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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
2020 A nationally representative examination of the prevalence, characteristics, and consequences of statutory rape in the United States Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 2020-VA-CX-0002 $203,939 Past Project Period End Date
2020 A Skeletal Atlas of Elder Abuse: Establishing Markers of Physical Abuse and Developing a Digital Diagnostic Tool for Education and Screening Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals, Fiscal Year 2020 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 2020-75-CX-0005 $1,035,328 Open
2020 Isotope Analysis of Modern Remains in Forensics: Optimizing Sample Preparation Methods for Accurate and Reliable Carbonate and Collagen Isotope Analysis Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 2020-R2-CX-0034 $150,000 Open
2020 Determining Fracture Timing from Histological Characteristics of Cortical Bone Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA AZ 2020-75-CX-0015 $462,240 Past Project Period End Date
2021 A Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact of Arizona’s Ban on Peremptory Challenges: A Focus on Racial Bias in Jury Selection and Case Outcomes W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-21-GG-04710-NIJB $636,038 Open
2022 Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis NIJ FY22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Study of Existing Evidence and Public Policy Implications ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-22-GG-01426-NIJB $796,008 Open
2023 Thriving, Not Surviving: Refocusing Juvenile Justice Assessments and Strategies NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-23-GG-01951-TITL $89,763 Open
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Kern County District Attorney-Forensic Science Division NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program County of Kern CA 2010-DN-BX-K088 $217,581 Closed
2013 FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Contra Costa County NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Contra Costa County CA 2013-DN-BX-0056 $238,549 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvment Program - Orange County Sheriff NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement County of Orange CA 2009-DN-BX-K033 $1,499,930 Closed
2012 FY 2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Fresno County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Fresno County Sheriff Department CA 2012-DN-BX-0041 $282,218 Closed
2014 Developing and Testing Analytics to Evaluate Information Sharing Systems FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards RAND Corporation CA 2013-IJ-CX-K001 $192,240 Closed
2013 Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs NIJ FY 13 Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs RAND Corporation CA 2013-MU-CX-K003 $1,699,224 Closed
2011 Forensic Improvement Plan NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Imperial County CA 2011-CD-BX-0061 $45,641 Closed
2007 COMPACT, LOW-COST BODY CAVITY SCREENING DEVICE NIJ FY 07 Sensors and Surveillance Technologies: Invited Full Proposals QUANTUM MAGNETICS INC. CA 2007-DE-BX-K001 $300,000 Closed
2010 Can a Vitual Reality Social Network, Such as Seceond Life, Provide Realistic Training? NIJ FY 10 Criminal Justice Training Through The Use of Virtual Environments Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority, JPA CA 2010-IJ-CX-K008 $499,931 Closed
2011 FY 2011-Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program County of Santa Clara CA 2011-DN-BX-K465 $327,077 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
2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2009-CD-BX-0010 $1,915,883 Closed
2008 DNA-Based Evaluation and Investigation of Sexual Assault Cases with no Known Assailant NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department CA 2008-DN-BX-K172 $454,740 Closed
2010 California 2010 Paul Coverdell Grant Program FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2010-CD-BX-0011 $2,726,757 Closed
2013 Disrupting Illegal Gun Transfers NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence RAND Corporation CA 2013-R2-CX-0016 $399,370 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Analyzing DUID and ME cases NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program County of Ventura CA 2009-CD-BX-0079 $125,000 Closed
2006 A Multi-site Study to Characterize Pressure Ulcers in Long-term Care under Best Practices NIJ FY06 Research and Evaluation on Elder Abuse The Regents of the University of California CA 2006-IJ-CX-0029 $561,718 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program:
City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department 		NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program City of Oakland CA 2009-DN-BX-K112 $247,624 Closed