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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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State: MA,
District: 5

Number of Awards: 95
Total Amount Awarded: $49,991,130

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2008 FFY08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA identify,review and prioritize cold violent crime cases. Examine evidence and perform DNA analysis NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Massachusetts State Police MA 2008-DN-BX-K313 $499,995 Closed
2011 An Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety NIJ FY 2011 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations President and Fellows of Harvard College MA 2011-IJ-CX-0025 $874,027 Closed
2009 DNA Analysis of LCN Samples: Towards Fully Integrated STR Profiling NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Network Biosystems, Inc. MA 2009-DN-BX-K256 $496,991 Closed
2012 FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Massachusetts State Police Forensic Services Group NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2012-DN-BX-0097 $1,398,801 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Massachusetts State Police Forensic Sciences Group NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2009-DN-BX-K018 $81,252 Closed
2013 Executive Session on Community Corrections NIJ FY 13 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations President and Fellows of Harvard College MA 2012-R2-CX-0048 $273,506 Closed
2011 FY11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police - Forensic Services Group (MSPFSG) NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2011-DN-BX-K434 $1,534,319 Closed
2006 Statewide Analysis of Elder Abuse NIJ FY06 Research and Evaluation on Elder Abuse Advocates for Human Potential MA 2006-WG-BX-0009 $118,376 Closed
2007 NIJ Forensic DNA R&D National Institute of Justice (NIJ's) Forensic DNA Research and Development NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Network Biosystems, Inc. MA 2007-DN-BX-K184 $497,346 Closed
2008 A National Assessment of Sex Traficking Demand Reduction Efforts NIJ FY 08 ORE Trafficking Abt Associates Inc. MA 2008-IJ-CX-0010 $358,285 Closed
2009 FY2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program-Base & Competitive Massachusetts NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2009-CD-BX-0028 $338,696 Closed
2005 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Massachusetts State Police MA 2005-DN-BX-0069 $208,110 Closed
2013 Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services NIJ FY 13 Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. MA 2013-MU-CX-0057 $399,836 Closed
2014 Exploring a New Data Platform for Research on Human Trafficking Investigation, Prosecution, Sentencing, Time Served, and Recidivism NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons Abt Associates Inc. MA 2014-R2-CX-0006 $492,113 Closed
2014 Environmental Scan of Family Justice Centers in the United States NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence Abt Associates Inc. MA 2014-ZD-CX-0013 $299,971 Closed
2015 Improving the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Science in Massachusetts NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2015-CD-BX-0059 $159,947 Closed
2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2015-DN-BX-0108 $1,275,624 Closed
2015 Advancing Human Trafficking Prevalence Estimation NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons Abt Associates Inc. MA 2015-MU-MU-0003 $996,870 Closed
2016 Developing Methods for Assessing Outcomes of Law and Policy on Drug Trafficking Offenders, Organizations, and Criminal Justice Responses Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime ABT ASSOCIATES INC. MA 2016-R2-CX-K001 $999,887 Closed
2018 Post-Blast Explosives Attribution NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MA 2018-DU-BX-0193 $599,738 Declined
2018 Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MIT Lincoln Laboratory MA 2018-DU-BX-0192 $649,938 Closed
2007 Policing in the New Century: An Executive Session on Public Safety NIJ FY 07 ORE Continuations President and Fellows of Harvard College MA 2007-IJ-CX-0038 $1,046,853 Closed
2008 CONTINUATION OF EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAND CHILD VICTIMIZATION ENFORCEMENTGRANT PROGRAM SPECIAL INITIATIVE:FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONPILOT PROGRAM NIJ Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations Advocates for Human Potential MA 2005-IJ-CX-0050 $202,905 Closed
2005 Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Progarm Special Initiative: Faith-based and Community Organization Pilot Progarm NIJ-Evaluation of Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Faith Based Initiative Advocates for Human Potential MA 2005-IJ-CX-0050 $797,094 Closed
2012 Community Corrections: An Executive Session on the Future of Correctional Policy NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations President and Fellows of Harvard College MA 2012-R2-CX-0048 $993,386 Closed