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 Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Development of a Portable 3D Imaging System for Capturing Shoe and Tire Impressions	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Purdue University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0189	$788,167	Closed
2016	Development of a Quantifiable Confirmatory Test to Detect Fly Artifacts Contaminating Bloodstain Evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Loyola University Maryland	MD	2016-DN-BX-0181	$154,521	Closed
2016	Development of a White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Individuals	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2016	Development of Advanced Computational and Geographic Visualization Methods for Geospatial and Temporal Strategic Risk Assessment of Crime	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	CA	2016-R2-CX-0020	$50,000	Closed
2016	Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0183	$93,561	Closed
2016	Development of NGS (next generation sequencing) nomenclature framework	Non-solicited Applications	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6150	$748,000	Closed
2016	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,406	Closed
2016	Developmental validation of a miRNA panel for forensic body fluid identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2016-DN-BX-0163	$256,626	Closed
2016	Devlan: Automated Acquisition of Digital Evidence from Large Networks	Developing Improved Means to Collect Digital Evidence Program	Grier Forensics, LLC	MD	2016-IJ-CX-K002	$368,410	Closed
2016	Differences in Cannabis Impairment and its Measurement Due to Route of Administration	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2016-DN-BX-0193	$1,209,914	Closed
2016	Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Stoney Forensic, Inc.	VA	2016-DN-BX-0146	$380,323	Closed
2016	DNA from Burned Bone: The application of ancient DNA methods to forensic DNA recovery	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY	AZ	2016-DN-BX-0158	$657,544	Closed
2016	DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2015-R2-CX-0012	$50,000	Closed
2016	Do DOJ Intervention and Citizen Oversight Improve Police Accountability	W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime	HOWARD UNIVERSITY (INC)	DC	2016-R2-CX-0055	$292,979	Past Project Period End Date
2016	Drugs, DUI, and Crime? What Are the Effects of Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado?	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0008	$32,000	Closed
2016	Effective Methods To Assess Exposure To Violence And Victimization Among American Indian And Alaska Native Youth: Phases 3 and 4	Non-solicited Applications	American Indian Development Associates, LLC	NM	2014-MU-MU-K001	$367,798	Closed
2016	Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Law Enforcement and Crime	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	2016-R2-CX-0058	$995,831	Closed
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	Estimating the Prevalence of Trafficking Among Homeless and Runaway Youth Age 14-25 in Metro Atlanta	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.	GA	2016-MU-MU-0002	$499,905	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