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	Implications of Three-Dimensional Laser Scanned Images for the Criminal Justice System	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Tennessee	TN	2016-DN-BX-0177	$160,300	Closed
2016	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkalids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$47,186	Closed
2016	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$46,008	Closed
2016	Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	2016-DN-BX-0173	$714,891	Closed
2016	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,045	Closed
2016	Incorporating Graph-based Models in a Deep Learning Framework for Operational Face Recognition	Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Michigan State University	MI	2015-R2-CX-0005	$50,000	Closed
2016	Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Research Foundation for the State University of New York	NY	2016-DN-BX-0155	$316,473	Closed
2016	Intersectional Subjection and Law Enforcement: Examining Perceptions Held by LGBTQ People of Color in New Orleans, LA	W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY	NJ	2016-R2-CX-0046	$150,000	Closed
2016	Investigating upper thermal limits of forensically important blow flies to improve testimony in forensic entomology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	2016-DN-BX-0204	$540,545	Closed
2016	Investigation of a time-effective approach to the discrimination and interpretation of inkjet printer inks using micro Raman spectroscopy	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0164	$246,838	Closed
2016	Invited Application between the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Howard University (HU or Howard) in support of NIJs Research Assistantship Program	Non-solicited Applications	Howard University	DC	2016-IJ-CX-K007	$62,786	Closed
2016	Law Enforcement Officers Safety and Wellness: A Multi-Level Study	Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2016-IJ-CX-0021	$970,795	Closed
2016	Lightweight Impact-Resistant and Flame-Retardant Materials: Lessons from Biology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2016-R2-CX-0015	$48,391	Closed
2016	Link for Schools: A system to prevent violence and its adverse impacts	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	IA	2016-CK-BX-0006	$3,675,128	Closed
2016	Long-term Stability of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Biological Matrices	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2016-DN-BX-0191	$457,046	Closed
2016	Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase	Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase	WESTAT, INC.	MD	2016-MU-MU-K074	$999,698	Closed
2016	Mapping Decisions Points from School Based Incidents to Exclusionary Discipline, Arrest and Referral to the Juvenile Justice System	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges	NV	2016-CK-BX-0018	$240,000	Closed
2016	Measuring Outcomes in Services to Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking: Instrument Development and Testing	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2016-VT-BX-0001	$464,515	Closed
2016	Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy in Different Population Groups	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK	PA	2016-DN-BX-0171	$295,249	Closed
2016	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$46,008	Closed
2016	Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2016-DN-BX-0010	$50,000	Past Project Period End Date
2016	Montana Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Program	Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting	Montana Department of Justice	MT	2016-DN-BX-K013	$284,500	Open
2016	Moving to Collective Efficacy: How Inner-City Mobility Impacts Minority and Immigrant Youth Victimization and Violence	W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime	Towson University	MD	2016-R2-CX-0044	$99,993	Open
2016	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2016	Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0011	$49,925	Closed