2005-IJ-CX-0054	$208,354	Closed
2007	PLR: Mesh Networked, Two-way Personnel Locator Radios andRelays	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2007-DE-BX-K101	$264,879	Closed
2007	An integrated portable multi-band conventional radio with P25 interface using Digital Radio Processor (DRP) technology	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	2006-IJ-CX-K043	$250,000	Closed
2020	Violence against Teachers in the 50 Largest U.S. School Districts: Predictors, Consequences, and School Responses	Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE	TX	2020-CK-BX-0004	$579,041	Open
2020	Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective	Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-75-CX-0009	$435,020	Closed
2009	TBD	NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	2009-SQ-B9-K007	$456,784	Closed
2018	Assessment of Cognitive Performance-based Training to Improve Police Decision-making	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO	TX	2018-75-CX-0030	$846,536	Declined
2018	ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services	NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	2018-ZD-CX-0004	$485,244	Closed
2017	Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2015-R2-CX-0006	$44,975	Closed
2016	Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources	Office of Science and Technology Continuations	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2015-R2-CX-0006	$44,094	Closed
2016	Assessing the Role of Immigration in the Linkage between School Safety, Education, and Juvenile Justice Contact	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	TX	2016-CK-BX-0015	$776,949	Closed
2016	Evaluating and improving practices employed by U.S. forensic scientists to locate critical literature for use in investigations	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Texas A&M University	TX	2016-R2-CX-0054	$149,634	Closed
2016	Investigating upper thermal limits of forensically important blow flies to improve testimony in forensic entomology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	2016-DN-BX-0204	$540,545	Closed
2015	Examining Prosecutorial Discretion in Federal Criminal Cases	NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	2015-R2-CX-0041	$39,823	Closed
2015	School Climate- Teacher Victimization	NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	2015-CK-BX-0019	$359,501	Open
2015	Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2015-R2-CX-0006	$44,094	Closed