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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.
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State: CA

Number of Awards: 730
Total Amount Awarded: $388,702,991

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2005 Ysa Aly Homicide Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Burlingame California CA 2005-DN-BX-K038 $11,365 Closed
2018 Young Adult Court: A New Approach to Justice NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 2018-R2-CX-K001 $783,834 Open
2016 You're Stressing Me Out: Adolescent Stress Response to Evaluation from Peers and its Effect on Risky Decision-Making NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Regents of the University of California, Irvine CA 2016-R2-CX-0009 $30,416 Closed
2003 XML Based Emergency Communication Technology (XBECT) NIJ Science and Technology Solicitation FY 2003 County of Los Angeles CA 2003-IJ-CX-K008 $370,000 Closed
2009 What Promotes Resilience in Youth Exposed to Violence: A Multilevel Analysis NIJ FY 09 ORE Data Resources Program WestEd CA 2009-IJ-CX-0103 $38,000 Closed
2009 We will effectively address the changing investigative techniques and utilize the newest DNA technology to solve violent crimes which have no current leads. NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Santa Ana CA 2009-DN-BX-K040 $300,740 Closed
2004 Waiting for a "Clear" Signal: Technical Considerations for Effective Policy to Implement Chemical and Biological Detectors for First Responders and Law Enforcement FY 2004 Science & Technology Solicitation Monterey Institute of International Studies CA 2004-IJ-CX-0050 $283,589 Closed
2010 Ventura County District Attorney's Cold Case DNA Pilot Project NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards County of Ventura CA 2010-DD-BX-K126 $570,000 Closed
2008 Vallejo Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA Project NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Vallejo CA 2008-DD-BX-K309 $500,000 Closed
2015 Validation of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Whole Mitochondrial Genome Analysis NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Children''s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland CA 2015-DN-BX-K053 $758,184 Closed
2019 Using Social Network and Spatial Analysis to Understand and Address Fentanyl Distribution Networks in America’s Largest Port City Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION CA 2019-R2-CX-0020 $995,490 Open
2008 Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases in Santa Clara NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Santa Clara CA 2008-DN-BX-K305 $324,040 Closed
2010 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF''S DEPARTMENT CA 2010-DN-BX-K136 $163,815 Closed
2015 Use of Genetically Variant Peptides to Statistically Estimate the Genetic Background of Hair Shafts NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2015-DN-BX-K065 $397,337 Closed
2018 Untangling the Web of Violence: The Network Effects of Civil Gang Injunctions Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES CORPORATION AT CSUSB CA 2017-JF-FX-0043 $120,208 Closed
2005 Unsolved Homicides Unit - Investigations and Forensic Examinations of Orange County's Unsolved Homicides Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of Orange CA 2005-DN-BX-K016 $352,480 Closed
2014 Understanding the Use and Efficacy of Moderate Stringency DNA Searches NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas RAND Corporation CA 2014-IJ-CX-0005 $494,447 Open
2023 Understanding the Quality and Perceived Impacts of SRO Training: An Evaluation of the Largest National Training Provider for School Police NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety WESTED CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-02605-MUMU $999,604 Open
2017 Understanding Socio-Environmental and Physical Risk Factors Influencing Firearm Violence NIJ FY17 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2017-IJ-CX-0020 $749,999 Closed
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
2016 Understanding Online Hate Speech as a Motivator and Predictor of Hate Crime Research on Bias Crimes RAND Corporation CA 2016-MU-MU-0009 $599,269 Closed
2022 Understanding and Responding to Domestic Extremism Financing NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism THE RAND CORPORATION CA 15PNIJ-22-GG-01119-DOMR $749,087 Open
2012 Under the Radar or Under Arrest: How does Contact with the Juvenile Justice System Impact Delinquency and Academic Achievement? NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program The Regents of the University of California CA 2012-IJ-CX-0020 $24,999 Closed
2010 Under the Penal Gaze: An empirical examination of penal consciousness among prison inmates NIJ FY 10 ORE Ph.D.Graduate Research Fellowship Program Regents of the University of California CA 2010-IJ-CX-0002 $24,950 Closed
2009 Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County: Looking for a Hidden Population NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research San Diego University Research Foundation CA 2009-IJ-CX-0011 $521,962 Closed