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

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2020 An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 2020-DQ-BX-0004 $205,963 Closed
2020 An Evaluation of a Statewide Approach to the Prevention and Intervention of Violence using School Threat Assessment Teams Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 WESTED CA 2020-MU-MU-0011 $852,868 Closed
2020 An examination of musculoskeletal markers in modern populations for forensic analysis and identification purposes Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2020-R2-CX-0042 $150,000 Closed
2020 Analysis of Small Particles Adhering to the Edges of Duct Tape as a Means to Make Associations in a Way that is Independent of Manufactured Characteristics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 STONEY FORENSIC, INC. VA 2020-MU-CX-0018 $871,366 Closed
2020 Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2016-MU-BX-K007 $4,288,461 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Assessing Class Consistency and Common Source Using 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy in Firearm Forensics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC IL 2020-DQ-BX-0028 $199,615 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program through a Phased Evaluation Approach Using an Implementation Science Mixed Methods Approach Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC GA 2020-CZ-BX-0014 $1,142,634 Open
2020 Assessing the Impact of Plea Bargaining on Subsequent Violence for Firearm Offenders Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 2020-75-CX-0004 $369,412 Closed
2020 Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits Through a Comprehensive, Systematic, and Quantifiable Approach Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2020-DQ-BX-0012 $466,543 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Assessment of the Contribution to Drug Impaired Driving from Emerging and Undertested Drugs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0009 $478,783 Closed
2020 Augmenting, Analyzing, and Archiving Criminal Trajectories in Four Birth Cohorts from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, 1995-2023 Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime, Fiscal Year 2020 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE MA 2020-JX-FX-0002 $674,183 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-MU-MU-4096 $380,405 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Biomarkers of Cannabis Exposure in Exhaled Breath Condensate and Oral Fluid Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2020-DQ-BX-0011 $434,273 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Body mass estimation using bone micro- and macro-structure: a practical approach using CT imaging and computer analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2020-R2-CX-0048 $683,542 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2020-R2-CX-0026 $599,255 Open
2020 Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC MD 2020-ZA-CX-0003 $998,599 Open
2020 Comparative Assessment of Emerging Technologies for Body Fluid Identification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0015 $501,115 Closed
2020 Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2020-DQ-BX-0010 $476,517 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Corrections Work's Adverse Effects and a Total Worker Health Program to Enhance Well-being (Topic 2) Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OR 2020-R2-CX-0006 $764,928 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Criminal Justice Requirements and Resources Consortium NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2018-75-CX-K006 $1,500,000 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Criminal Justice Requirements Resources Consortium NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE VA 2018-75-CX-K007 $300,000 Open
2020 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2018-75-CX-K003 $3,500,000 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Cross-Site Analysis and Case Study of STOP Program Grantee Perspectives on Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program Implementation Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2020-RF-CX-0001 $478,553 Closed
2020 Cyberstalking - Research and Evaluation to Enhance Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation of Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2020-R2-CX-0002 $599,368 Closed
2020 Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TN 2020-DQ-BX-0003 $285,229 Past Project Period End Date