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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
2003 Continuation of training and accreditation preparation Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration AR 2003-DN-BX-0091 $32,955 Closed
2008 Lee County Sheriff's Office AFIS System Implementation NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Lee County Sheriff's Office NC 2008-CD-BX-0048 $32,750 Closed
2010 Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint/Tireprint Impressions NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence County of Ventura CA 2010-DN-BX-K038 $32,696 Closed
2008 Fingerprint Database Project NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Mattoon Police Department IL 2008-CD-BX-0083 $32,500 Closed
2005 A Reexamination of the Criminal Deterrent Effects: Capital Punishment and Concealed Handgun Laws Data Resources Program-Fall Board of Regents of The University of Wisconsin System WI 2005-IJ-CX-0020 $32,356 Closed
2007 CyanoSafe Filtered Cyanoacrylate Fuming Chamber and Forensic Identification Workstation NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Eau Claire WI 2007-CD-BX-0004 $32,221 Closed
2023 California: A Decade of Decarceration NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-01938-RESS $32,203 Open
2006 Evaluation of Chemical and Electric Flare Systems NIJ FY06 Officer Safety Equipment Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2006-IJ-CX-K008 $32,015 Closed
2014 Reducing Prison Misconduct with Evidence-Based Administrative Segregation Policies NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Cincinnati OH 2014-IJ-CX-0003 $32,000 Closed
2014 The Effectiveness of School Resource Officers in Tennessee High Schools NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Vanderbilt University TN 2014-IJ-CX-0017 $32,000 Closed
2014 The Age-Graded Consequences of Victimization NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University AZ 2014-IJ-CX-0006 $32,000 Closed
2015 California’s "Realignment": Understanding Local Legal Compliance in A Potential Era of Prison Downsizing NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Regents of the University of California CA 2015-IJ-CX-0001 $32,000 Closed
2015 A Different Method of Predicting Risk: Unpacking the Potential of a Statewide Sentencing Risk Assessment NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2015-IJ-CX-0002 $32,000 Closed
2016 The Intergenerational Consequences of Incarceration NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Northwestern University IL 2016-R2-CX-0022 $32,000 Closed
2016 Understanding the Health Consequences of Sexual Victimization: Assessing the Impact of Social and Economic Factors NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 2016-R2-CX-0016 $32,000 Closed
2016 Structural Inequality in School Discipline:Regulating Intolerance in Public Schools NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Regents of the University of California, Irvine CA 2016-R2-CX-0007 $32,000 Closed
2016 Drugs, DUI, and Crime? What Are the Effects of Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado? NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Purdue University IN 2016-R2-CX-0008 $32,000 Closed
2016 Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Louisville Research Foundation KY 2016-R2-CX-0006 $32,000 Closed
2017 Stop Snitching or Keep Talking? Civilian Information Provision to the Baltimore Police NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 2017-IJ-CX-0011 $32,000 Closed
2018 Balancing Accuracy and Timeliness: The Stages of Criminal Prosecution in Cook County, IL NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences The University of Chicago IL 2018-R2-CX-0001 $32,000 Closed
2018 Neighborhood Context and Probation Outcomes NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences The University of Chicago IL 2018-R2-CX-0006 $32,000 Closed
2018 The influence of social surroundings on juvenile and criminal justice involvement of 17-year-olds transitioning from foster care to adulthood: A longitudinal and life-course approach NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences The University of Chicago IL 2018-R2-CX-0007 $32,000 Closed
2018 Pathways to School Shootings: An Integrated Developmental and Life Course Criminological Approach NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences Michigan State University MI 2018-R2-CX-0002 $32,000 Closed
2018 Assessing Perceived Effects of I-502: A Survey on Recreational Cannabis in Washington State NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences Washington State University WA 2018-R2-CX-0003 $32,000 Closed
2018 Crime in Public Space and Online Domains: Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking in Massage Businesses NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2018-R2-CX-0005 $32,000 Closed