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: 7,311
Total Amount Awarded: $3,856,761,547

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Elder Abuse Prevention Demonstration Project:Planning Phase	Elder Abuse Prevention Demonstration Project: Planning Phase	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	2016-MU-CX-K006	$399,370	Closed
2016	Engineering a High-Fidelity, Damage-Tolerant Polymerase for the Forensic Analysis of Damaged DNA Samples	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Northeastern University	MA	2015-R2-CX-0011	$46,567	Closed
2016	Enhancing and Sustaining the ALFRED-FROG-KB Forensic Resource	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Yale University	CT	2016-DN-BX-0162	$1,062,736	Open
2016	Establishing a National Institute of Justice Research Test & Evaluation Center: Continuation	Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Johns Hopkins University	MD	2013-MU-CX-K111	$3,500,000	Closed
2016	Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Tennessee	TN	2016-DN-BX-0178	$270,616	Closed
2016	Estimating the Financial Costs of Crime Victimization	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	Justice Research and Statistics Association, Inc.	DC	2016-V3-GX-K005	$745,346	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	Evaluating Massive Parallel Sequencing for Missing Persons Identification.	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2016-DN-BX-0172	$474,130	Closed
2016	Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2015-ZA-BX-0003	$149,688	Closed
2016	Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification.	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2016-DN-BX-K001	$727,072	Closed
2016	Evaluation of a Principal Training Program to Promote Safe and Civil Schools	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM	MO	2016-CK-BX-0004	$4,135,418	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$49,977	Closed
2016	Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	Virginia Department of Forensic Science	VA	2016-DN-BX-K004	$216,225	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Peer Review and Verification Processes	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	Georgia Bureau of Investigation	GA	2016-DN-BX-K005	$78,670	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative	Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative	WESTAT, INC.	MD	2016-AK-BX-K020	$1,999,995	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	YALE UNIVERSITY	CT	2013-ZD-CX-0001	$1,199,996	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.	VA	2012-VF-GX-0001	$499,979	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the OVC V21-LSC Demonstration Project - Continuation 2	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.	VA	2014-VF-GX-0001	$499,996	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Peer to Peer (P2P): Challenging Extremism Initiative	Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism: Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Programs	President and Fellows of Harvard College/Harvard T.H. Chan	MA	2016-ZA-BX-K001	$750,000	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	2016-DN-BX-K002	$619,325	Closed
2016	Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FlashScan3D, LLC	TX	2016-DN-BX-0180	$591,262	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	Maryland Department of State Police	MD	2016-DN-BX-K006	$319,850	Closed
2016	Examining an Integrated Bystander and Alcohol Program for Sexual Assault Perpetration: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Ohio University	OH	2016-R2-CX-0048	$150,000	Closed
2016	Examining Prison Stays in Michigan	Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data	Central Michigan University	MI	2016-R2-CX-0036	$40,000	Closed