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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.

Number of Awards: 7,391
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,954,950

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2008 A Software-Define Emergency Radio NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $233,972 Closed
2014 Research on Offender Decision-Making and Desistance From Crime NIJ FY 14 Research on Offender Decision Making and Desistance from Crime The University of Texas at El Paso TX 2014-R2-CX-0009 $363,848 Closed
2018 Assessment of Cognitive Performance-based Training to Improve Police Decision-making NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO TX 2018-75-CX-0030 $846,536 Declined
2019 Crime and Victimization on the US-Mexico Border: A Comparison of Legal Residents, Illegal Residents and Native-Born Citizens Research on Immigration and Crime, FY 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO TX 2019-R2-CX-0054 $521,702 Past Project Period End Date
2015 School Climate- Teacher Victimization NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 2015-CK-BX-0019 $359,501 Open
2015 Examining Prosecutorial Discretion in Federal Criminal Cases NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 2015-R2-CX-0041 $39,823 Closed
2023 Violence and aggression toward teachers among 50 largest school districts: A longitudinal examination of risk factors, negative consequences, and school responses NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-02606-STOP $697,718 Open
2013 Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Indentifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuls and Residents of Residential Care Facilities The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX 2013-IJ-CX-0050 $387,736 Closed
2012 Continuation of Dating It Safe: A Longitudinal Study on Teen Dating Violence NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX 2012-WG-BX-0005 $746,181 Closed
2016 Continuation of Dating it Safe: A Longitudinal Study of Teen Dating Violence Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX 2012-WG-BX-0005 $117,891 Closed
2023 Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO $467,325 Open
2010 Reliability of Forensic Data from Networked Process Control System NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines The University of Tulsa OK 2010-DN-BX-K215 $743,706 Closed
2007 Quantifying the Specific Deterrent Effects of DNA Databases NIJ FY 07 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence The Urban Institute DC 2007-DN-BX-0001 $150,815 Closed
2010 Organizational Efficiency and Early Disposition Programs in Federal Courts NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-0013 $37,809 Closed
2010 Foreclosures and Crime: A Space-Time Analysis NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Foreclosures and Crime The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-0029 $254,994 Closed
2007 Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assaults in Correctional Settings NIJ FY 07 ORE on Sexual Victimization in Corrections The Urban Institute DC 2007-RP-BX-0001 $150,938 Closed
2010 Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science NIJ FY 10 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2010-DN-BX-0002 $351,054 Closed
2008 Forensics Blueprint for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences The Urban Institute DC 2008-DN-BX-K250 $793,259 Closed
2010 Estimating the Unlawful Commercial Sex Economy in the United States NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-1674 $499,036 Closed
2006 Applying Situational Crime Prevention to Sexual Assaults in Jail Facilities: An Action Research Partnership NIJ FY06 ORE R&E on Sexual Victimization in Corrections The Urban Institute DC 2006-RP-BX-0040 $496,704 Closed
2007 Promising Faith-Based Corrections and Reentry Programs: Toward a Conceptual Model for Research and Evaluation NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research The Urban Institute DC 2007-IJ-CX-0019 $79,368 Closed
2010 Understanding Youth's Use of Technology to Perpetrate Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment and Victimization NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking The Urban Institute DC 2010-WG-BX-0003 $367,429 Closed
2018 Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence Legacy OJJDP Research Grants THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-PB-FX-K002 $749,956 Closed
2010 Evaluating Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Payment NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking The Urban Institute DC 2010-WG-GX-0011 $525,464 Closed
2009 Examining the Policies, Practices, and Implications of Collecting DNA from Arrestees NIJ FY 09 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2009-DN-BX-0004 $314,024 Closed