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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.

Number of Awards: 7,469
Total Amount Awarded: $3,953,941,280

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2012 The Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes East Carolina University NC 2012-DN-BX-K053 $377,480 Closed
2012 The MPD seeks to review, prioritize, examine and evaluate its existing cold cases in an effort to identify physical evidence with the potential to yield DNA that can be submitted for testing. NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Miami, Florida FL 2012-DN-BX-K016 $500,000 Closed
2012 The National Police Research Platform: Phase 2 Continuation Proposal NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations University of Illinois at Chicago IL 2008-DN-BX-0005 $1,000,046 Closed
2012 The Operation of the Corrections Technology Center of Excellence - Continuation NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver CO 2010-IJ-CX-K003 $625,000 Closed
2012 The Role of Indigent Defense for Defendants with Mental Health Disorders NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense Vera Institute of Justice NY 2012-R2-CX-0009 $485,625 Closed
2012 The Role of Social Networks in the Evolution of Al Qaeda-inspired Violent Extremism in the United States, 1993-2013. NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization Brandeis University MA 2012-ZA-BX-0006 $459,969 Closed
2012 The State of Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2012. NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Tennessee TN 2012-CD-BX-0010 $146,546 Closed
2012 Therapeutic Change, Length of Stay and Recidivism for Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders NIJ FY 12 Building and Enhancing Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2012-IJ-CX-0040 $220,054 Closed
2012 This application is submitted in order to facilitate the resolution of Unresolved crimes to include but not be limited to homicides and sexual assault. NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Worcester, Masschusetts MA 2012-DN-BX-K008 $231,503 Closed
2012 Training for the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory required for certification and other areas NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration AR 2012-CD-BX-0060 $67,238 Closed
2012 Transition Metal Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescent Identification and Trace Detection of Substances of Abuse NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Central Florida FL 2012-R2-CX-K005 $163,385 Closed
2012 Translating ''Near Repeat'' Theory into a Geospatial Police Strategy: A Randomized Experiment testing a Theoretically-Informed Strategy for Preventing Residential Burglary NIJ FY 12 Testing Geospatial Police Strategies and Exploring their Relationship to Criminological Theories Police Foundation DC 2012-IJ-CX-0039 $397,344 Closed
2012 Under the Radar or Under Arrest: How does Contact with the Juvenile Justice System Impact Delinquency and Academic Achievement? NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program The Regents of the University of California CA 2012-IJ-CX-0020 $24,999 Closed
2012 Understanding Crime Decline in America: A Proposal for a National Research Council Roundtable NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations National Academy of Sciences DC 2012-R2-CX-0049 $720,000 Closed
2012 Understanding Influence Across Justice Agencies: The Spread of Community Reformsfrom Law Enforcement to Prosecutor Organizations NIJ FY 12 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University IL 2012-R2-CX-0022 $20,818 Closed
2012 Understanding Pathways to and away from Violent Radicalization among Resettled Somali Refugees NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization Children''s Hospital Corporation MA 2012-ZA-BX-0004 $593,894 Closed
2012 Understanding rapport-building in investigative interviews: Does rapport''s effect on witness memory and suggestibility depend on the interviewer? NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program The Florida International University FL 2012-IJ-CX-0007 $24,999 Closed
2012 Use of Novel Chemistry & Microwave Instrumentation to ImproveBody Fluid Assay Sensitivity & Speed while Reducing Costs NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2012-DN-BX-K044 $403,671 Closed
2012 Using DNA Technology to Identify theMissing NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. VA 2012-DN-BX-K056 $804,172 Closed
2012 Video Standards Project NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The International Association of Chiefs of Police Inc VA 2009-IJ-CX-K009 $299,995 Closed
2012 Waiver of Counsel in Juvenile Court NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense Georgetown University DC 2012-R2-CX-0008 $510,953 Closed
2012 Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Forensic Improvement Program NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2012-CD-BX-0021 $63,517 Closed
2011 "FY2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program" - Nebraska State Patrol NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Nebraska State Patrol NE 2011-DN-BX-K496 $353,073 Closed
2011 2011 California Coverdell Grant Program NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2011-CD-BX-0009 $2,278,298 Closed
2011 2011 Coverdell Laboratory Improvement Project - Sacramento County California NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Sacramento County CA 2011-CD-BX-0055 $100,625 Closed