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: 252
Total Amount Awarded: $132,863,392

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2011	Automated Sperm Detection in forensic DNA analysis: Implications for Rape Kit Analysis	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Arryx, Inc	IL	2011-DN-BX-K562	$360,748	Closed
2011	Raman spectroscopy of automotive and architectural pigments: in situ identification and evidentiary significance.	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Microtrace LLC	IL	2011-DN-BX-K557	$242,727	Closed
2013	Improving Hot-Spot Policing through Behavioral Interventions	NIJ FY 13 Research on Offender Decision-Making	The University of Chicago	IL	2013-R2-CX-0006	$760,230	Closed
2010	Postconviction DNA Testing (PDNAT) Assistance Program	NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2010-DY-BX-K005	$687,448	Closed
2012	Advanced Research in Microspectrophotometry of Fibers: Analysis and Interpretation	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Microtrace LLC	IL	2012-DN-BX-K040	$248,069	Closed
2013	Physical Evidence, Forensic Evidence and the Prosecution of Sexual Assault	NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2013-NE-BX-0005	$134,980	Closed
2013	Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	NIJ FY 13 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2013-DY-BX-K002	$332,533	Closed
2010	A Dating Violence Prevention Program for Each Grade in Middle School: A Longitudinal Multi-Level Experiment.	NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2010-MU-MU-0008	$807,256	Closed
2011	Reducing State and Local Examination Overhead through Equipment, Training, and Remote Viewing Kiosks	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Joliet	IL	2011-CD-BX-0087	$59,280	Closed
2018	Cross-age peer mentoring to enhance resilience among low-income urban youth living in high violence Chicago communities.	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Loyola University Chicago	IL	2014-JU-FX-0003	$998,194	Closed
2010	FY10 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2010-CD-BX-0015	$952,434	Closed
2009	2009 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program	Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory	IL	2009-DN-BX-K131	$284,613	Closed
2018	A place-based approach to address youth-police officer interactions in crime hotspots: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2018-JX-FX-0093	$999,396	Past Project Period End Date
2012	FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory	IL	2012-DN-BX-0002	$300,326	Closed
2008	College of Microscopy Forensic Microscopy Training Delivery Program (COM FMTDP)	NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	Hooke College of Applied Sciences	IL	2008-DN-BX-K181	$684,241	Closed
2007	GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation Study	NIJ FY 07 ORE Community Corrections	The University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	2007-IJ-CX-0016	$365,704	Closed
2011	FY 2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - DuPage County Sheriff's Office	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	DuPage County Office of The Sheriff	IL	2011-DN-BX-K517	$349,561	Closed
2009	Developing End-User Criteria and a Prototype for an Elder Abuse Assessment System	NIJ FY 09 ORE Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals and Residents of Residential Care Facilities	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	IL	2009-IJ-CX-0202	$307,436	Closed
2007	Forensic Microscopy Training Program	NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2007-DN-BX-K207	$496,985	Closed
2008	Advancing Knowledge and Practice in Policing: A Longitudinal Platform for National Research	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	2008-DN-BX-0005	$1,880,086	Closed
2005	City of Carbondale IL Forensic Sciences Unit Improvement Project	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	City of Carbondale	IL	2005-DN-BX-0007	$65,403	Closed
2014	Chicago Police Department Forensics Laboratory Equipment Upgrade	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Chicago, City of	IL	2014-CD-BX-0027	$160,325	Closed
2011	Examining the Effects of Environmental Degradation	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2011-DN-BX-K548	$370,539	Closed
2010	Fundamentals of Forensic Pigment Identification by Raman micro-spectroscopy: A practical identification guide and spectral libraryfor forensic science laboratories.	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Microtrace LLC	IL	2010-DN-BX-K236	$237,977	Closed
2018	Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Loyola University Chicago	IL	2016-MU-MU-0067	$75,000	Closed