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 Sort descending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2008	National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives		2008-DN-R-122	$500,000	Closed
2007	MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2008-DN-R-038	$685,000	Closed
2021	Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains	Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	NE	15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU	$1,000,000	Closed
2021	Labor trafficking in construction and hospitality: Analyzing victim recruitment, exploitation, and service needs to identify strategies for prevention and intervention	Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-21-GG-03632-HT	$975,209	Open
2021	Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors	Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	15PNIJ-21-GG-03631-MUMU	$648,715	Open
2021	Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-02710-SLFO	$377,311	Open
2021	Assessment of the Added Value of New Quantitative Methodologies for the Analysis of Surface Soils in Forensic Soil Comparisons	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	NC	15PNIJ-21-GG-02711-SLFO	$451,621	Open
2021	Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay for Use in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM	NY	15PNIJ-21-GG-02712-SLFO	$105,592	Open
2021	FY 2021 MDSP - Expanding Targeted Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Capabilities for Controlled Substance Analysis	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE	MD	15PNIJ-21-GG-02713-COAP	$96,741	Open
2021	Advancing the Understanding of 3D Imaging for Firearms Identification	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER INC	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-02714-MUMU	$303,471	Open
2021	Addressing Violence towards Youth and Young Adults in Indigenous Communities	Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021	THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA	SD	15PNIJ-21-GG-02808-RESS	$150,000	Open
2021	Nebraska Indian Community College Tribal-Researcher Collaboration	Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	NE	15PNIJ-21-GG-02809-RESS	$149,610	Open
2021	THE TULALIP TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: A PATH TO WELLNESS	Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021	THE TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON	WA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02810-RESS	$149,957	Declined
2021	Developing a Culturally and Trauma-Informed Teen Dating Violence Algorithm: A Continuation of the VIP Study	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-02803-MUMU	$600,000	Open
2021	Fatal and Non-Fatal Intimate Partner and Family Violence Against Older Women: An Exploration of Age and Police Response to Inform Research, Policy and Practice	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2021	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	DC	15PNIJ-21-GG-02801-REVA	$195,135	Open
2021	Court Decision-Making in Domestic Violence Cases: An Analysis of the Case Processing Pipeline in South Carolina	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	SC	15PNIJ-21-GG-02802-REVA	$357,234	Open
2021	Evaluating the Efficacy of the SAFeR Approach to Improving Legal Responses to IPV: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-02800-REVA	$1,221,556	Open
2021	In search of: Police responses to those experiencing homelessness	Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness, Fiscal Year 2021	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-21-GG-02709-RESS	$1,457,606	Open
2021	Examining the multifaceted impacts of drug decriminalization on public safety, law enforcement, and prosecutorial discretion	NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021	PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY	OR	15PNIJ-21-GG-02804-RESS	$495,596	Open
2021	Advancing Research on Rural Justice Systems	NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02805-RESS	$768,881	Open
2021	Strengthening data-driven pretrial release in New Jersey	NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-02806-RESS	$837,477	Open
2021	A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois' Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices	NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-02807-RESS	$632,781	Open
2021	Understanding Police Strategies for Responding to Protests	Research and Evaluation on Policing Strategies for Civil Disturbances, Fiscal Year 2021	THE RAND CORPORATION	CA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02708-RESS	$718,061	Open
2021	Managing Protests: A National Study of Police Policies and Practices	Research and Evaluation on Policing Strategies for Civil Disturbances, Fiscal Year 2021	POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM	DC	15PNIJ-21-GG-02706-RESS	$599,999	Open
2021	Police Response to Civil Disturbances: Understanding Strengths, Challenges, and Organizational Learning through After Action Reports	Research and Evaluation on Policing Strategies for Civil Disturbances, Fiscal Year 2021	THE CNA CORPORATION	VA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02707-RESS	$642,315	Open