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: 7,390
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,827,360

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2019	Improving Juror Comprehension of Forensic Testimony and Its Effects on Decision-Making and Evidence Evaluation	Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, FY 2019	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2019-75-CX-0010	$497,208	Closed
2018	Improving Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Postmortem Interval Using Microbiome Data	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2018-R2-CX-0017	$150,000	Closed
2005	Improving methods for fingerprint development on hand-guns	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005	U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Systems Management – Israeli National Police(IAA)		2005-IJ-R-051-2	$70,000	Closed
2017	Improving officer decision-making: Can personality predict outcomes in use of force decisions?	NIJ FY17 Research to Improve Officer Decision-making	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE	NC	2017-R2-CX-0030	$432,159	Closed
2022	Improving Outcomes for Child Sex Trafficking Victims, Phase 2: A Rigorous Outcome Evaluation of Love146’s Long-Term Services (LTS) Program	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime	UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE	NH	15PNIJ-22-GG-03291-NONF	$1,244,466	Open
2020	Improving Outcomes for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims: A Phased Evaluation of the LOVE146 Victim Services Program	Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE	NH	2020-V3-GX-0076	$455,598	Past Project Period End Date
2006	Improving Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Services with a LIMS	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Jefferson County	TX	2006-DN-BX-0052	$82,349	Closed
2007	Improving Quality Forensic Services	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Henderson Police Department	NV	2007-CD-BX-0075	$83,653	Closed
2000	Improving Research and Data on Firearms	CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program	National Academy of Sciences	DC	2000-IJ-CX-0034	$150,000	Closed
2000	Improving Research and Data on Firearms	CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program	National Academy of Sciences	DC	2000-IJ-CX-0034	$175,613	Closed
2019	Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.	VA	2019-DU-BX-0009	$453,146	Closed
2015	Improving School Safety in the District of Columbia: Evaluating the Safe School Certification Program	NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED	MD	2015-CK-BX-0016	$3,837,189	Closed
2015	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,799	Closed
2016	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,045	Closed
2017	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$43,719	Closed
2008	Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	The University of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K182	$171,215	Closed
2009	IMPROVING SEX ESTIMATION FROM CRANIA USING 3-DIMENSIONAL CT SCANS	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	The University of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K182	$167,278	Closed
2022	Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS	$994,787	Open
2018	Improving the Accuracy and Fairness of Pretrial Release Decisions: A Multi-Site Study of Risk Assessments Implemented in Four Counties	NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-R2-CX-0023	$77,768	Closed
2013	Improving the capacity, quality and timeliness of the laboratory's DNA services	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2013-CD-BX-0066	$174,816	Closed
2005	Improving the efficiency of DNA casework analysis through simple, effective, PCR-based screening methods	Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2005-DA-BX-K003	$256,000	Closed
2019	Improving the Forensic Documentation of Injuries through Alternate Light: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-NE-BX-0008	$398,719	Closed
2019	Improving the Investigation, Clearance Rates, and Victim Restoration of Robberies: A Randomized Controlled Experiment	Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-R2-CX-0024	$548,246	Past Project Period End Date
2012	Improving the PDQ database to Enhance Investigative Lead Information from Automotive Parts	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Oklahoma State University	OK	2012-DN-BX-K059	$439,842	Closed
2014	Improving the prediction of human quantitative pigmentation traits such as eye, hair and skin color using a worldwide representation panel of US and European individuals	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2014-DN-BX-K031	$1,123,404	Closed