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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
2014 The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Japanese and Thai Individuals NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The University of Tennessee TN 2014-DN-BX-0002 $16,490 Closed
2013 The Epidemiology of Crime Guns: From Legal Sale to Use in Crime NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. VA 2013-R2-CX-0001 $250,000 Closed
2014 The Epidemiology of Crime Guns FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. VA 2013-R2-CX-0001 $250,000 Closed
2014 The Enhancement of the Native American CODIS STR Database for Use in Forensic Casework NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CA 2014-DN-BX-K024 $253,315 Closed
2007 The Efficacy of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions in Michigan and Missouri NIJ FY 07 ORE Sex Offenders Michigan State University MI 2008-DD-BX-0002 $465,344 Closed
2017 The effects of trauma exposure on neurophysiological, cognitive, and psychological function in active duty police officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0034 $814,158 Closed
2019 The Effects of Synthetic Cathinone Chirality on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics and Its Implications for Forensic Toxicology Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0046 $149,960 Closed
2005 The Effects of Prosecution on Violence Between Intimate Partners Data Resources Program-Fall Joint Centers For Justice Studies WV 2006-IJ-CX-0005 $34,425 Closed
2014 The Effects of Increased Prescribing of Psychotropic Drugs to Children and Adolescents on Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Violence: Empirical Analysis Using State-Level Panel Data NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data University of New Haven CT 2014-R2-CX-0003 $38,274 Closed
2009 The Effects of Defense Counsel on the Outcomes of Homicide
and Death Penalty Prosecutions 		NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research RAND Corporation CA 2009-IJ-CX-0013 $149,898 Closed
2010 The Effects of Acquisition of Postmortem Blood Specimens on Drug Levels and the Effects of Transport Conditions on Degradation of Drugs NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Iowa Department of Public Health IA 2010-DN-BX-K216 $167,697 Closed
2014 The Effectiveness of School Resource Officers in Tennessee High Schools NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Vanderbilt University TN 2014-IJ-CX-0017 $32,000 Closed
2022 The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS $556,300 Open
2007 The Effectiveness of Coordinated Outreach in Intimate Partner Violence Cases: A Randomized, Longitudinal Design NIJ FY 07 ORE Justice Response to Intimate Partner Violence University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) CO 2007-WG-BX-0002 $499,880 Closed
2016 The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes McCrone Research Institute IL 2016-DN-BX-0145 $289,126 Closed
2006 The Effect of Taseron Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Physiology in Human Subjects NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego CA 2005-IJ-CX-K051 $131,403 Closed
2005 The Effect of Taser on Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Physiology in Human Subjects Less Than Lethal Full Applications The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego CA 2005-IJ-CX-K051 $231,754 Closed
2014 The Effect of Prior Police Contact on Victimization Reporting: Results from the Police Public Contact and National Crime Victimization Surveys NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Curators of the University of Missouri on Behalf of UMSL MO 2014-R2-CX-0022 $38,044 Closed
2007 The Effect of Criminal Justice Involvement in the Transition to Adulthood NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research The Research Foundation of SUNY, Univ. at Albany NY 2007-IJ-CX-0024 $137,061 Closed
2012 The Effect of Collateral Consequence Laws on State Rates of Returns to Prison NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program University of Maryland MD 2012-IJ-CX-0006 $25,000 Closed
2018 The Effect of Altitude on Decomposition: Toward an Understanding of the Postmortem Interval in the Rocky Mountain Region. NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IL 2018-R2-CX-0014 $106,701 Closed
2013 The Dynamic Context of Teen Dating Violence Within Adolescent Relationships NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Boston Medical Center Corporation MA 2013-VA-CX-0003 $787,595 Closed
2005 The Douglas County Nebraska Forensic Science Improvement Program Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Douglas County NE 2005-DN-BX-0013 $91,810 Closed
2007 The Double Dervish: Textile And Metal Cutting Tool NIJ FY06 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Technical Products Inc. MA 2007-MU-MU-K021 $401,000 Closed
2017 The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MICROTRACE LLC IL 2017-IJ-CX-0027 $594,920 Closed