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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
2007 Phase II Analysis of Level III Features at High Resolutions: National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards International Biometric Group, LLC NY 2007-DN-BX-K239 $380,254 Closed
2016 Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Stoney Forensic, Inc. VA 2016-DN-BX-0146 $380,323 Closed
2010 Fleeing Vehicle Tagging & Tracking Technology NIJ FY 10 Pursuit Management Technologies StarChase, LLC VA 2010-IJ-CX-K022 $380,397 Closed
2019 Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2019-MU-MU-0096 $380,405 Closed
2020 Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-MU-MU-4096 $380,405 Open
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - San Diego Sheriff's Department NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program San Diego County CA 2009-DN-BX-K048 $380,960 Closed
2013 Microscopy with Direct Analyte Probe Nanoextraction (DAPNe)-Coupled to Nanospray Mass Spectrometry for Localized Chemical Analysis of Document Inks NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of North Texas TX 2013-R2-CX-K007 $380,986 Closed
2014 Early Intervention by Counsel: A Multi-Site Evaluation of the Presence of Counsel at a Defendants First Appearance in Court NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas The Research Foundation for the SUNY, University at Albany NY 2014-IJ-CX-0027 $381,402 Closed
2009 Experimental Study of the Validity and Reliability of Digital Forensics Tools NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines University of Central Florida FL 2009-DN-BX-K237 $382,000 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Mississippi Department of Public Safety MS 2005-DA-BX-K107 $382,242 Closed
2020 Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2020-DQ-BX-0023 $382,296 Open
2008 2008 Forensic DNA Efficiency Improvement Project NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2008-DN-BX-K191 $382,309 Closed
2007 Rapid Visualization of Biological Fluids at Crime Scenes using Optical Spectroscopy NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques and Technologies: Invited Full Proposals University of South Carolina Reserch Foundation SC 2007-DN-BX-K199 $382,394 Closed
2007 Forensic Science Backlog Reduction and Video Conferencing NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Michigan MI 2007-CD-BX-0024 $382,575 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Grant FY2005- Philadelphia Police DNA Capacity Enhancement Program City of Philadelphia PA 2005-DA-BX-K104 $382,594 Closed
2016 Impacts of Social Proximity to Bias Crime among Compact of Free Association (COFA)-migrants in Hawaii Research on Bias Crimes University of Hawaii HI 2016-VF-GX-0002 $382,782 Closed
2013 Policing by Place: A proposed multi-level analysis of the effectiveness of Risk Terrain Modeling for allocating police resources NIJ FY 13 Testing Geospatial Predictive Policing Strategies New York City Police Department NY 2013-IJ-CX-0053 $383,385 Closed
2008 FY2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept MO 2008-DN-BX-K101 $383,582 Closed
2011 Decision-making Factors Influencing the Wearing of Body Armor: A National Study NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications NORC IL 2011-IJ-CX-K056 $383,641 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis and Data Review) - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division NIJ FY 07 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Oregon State Police OR 2007-DN-BX-K015 $384,000 Closed
2009 Development of Video Standards NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology The International Association of Chiefs of Police Inc VA 2009-IJ-CX-K009 $384,213 Closed
2013 Combining Efforts to Identify the Missing: A United States/Mexico DNA Project NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Conference of Western Attorneys General CA 2013-DN-BX-K001 $384,539 Closed
2013 Meta-analyses of Contextual Correlates of Peer Victimization NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona AZ 2013-IJ-CX-0031 $384,928 Closed
2010 City of Fort Worth's FY10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA program NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Fort Worth TX 2010-DN-BX-K012 $384,960 Closed
2004 EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN PROSECUTION AND THEIR APPLICATION TO COMMUNITY PROSECUTION National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation National District Attorneys Association VA 2004-PP-CX-0002 $385,000 Closed