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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2003	Improving Cooperation Between Law Enforcement and Arab	CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION	Vera Institute of Justice Inc	NY	2003-IJ-CX-1020	$355,329	Closed
2002	Improving Correctional Officer Safety; Reducing Inmate Weapons	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002	The Johns Hopkins University	MD	2002-IJ-CX-K017	$225,516	Closed
2003	Improving Crime Lab Evidence Analysis and Efficiency in Utah in support of DNA/Biology, Chemistry/Trace, Firearms, and Impression casework.	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	State of Utah	UT	2003-DN-BX-0087	$29,805	Closed
2014	Improving Crime Laboratory services through training	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration	AR	2014-CD-BX-0061	$66,276	Closed
2011	Improving Efficiencies and Readiness of the District 17 Medical Examiners Office	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Broward County	FL	2011-CD-BX-0064	$148,778	Closed
2018	Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism among Prison Offenders via Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	MI	2019-MU-MU-0004	$799,922	Open
2017	Improving Estimates of the Postmortem Interval with Metagenomics and Metabolomics	NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2016-DN-BX-4194	$684,273	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking	NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1	$207,700	Open
2008	Improving Facial Reproduction Using Empericial Modeling	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	University of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K183	$107,099	Closed
2004	Improving Forensic Laboratory and Medical Examiner Services- Pinellas County, Florida	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	Pinellas County	FL	2004-DN-BX-0188	$52,233	Closed
2003	Improving Forensic Science Capabilities in the State of Vermont National Forensic Science Improvement Act - 2003	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2003-DN-BX-0065	$29,805	Closed
2002	Improving Forensic Science Capabilities in the State of Vermont	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2002-DN-BX-0050	$29,178	Closed
2004	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2004	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2004-DN-BX-0207	$57,052	Closed
2006	IMPROVING FORENSIC SCIENCE IN VERMONT, 2006	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2006-DN-BX-0087	$91,015	Closed
2009	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2009	NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2009-CD-BX-0022	$140,397	Closed
2010	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2010"	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2010-CD-BX-0026	$199,728	Closed
2011	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2011"	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2011-CD-BX-0052	$166,108	Closed
2013	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2013"	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2013-CD-BX-0035	$58,186	Closed
2014	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2014	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2014-CD-BX-0043	$63,029	Closed
2015	Improving Forensic Science in Vermont, 2015	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2015-CD-BX-0006	$63,705	Closed
2022	Improving Hate Crime Reporting among LGBTQ+ Populations	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	15PNIJ-22-GG-00998-RESS	$997,360	Open
2013	Improving Hot-Spot Policing through Behavioral Interventions	NIJ FY 13 Research on Offender Decision-Making	The University of Chicago	IL	2013-R2-CX-0006	$760,230	Closed
2021	Improving identification of unknown American Indians and Hispanic/Latinx Americans	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	15PNIJ-21-GG-04139-SLFO	$532,833	Open
2019	Improving Identification, Prevalence Estimation, and Earlier Intervention for Victims of Labor and Sex Trafficking	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	MA	2019-VT-BX-0037	$499,483	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Improving investigations and community relations through the training of evidence-based interviewing skills in frontline officers	Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-02716-RESS	$497,785	Open