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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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State: IL

Number of Awards: 252
Total Amount Awarded: $132,863,392

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2021 Prisons as Schools for Change: Evidence from Illinois Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-00139-NIJB $585,726 Open
2019 Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC IL 2019-DU-BX-0018 $583,545 Closed
2008 FFY08 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority IL 2008-CD-BX-0046 $572,110 Closed
2017 Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC IL 2017-DN-BX-0163 $570,790 Closed
2022 DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 15PNIJ-22-GG-04433-RESS $567,920 Open
2015 A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UChicago Argonne, LLC IL 2015-DN-BX-K030 $564,735 Closed
2016 A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics Non-solicited Applications The University of Chicago IL 2015-DN-BX-K430 $564,735 Closed
2015 Comprehensive Optimization of the Use ofReal-Time Video Technology in Urban Policing Phase 2 NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Chicago, City of IL 2014-R2-CX-K002 $541,222 Closed
2017 Linking internal organ microbiome and metabolome compositions to cause death in medicolegal investigations NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Chicago IL 2017-MU-MU-0042 $532,286 Closed
2014 CPD FY2014 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes Chicago, City of IL 2014-R2-CX-K002 $528,957 Closed
2009 Forensic Microscopy Training Program II NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program McCrone Research Institute Inc. IL 2009-DN-BX-K212 $520,000 Closed
2022 Youth Defense Delivery Systems and Associated Outcomes NIJ FY22 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-22-GG-03056-TITL $508,010 Open
2012 Development of a turnkey analytical system for the forensic comparison and identification of fiber dyes on casework-sized fibers NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Microtrace LLC IL 2012-DN-BX-K042 $501,920 Closed
2018 Trajectories of Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System's Response Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Northwestern University IL 2013-JF-FX-0057 $500,000 Closed
2018 Trajectories of Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System's Response: Collateral Consequences in Young Adulthood Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Northwestern University IL 2013-JF-FX-0057 $500,000 Closed
2002 No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2001 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Illinois State Police IL 2002-DN-BX-K005 $500,000 Closed
2023 911, What's Your Emergency?: Factors Impacting Call Coding NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-01367-NIJB $500,000 Open
2018 Trajectories of Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice Systems Response Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Northwestern University IL 2013-JF-FX-0057 $499,996 Closed
2014 Chicago Police Department's Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Program FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Chicago Police Department IL 2011-IJ-CX-K014 $499,984 Closed
2012 A Chicago Police Department initiative to resolve cold case homicides through comprehensive case reviews and use of current DNA technologies. NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Chicago, City of IL 2012-DN-BX-K004 $499,565 Closed
2007 Chicago Police Department " Solving Cold Cases With DNA Initiative" NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Chicago IL 2007-DN-BX-K025 $498,579 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
2007 Millimeter Wave High Resolution Radar for Stand-Off Concealed Weapon Detection NIJ FY 07 Sensors and Surveillance Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Epsilon Lambda Electronics Corp. IL 2007-RG-CX-K181 $496,972 Closed
2003 Crime lab improvment National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory IL 2004-LP-CX-K010 $496,750 Closed
2019 Formative Evaluation of a City-Wide Hospital-Based Victims Services Intervention in Chicago Evaluations of Services for Victims of Crime, FY 2019 NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2019-V3-GX-0004 $493,017 Closed