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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Number of Awards: 145
Total Amount Awarded: $82,450,594

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2016	Children Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	AZ	2016-R2-CX-0050	$149,857	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
2015	"FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program" - Hamilton County Coroner's Laboratory	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2015-DN-BX-0093	$164,327	Closed
2011	The Impact of Forensic Evidence on Arrest and Prosecution	NIJ FY 11 Social Science Research in Forensic Science	University of New Haven	CT	2011-DN-BX-0003	$174,668	Closed
2005	Investigative Strategies for the Successful Prosecution of Intimate Partner Violence	Violence Against Women Research & Evaluation Full Applications	University of Alaska	AK	2005-WG-BX-0011	$180,042	Closed
2019	Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion in Florida Criminal Courts	NIJ FY19 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	2018-R2-CX-0021	$190,075	Past Project Period End Date
2007	Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Squad Solving Cold Cases With DNA	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Montgomery County Texas	TX	2007-DN-BX-K024	$198,581	Closed
2015	FY2015 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	City and County of Honolulu	HI	2015-DN-BX-0078	$199,136	Closed
2010	Assessing the Role of Juvenile Mental Health Courts in Handling DUI Cases	NIJ FY 10 ORE Continuations	Policy Research Associates Inc	NY	2009-IJ-CX-0038	$201,600	Closed
2009	Police Decision Making In Sexual Assault Cases: An Analysis of Crimes Reported to the Los Angeles Police Department, 2006-2008	NIJ FY09 Research and Evaluation on Sexual and Teen Dating Violence	Arizona State University	AZ	2009-WG-BX-0009	$204,492	Closed
2013	Identifying the Factors Necessary for Successful DNA Profiling from Spent Cartridge Casings	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Michigan State University	MI	2013-DN-BX-K039	$209,398	Closed
2002	Testing the Effects of Selects Jury Trial Innovations on Jur	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002	B. Michael Dann	VA	2002-IJ-CX-0026	$213,418	Closed
2007	Missing Persons DNA Project FY2007	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	MN Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension	MN	2007-DN-BX-K154	$224,696	Closed
2009	How Accurately Do Eyewitnesses Determine if a Person is Familiar and How Does this Affect Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys?	NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research	Claremont Graduate University	CA	2009-IJ-CX-0019	$225,130	Closed
2001	Development of Crime Forecasting and Mapping Systems for Use by Police	Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	2001-IJ-CX-0018	$233,500	Closed
2005	The Investigation and Prosecution of Homicide Cases in the U.S.: The Process of Federal Involvement	NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2002-IJ-CX-4021	$235,814	Closed
2018	Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion in Florida Criminal Courts	NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	2018-R2-CX-0021	$248,077	Past Project Period End Date
2008	Post-Conviction DNA Testing	NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Washington Department of Commerce	WA	2008-DN-BX-K127	$250,306	Closed
2019	Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the BiomekÂ® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	2019-NE-BX-0002	$250,636	Closed
2005	Identifying and Managing Juvenile Justice Delays	Solicitation for Crime and Justice Research, FY05	University of Chicago	IL	2005-IJ-CX-0041	$252,964	Closed
2010	Minnesota Justice Coalition: Postconviction DNA Testing Initiative	NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota	MN	2010-DY-BX-K007	$253,534	Closed
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Alaska Dept of Public Safety	AK	2015-DN-BX-0087	$265,365	Closed
2014	CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection -- Division of Scientific Services and the CT Division of Criminal Justice 2014 DNA Project	NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	CT Division of Criminal Justice	CT	2014-DN-BX-K080	$269,973	Closed
2008	Development of Methods for Estimating Postmortem Internal and Body relocation based on Biomarkers of Human Decomposition Ecology	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	American Registry of Patholgoy	MD	2008-DN-BX-K165	$270,390	Closed
2010	Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Implementation and Collaborative Process: What Works Best for the Criminal Justice System?	NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking	Michigan State University	MI	2010-WG-BX-0010	$278,713	Closed