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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
2015 FY2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Louisiana State Police NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Louisiana State Police LA 2015-DN-BX-0042 $1,351,851 Closed
2001 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $1,352,417 Closed
2008 Coverdell 2008 Program NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2008-CD-BX-0011 $1,356,921 Closed
2014 Walking School Bus Program NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe CINCINNATI CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OH 2014-CK-BX-0103 $1,358,861 Closed
2013 FY2013 DNA BAcklog Reduction Program-Pennsylvania State Police NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Pennsylvania State Police PA 2013-DN-BX-0097 $1,359,857 Closed
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Pennsylvania State Police NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Pennsylvania State Police PA 2008-DN-BX-K078 $1,362,233 Closed
2011 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services NY 2011-CD-BX-0025 $1,371,490 Closed
2023 Life-course and Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Criminal Justice Involvement: Identifying Risks and the Search for Resilience NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-AG-01491-MUMU $1,372,994 Open
2005 FY05 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Solicitation, FY2005 New Jersey Department of Law And Public Safety NJ 2005-DN-BX-K051 $1,375,407 Closed
2006 Border Research and Technology Center Support NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations Sheriffs Association of Texas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K016 $1,375,497 Closed
2009 Orleans Parish Postconviction DNA Testing Project NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Louisiana Department of Justice LA 2009-DN-BX-K245 $1,376,206 Closed
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2007-CD-BX-0051 $1,381,039 Closed
2008 Arizona Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Project NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Arizona Criminal Justice Commission AZ 2008-DN-BX-K145 $1,386,699 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005 - Michigan State Police (MSP) DNA Capacity Enhancement Program State of Michigan MI 2005-DA-BX-K089 $1,389,080 Closed
2007 Operation of the NLECTC-Rocky Mountain National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Colorado Seminary CO 2005-IJ-CX-K001 $1,391,250 Closed
2011 The Connecticut Postconviction DNA Testing Program 2011 NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Public Defender Services CT 2011-DY-BX-K007 $1,392,176 Closed
2022 What works to reduce violent gun crime in focused deterrence initiatives? Estimating the effect of services and enforcement in facilitating desistence among prolific violent offenders in Tampa NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 15PNIJ-22-GK-01421-RESS $1,392,265 Declined
2023 What Works to Reduce Violent Gun Crime in Focused Deterrence Initiatives? Estimating the Effect of Services and Enforcement in Facilitating Desistence Among Prolific Violent Offenders NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 15PNIJ-23-GK-00844-RESS $1,392,265 Open
2002 School Safety Web-Based Curriculum for Six Target Audiences Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Johns Hopkins University MD 2002-RD-CX-K001 $1,398,799 Closed
2012 FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Massachusetts State Police Forensic Services Group NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2012-DN-BX-0097 $1,398,801 Closed
2009 A Proposal to develop a computer program to improve the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals The Regents of the University of California CA 2009-DN-BX-K257 $1,398,930 Closed
2010 2010 SLED Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program South Carolina Law Enforcement Division SC 2010-DN-BX-K103 $1,399,617 Closed
2017 A Randomized Controlled Trial on Community Infused Problem-Oriented Policing in Crime Hotspots NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2017-R2-CX-0017 $1,399,828 Closed
2006 Analysis of Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples and the Implementation of New Technologies to Facilitate Additional Identifications NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth TX 2004-DN-BX-K212 $1,400,000 Closed
2010 Development of a Forensic Science Testing and Evaluation Laboratory NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2009-D1-BX-K206 $1,400,000 Closed