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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.
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Subtopic: Use of force

Number of Awards: 55
Total Amount Awarded: $24,337,383

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Sort descending Award Number Amount Status
2006 One year continuation of "Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less Lethal Weapons" (2004-IJ-CX-K047) to Ensure Enrollment of Target Goals and to Allow Additional Enrollment of Subjects. NIJ FY06 Less-Lethal Technology Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC 2004-IJ-CX-K047 $29,059 Closed
2017 Improving officer decision-making: Can personality predict outcomes in use of force decisions? NIJ FY17 Research to Improve Officer Decision-making UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE NC 2017-R2-CX-0030 $432,159 Closed
2009 Officer and Suspect Injuries Associated with Police Use of Force NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC 2009-SQ-B9-K016 $168,448 Closed
2004 Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less-Lethal Weapons: A Prospective Multicenter Trial FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC 2004-IJ-CX-K047 $104,071 Closed
2009 Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less Lethal Weapons NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC 2009-MU-BX-K248 $274,950 Closed
2022 Evaluation of Harris Center Crisis Call Diversion Program NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03575-RESS $862,371 Open
2009 Process Evaluation of Current Internet Child Safety Activities by ICAC Task Forces Recovery Act: Evaluation of Internet Child Safety Materials Used by ICAC Task Forces in School and Community Settings University of New Hampshire NH 2009-SN-B9-0004 $487,350 Closed
2004 A Compact and Rugged Pulsed Laser Technology Platform for Counter-Personnel LLWs FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Sterling Photonics Inc NM 2004-IJ-CX-K043 $358,259 Closed
2015 Young Adults in Jails NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Vera Institute of Justice NY 2015-IJ-CX-0012 $500,407 Closed
2017 Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Foundation CUNY o/b/o John Jay College NY 2017-IJ-CX-0013 $31,980 Closed
2019 The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2019-R2-CX-0065 $323,263 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2020-R2-CX-0026 $599,255 Open
2004 The Collection and Dissemination of LTL Databases to the Law Enforcement Community FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K039 $113,481 Closed
2020 Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0033 $60,065 Closed
2016 An Evaluation of a Social Interaction Training Program to Reduce the Use of Force and BuildLegitimacy Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing University of South Carolina SC 2016-IJ-CX-0018 $799,454 Closed
2005 A Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2005-IJ-CX-0056 $647,387 Closed
2021 An Evaluation of De-Escalation Training to Understand the Links between Training and Outcomes Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02719-RESS $892,951 Open
2009 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice and Technology - Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology Sheriffs Association of Texas TX 2009-IJ-CX-K017 $235,146 Closed
2006 Electronic Control Weapons Unexpected In-Custody Death Study NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations International Association of Chiefs of Police VA 2006-IJ-CX-K046 $257,638 Closed
2013 Research on the Impact of Technology on Policing Strategies NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing CNA Corporation VA 2013-IJ-CX-0016 $546,429 Closed
1999 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards International Association of Chiefs of Police VA 1999-LT-VX-K004 $199,998 Closed
2020 Adverse Impacts of Organizational Stress on Officer Health and Wellness: Causes, Correlates, and Mitigation Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2020-R2-CX-0005 $832,000 Open
2020 Partners in Crisis: Improving Police Response to Individuals in Moments of Crisis by Providing Service Alternatives Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2020-R2-CX-0012 $385,434 Past Project Period End Date
2022 Police Use of Force Assessment, Evaluation and Analysis NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY GOVERNMENT VA 15PNIJ-22-GK-00245-BRND $250,000 Open
2022 A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Field Training Officer Program: An Analysis of Administrative Outcomes and Community Interactions NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Policing THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-03138-RESS $978,449 Open