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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
2023 An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO $392,196 Open
2023 Quantifying the strength of support in fingerprint casework comparisons NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04227-SLFO $609,185 Open
2023 Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology GRANT13861154 $409,578 Open
2023 21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon JUSTICE INNOVATION INC. NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS $829,358 Open
2023 Building Better Indigent Defense Systems NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-02234-RESS $800,000 Open
2023 Understanding the Scope and Nature of Forced Criminality in the United States NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01927-HT $997,729 Open
2023 Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF MA 15PNIJ-23-GK-01928-HT $654,195 Open
2023 Evaluation of the California Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Grant Program NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-01926-HT $799,859 Open
2023 Mapping the Continuum of Support for Violent Extremism in the United States NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-01383-DOMR $1,192,220 Open
2023 Domestic Terrorism Targeting America’s Political Elites NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-01385-DOMR $751,254 Open
2023 A Frame Analysis of Violence and Accelerationism in Cognitive Radicalization NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY OH 15PNIJ-23-GG-01382-DOMR $449,897 Open
2023 The Extremism Sentencing Study: Judicial Outcomes and Recidivism Among Individuals Convicted of International and Domestic Terrorism NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-23-GG-01384-DOMR $762,553 Open
2023 Networks and Pathways of Violent Extremism: Effectiveness of Dis/Misinformation Campaigns NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SC 15PNIJ-23-GG-01381-DOMR $953,203 Open
2023 Study of Factors Influencing Mass Spectral Data Comparison NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories STATE POLICE, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF KY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01428-RESS $69,835 Open
2023 Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP $726,360 Open
2023 New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS $441,886 Open
2023 Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU $371,593 Open
2023 Evaluation of the Luxon Ion Source for Rapid Screening in Forensic Laboratories NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-01419-RESS $319,172 Open
2023 Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS $111,000 Open
2023 Military Sexual Trauma Experiences of Female Veterans in Michigan NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 15PNIJ-23-GG-01953-NONF $116,692 Open
2023 PRISONERS ON THE MOVE: EXAMINING THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF PRISON TRANSIENCY ON INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 15PNIJ-23-GG-01936-RESS $105,000 Open
2023 Pretrial Policy Change and Place: Evaluating the Impacts of Maryland's Bail Reform on Crime and Pretrial Outcomes across Courts NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01931-RESS $55,500 Open
2023 Audio Deepfake Detection for Forensics and Security NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01933-RESS $64,003 Open
2023 Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Washington State and their Impact on Firearm-Related Arrests and Convictions NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01935-NONF $166,500 Open
2023 Ontogenetic Study of the Pelvis Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Sex and Age Estimation NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED NV 15PNIJ-23-GG-01940-RESS $111,000 Open