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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
2005 Alternate Light Source Photography Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement City of Eau Claire WI 2005-DN-BX-0026 $18,000 Closed
2013 Using Behavioral Patterns to Link Serial Rape Offenses:A Multidimensional Approach NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2013-IJ-CX-0009 $18,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team DEAP Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team DEAP 2021-nij-rec-ch-0015 $18,000 Closed
1996 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards University of Denver CO 1996-MU-MU-K012 $17,544 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant, FY05 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program St. Charles County MO 2005-DA-BX-K085 $17,317 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Ananlysis and Data Review) - Connecticut Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 07 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection CT 2007-DN-BX-K007 $17,250 Closed
2015 Crime Lab Accreditation and Certification NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Culver City CA 2015-CD-BX-0071 $17,245 Closed
2009 REPEATABILITY AND UNIQUENESS OF STRIATIONS/IMPRESSIONS IN FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS FIRED IN 10 CONSECUTIVELY MANUFACTURED SLIDES NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Miami Dade County FL 2009-DN-BX-K230 $17,127 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team KMG BQR Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team KMG BQR 2021-nij-rec-ch-0022 $17,000 Closed
1996 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems Corporation MD 1996-MU-MU-K011 $16,985 Closed
2008 The Coral Gables Police Department Crime Scene Investigative Unit Forensic Improvement Project. NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Coral Gables FL 2008-CD-BX-0092 $16,563 Closed
2014 The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Japanese and Thai Individuals NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The University of Tennessee TN 2014-DN-BX-0002 $16,490 Closed
2000 Computer Assisted System for Reassembly Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime MN Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension MN 2000-RB-CX-0001 $16,400 Closed
2006 FY2006 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Illinois State Police NIJ FY06 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Illinois State Police IL 2006-DN-BX-K240 $16,175 Closed
2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Equipment Request FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Worcester, Masschusetts MA 2010-CD-BX-0090 $16,053 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Sherrill Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team Sherrill 2021-nij-rec-ch-0009 $16,000 Closed
2006 Application of Proteinases for DNA Isolatin of Bone Specimens NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations Indiana University IN 2006-DN-BX-K010 $15,696 Closed
2007 Forensic Digital Image Management Improvement Project NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program County of Suffolk NY 2007-CD-BX-0016 $15,660 Closed
2018 Optimizing bone loss across the lifespan: The three-dimensional structure of porosity in the human femoral neck and rib as a metric of bone fragility NIJ FY18 Continuations The Ohio State University OH 2017-MU-CX-0009 $15,000 Closed
2001 A Multiple Models Approach to Assessing Risk of Repeat DV Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts The Pennsylvania State University PA 2001-WT-BX-0500 $15,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Shah Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team Shah 2021-nij-rec-ch-0001 $15,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Hanson Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team 2021-nij-rec-ch-0002 $15,000 Closed
2009 Smart Police Deployment: Evaluating the Use of Automated Vehicle Locator Technologies in Policing NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Police Foundation DC 2007-IJ-CX-K153 $14,360 Closed
2008 Video Evidence Examination Forensic Workstation NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Eau Claire WI 2008-CD-BX-0080 $14,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team CresentStar Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team CresentStar 2021-nij-rec-ch-0021 $13,000 Closed