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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
2016 Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-AK-BX-K020 $1,999,995 Closed
2018 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research, Housing and Shelter Models for Victims of Crime NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research WESTAT, INC. MD 2018-MU-MU-0011 $497,335 Closed
2002 Spatial and Temporal Linkages Between Unemployment and Crime Rates The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables Westat, Inc. MD 2002-IJ-CX-0010 $53,610 Closed
2023 NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults WESTAT, INC. MD 15PNIJ-23-GK-02236-MUMU $1,000,000 Open
2018 Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase NIJ FY18 Continuations WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-MU-MU-K074 $1,299,994 Closed
2014 Study of Police in Schools NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Westat MD 2014-CK-BX-0006 $1,861,520 Closed
2004 Forensic Science Initiative National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation On Behalf of WVU WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $741,075 Closed
2013 A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2013-DN-BX-K043 $389,321 Closed
2013 Biometrics from the Isotopic Analysis of Amino Acids in Human Hair NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2013-DN-BX-K007 $283,464 Closed
2007 Encrypted Disk Drive Forensic Tools for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 07 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2007-DN-BX-K126 $251,183 Closed
2010 Proposal for FY 2010 Congressional Appropriations Act NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-D1-BX-K016 $4,000,000 Closed
2006 FY06 Congressionally Directed Funds NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2003-RC-CX-K001 $3,948,912 Closed
2010 WVU Identification Technology Research and Transition Center (CITeR - TRAC) NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DD-BX-K037 $1,000,000 Closed
2010 On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K247 $146,055 Closed
2009 Increasing Student and Community Safety NIJ FY09 Building and Enhancing Research Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnerships West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-IJ-CX-0205 $157,388 Closed
2010 Estimating Postmortem Interval: A Molecular Approach NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K180 $462,492 Closed
2015 Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2015-DN-BX-K048 $212,875 Closed
2016 Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2016-DN-BX-0152 $213,735 Closed
2018 Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed? NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-MU-MU-0003 $178,080 Closed
2018 Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-75-CX-0033 $368,415 Closed
2018 Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-DU-BX-0186 $379,394 Closed
2018 Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-75-CX-0032 $985,950 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2017-DN-BX-0161 $378,501 Closed
2019 Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0030 $267,438 Past Project Period End Date
2004 Forensic Hair Examination Workshop and Atlas under the President's DNA Initiative Funding National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $340,000 Closed