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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
2021 Examining Equity in State Victim Compensation Programs: A Multilevel Analysis Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. KY 15PNIJ-21-GG-00996-NONF $550,000 Open
2021 Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON TX 15PNIJ-21-GG-00993-NONF $590,041 Open
2021 Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-00994-NONF $600,000 Closed
2021 Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Victim Service Provision: Challenges, Innovations, and Lessons Learned Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-21-GG-00997-NONF $411,987 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Twenty Years Later: National Study of Victim Compensation Program Trends, Challenges, and Successes. Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-00995-NONF $748,827 Open
2021 Reducing School Violence and Enhancing School Safety: Implementing and Evaluating the Positive School Safety Program for School Climate Staff Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2021 DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02978-RESS $846,480 Open
2021 A MIXED-METHODS EXAMINATION OF THE UNIQUE ROOT CAUSES OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02979-MUMU $578,722 Open
2021 Multi-state Research on Juvenile Reoffending Research on Juvenile Reoffending, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02980-TITL $599,981 Open
2021 Research on Juvenile Court Intake Practices and Reoffending Research on Juvenile Reoffending, Fiscal Year 2021 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MS 15PNIJ-21-GG-02981-TITL $597,436 Open
2021 Physics and Mathematical Models for Error Quantifications in Comparative 3D Microscopy for Physical Match Analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04141-RESS $742,590 Open
2021 Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY NY 15PNIJ-21-GG-04149-RESS $499,518 Past Project Period End Date
2021 A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS $632,138 Open
2021 Scalable Multiphone Targeted Data Extraction System Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GG-04155-RESS $600,984 Open
2021 Data fusion from infrared elemental, MSP and Raman analysis techniques to the maximization of the efficiency of the analytical sequence for the forensic examination of paint evidence Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-21-GG-04163-RESS $338,823 Open
2021 Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 15PNIJ-21-GG-04159-RESS $484,798 Closed
2021 Evaluation of Heat Flux Profiles Through Walls in Support of Fire Model Validation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-04167-RESS $335,000 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH TX 15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS $368,745 Open
2021 Illuminating the Dark: Molecular Networking as a Novel Psychoactive Substance Identification Strategy Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 15PNIJ-21-GG-04171-COAP $271,842 Open
2021 Comparative Evaluation of Low- and High-Resolution MS Approaches for Screening and Confirmation of New Psychoactive Substances in Human Specimen Matrices Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GG-04173-COAP $437,665 Open
2021 Advanced Microfluidic Technology for Automated, Rapid, and Objective Laboratory Screening of Seized Drugs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-21-GG-04176-COAP $327,558 Open
2021 Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP $327,405 Closed
2021 Deep Learning to Enhance Investigative Lead Information for Automotive Clear Coats Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY OK 15PNIJ-21-GG-04182-RESS $196,373 Open
2021 Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 STONEY FORENSIC, INC VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS $330,044 Open
2021 Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04195-RESS $713,519 Open
2021 Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 MICROTRACE LLC IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS $107,541 Open