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: 7,383
Total Amount Awarded: $3,910,663,426

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Spatial analysis of social vulnerability and crime disparities through interpretable machine learning	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	IL	15PNIJ-24-GG-01573-RESS	$180,000	Open
2024	Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”	NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	SD	15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU	$303,714	Open
2024	Strengthening Understanding of Peer Programs to Optimize Resources & Training (SUPPORT): Identifying critical elements of police peer support across career stages	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-02564-MUMU	$1,167,336	Open
2024	The Development of a Peer Advocacy Intervention for Survivors whose Partners are in Relationship Violence Intervention Programs.	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY	MD	15PNIJ-24-GG-00986-REVA	$838,966	Open
2024	The Ecology of Resilience: Examining Impacts of Service Engagement, Facility Safety, and Trauma History on Positive Life Trajectories in Justice-Involved Youth	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	UT	15PNIJ-24-GG-01580-RESS	$88,304	Open
2024	The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO	$823,669	Open
2024	The Impacts of School Security Equipment on Students and Schools	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01048-STOP	$1,706,788	Open
2024	The potential of hybridization capture to permit species identification in challenging leathers	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01549-MUMU	$232,857	Open
2024	The relationship between participation in structured activities and health, safety and quality of life outcomes for prison residents and staff	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Corrections	THE CNA CORPORATION	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01087-FSAX	$898,792	Open
2024	Understanding and Evaluating Police Bias Crime Unit Practice and Impact	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01913-RESS	$908,415	Open
2024	Unwinding the Impact of Body Worn Camera Evidence on Prosecutor Workload	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce	THE JUSTICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01793-RESS	$612,685	Open
2024	Validating the ASB 122: Best Practice Recommendation for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01546-RESS	$676,376	Open
2023	"Examining the Effects of Back-End Release Discretion on Prison Populations and Length of Stay: A State-by-State Analysis"	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04240-RESS	$335,595	Open
2023	21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon	JUSTICE INNOVATION INC.	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS	$829,358	Open
2023	A Frame Analysis of Violence and Accelerationism in Cognitive Radicalization	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism	YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY	OH	15PNIJ-23-GG-01382-DOMR	$449,897	Open
2023	A longitudinal cohort mixed methods study of the impact of mental health on retention and turnover among early career police officers in South Carolina	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	SC	15PNIJ-23-GG-05499-RESS	$1,000,000	Open
2023	A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU	$1,456,274	Open
2023	A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI	$700,224	Open
2023	A Nationwide Assessment of Jail Reentry Policies and Practices: A Two-Tiered Study of the Field	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02232-SCAX	$599,986	Open
2023	A Process, Adaptation, and Outcome Evaluation of San Gabriel Valley Crisis Assistance Response & Engagement (SGV CARE)	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	THE RAND CORPORATION	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-05494-RESS	$573,536	Open
2023	A randomized controlled trial of Co-response for Mental Health Calls for Service to the Police in Fort Collins, CO	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	15PNIJ-23-GG-05502-RESS	$649,464	Open
2023	A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB	$498,491	Open
2023	AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships		AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE	DC	2020-R2-CX-0009	$300,000	Open
2023	ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD)		UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2017-MU-CX-0044	$1,900,000	Open
2023	Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NOBLIS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU	$872,282	Open