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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.
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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

Number of Awards: 7,429
Total Amount Awarded: $3,933,755,780

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2017 Developing a Taxonomy To Understand and Measure Outcomes of Success in Community-Based Elder Mistreatment Interventions NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY NY 2017-VF-GX-0002 $499,982 Closed
2017 Developing forensic epigenomic age-estimation tools for diverse populations NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for the State University of New York NY 2016-DN-BX-0011 $49,788 Closed
2017 Developing SPLiT-Seq: A Massively Parallel Sequencing Method to Remove PCR Artifacts for Forensic STR Genotyping NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2017-DN-BX-0160 $509,728 Closed
2017 Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2017 Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0001 $49,987 Open
2017 Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 2017-IJ-CX-0023 $496,976 Closed
2017 Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0030 $48,907 Closed
2017 Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0219 $469,083 Open
2017 Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2017-DN-BX-0134 $556,910 Closed
2017 Development of Advanced Computation and Geographic Visualization Methods for Geospatial and Temporal Strategic Risk Assessment of Crime NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION CA 2016-R2-CX-0020 $50,000 Closed
2017 Development of Improved Extraction/Purification Methods for LC-QqQ-MS Analysis of Novel Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2017-IJ-CX-0004 $50,000 Closed
2017 Development of Matrix Matched Quality Control Materials and Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of Marijuana Infused Products and their Application to Edible Testing NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2017-R2-CX-0029 $215,830 Closed
2017 Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S. Forensic Practice NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada Reno NV 2015-DN-BX-K409 $404,255 Open
2017 Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IL 2017-DN-BX-0167 $628,327 Closed
2017 Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Trustees of Indiana University IN 2016-DN-BX-0007 $48,666 Closed
2017 Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations West Virginia University WV 2015-R2-CX-0010 $50,000 Closed
2017 Devlan: Automated Acquisition of Digital Evidence from Large Networks NIJ FY17 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Grier Forensics, LLC MD 2016-IJ-CX-K002 $410,157 Closed
2017 Differentiating Monozygotic Twins with DNA Methylation Technology NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NC State University NC 2017-DN-BX-0178 $207,427 Closed
2017 Disrupting the Pathways to Gang Violence for Youth of Color NIJ FY17 W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime MULTNOMAH, COUNTY OF OR 2017-MU-MU-0055 $468,740 Closed
2017 Dynamic, Graph-Based Risk Assessments for the Detection of Violent Extremist Radicalization Trajectories Using Large Scale Social and Behavioral Data NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CO 2017-ZA-CX-0002 $731,194 Closed
2017 Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Correctional Officers: A Biopsychosocial Approach NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System CORRECTIONS KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT KY 2017-R2-CX-0035 $677,990 Closed
2017 Efficient sequencing and analysis of degraded and trace DNA samples using a novel targeted ligation-free method NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes ARC BIO LLC MA 2017-DN-BX-0140 $993,718 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological Samples NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0034 $49,996 Open
2017 Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 2017-DN-BX-0172 $229,923 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Engineering a high-fidelity, damage-tolerant polymerase for forensic analysis of damaged DNA samples NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Northeastern University MA 2015-R2-CX-0011 $48,648 Closed