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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
2011 Elder Abuse Computerized Decision Support System NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Violence and Victimization Chestnut Health Systems IL 2011-IJ-CX-0014 $731,748 Closed
2014 Re-engaging Justice-Involved Youth NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Chicago IL 2014-IJ-CX-0011 $29,799 Closed
2011 DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN COMPENDIUM OF MICROCRYSTAL TESTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS AND DIVERTED PHARMACEUTICALS NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes McCrone Research Institute IL 2011-DN-BX-K528 $199,712 Closed
2012 Out of home placement location and juvenile delinquency: the investigation of neighborhood impact on child welfare population''s juvenile justice involvement NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana IL 2012-IJ-CX-0027 $25,000 Closed
2012 A Chicago Police Department initiative to resolve cold case homicides through comprehensive case reviews and use of current DNA technologies. NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Chicago, City of IL 2012-DN-BX-K004 $499,565 Closed
2018 Evaluating a Cognitive Behavioral Approach for Improving Life Outcomes of Underserved Young Women: A Randomized Experiment in Chicago Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 2016-JU-FX-0002 $248,918 Closed
2014 Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC IL 2014-DN-BX-K012 $190,400 Closed
2012 Understanding Influence Across Justice Agencies: The Spread of Community Reformsfrom Law Enforcement to Prosecutor Organizations NIJ FY 12 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University IL 2012-R2-CX-0022 $20,818 Closed
2009 Development of an Automated Holographic Optical Trapping Method for Rape Kit Analysis NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Arryx, Inc IL 2009-DN-BX-K260 $362,800 Closed
2011 A National Probability-Based Household Survey on Teen Dating Violence NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Violence and Victimization NORC at the University of Chicago IL 2011-WG-BX-0020 $899,908 Closed
2011 FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory IL 2011-DN-BX-K495 $349,561 Closed
2010 Junior Faculty Grant Program: Comparative Evaluation of Court-Based Responses to Offenders with Mental Illness NIJ FY 10 ORE Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships The University of Chicago IL 2010-IJ-CX-0033 $440,437 Closed
2018 Trauma Exposure, Ecological Factors, and Child Welfare Involvement as Predictors of Youth Crossover into the Juvenile Justice System Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Chapin Hall Center for Children IL 2016-MU-MU-0069 $74,997 Closed
2006 An Evaluation of Gang Hot-Spots Policing in Chicago NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Public Safety Interventions Chicago Police Department IL 2006-IJ-CX-0023 $250,000 Closed
2009 FY 2009 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - DuPage County Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program DuPage County Office of The Sheriff IL 2009-DN-BX-K137 $284,612 Closed
2012 FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Illinois State Police NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Illinois State Police IL 2012-DN-BX-0087 $2,705,768 Closed
2006 Evaluating the Implementation of a Family-Focused Prevention Program: Effectiveness of SAFEChildren NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs Board of Trustess of the University of Illinois IL 2006-JP-FX-0062 $836,328 Closed
2010 Homeland Security in Small Law Enforcement Jurisdictions:Preparedness, Efficacy, and Proximity to Big-City Peers NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Policing SIU Board of Trustees IL 2010-IJ-CX-0024 $58,561 Closed
2011 Assessing the Effects of Hot Spots Policing Strategies on Police Legitimacy, Fear of Crime, and Willingness to Participate in Building Collective Efficacy NIJ FY 11 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University IL 2011-IJ-CX-0007 $395,481 Closed
2005 FFY05 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority IL 2005-DN-BX-0080 $412,349 Closed
2007 Millimeter Wave High Resolution Radar for Stand-Off Concealed Weapon Detection NIJ FY 07 Sensors and Surveillance Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Epsilon Lambda Electronics Corp. IL 2007-RG-CX-K181 $496,972 Closed
2014 Chicago Public Schools's Connect and Redirect to Respect (CRR) Program to use social media monitoring to identify and connect youth to behavioral interventions. NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe Board of Education City of Chicago IL 2014-CK-BX-0002 $2,197,178 Closed
2006 Conceptualizing and Measuring Financial Exploitation and Psychological Abuse of Elderly Individuals NIJ FY06 Research and Evaluation on Elder Abuse The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois IL 2006-MU-MU-0004 $304,300 Closed
2012 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 12 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority IL 2012-DY-BX-K004 $589,638 Closed
2009 Forensic Microscopy Training Program II NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program McCrone Research Institute Inc. IL 2009-DN-BX-K212 $520,000 Closed