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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: Officer safety

Number of Awards: 106
Total Amount Awarded: $65,487,930

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2009-SQ-B9-K015 $77,852 Closed
2011 Characterization of Stab/Slash Wounds NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-DE-BX-K002 $175,111 Closed
2011 Characterization of Weapons used in Stab/Slash Attacks NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-DE-BX-K003 $134,110 Closed
2011 Recreation of Body Armor Cases NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Wayne State University MI 2011-IJ-CX-K006 $199,680 Closed
2011 Soft Armor Effects on Core Body Temperature NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-IJ-CX-K053 $982,147 Closed
2017 Category #1 - Neighborhoods, Stress, & Police Behavior: Understanding the Relationships NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2017-R2-CX-0045 $568,576 Closed
2005 Establishment of Interdisciplinary Working Group for Review of Kinetic Energy Impact Injuries Less Than Lethal Full Applications Wayne State University MI 2005-MU-MU-K001 $190,246 Closed
2002 Biomechanical Assess of Blunt Ballistic Impacts to the Abdomen Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Wayne State University MI 2002-MU-CX-K006 $318,253 Closed
2019 Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Police Fatigue Risk-Management Strategy for the Seattle Police Department Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WA 2019-R2-CX-0022 $668,696 Past Project Period End Date
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
2009 Antenna Systems for Multiband Mobile and Portable Radio NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 2009-SQ-B9-K012 $354,794 Closed
2009 A Public Safety Cognitive Radio for Universal Interoperability: Transition to DSP Implementation for Manufacture NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University VA 2009-SQ-B9-K011 $498,272 Closed
2013 Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Markings, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes NIJ FY 13 Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Marking, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA 2013-R2-CX-K004 $806,199 Closed
2002 Handheld Software Radio for Inteoperability Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Vanu, Inc. MA 2002-RD-CX-K004 $144,252 Closed
2009 NEMS Integrated Reconfigurable Antenna operating at 150, 400, 700, 800, and 4900 MHz bands for Interoperable Public Safety Communications NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Utah State University UT 2009-SQ-B9-K005 $640,317 Closed
2013 A Comparison of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Aerial and Terrestrial Methods for Accident Scene Investigation Information Collection NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes Unmanned Experts, LLC NC 2013-IJ-CX-K008 $490,000 Closed
2017 The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on Stress-Related Biological, Behavioral, and Health-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 2017-R2-CX-0033 $616,198 Closed
2018 Harnessing Existing Technologies to Mitigate Driving Distraction Among Law Enforcement Officers NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 2018-R2-CX-0025 $464,621 Closed
2014 Soft Armor Effects on Core Body Temperature FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards University of Southern California CA 2011-IJ-CX-K453 $227,009 Closed
2011 Evidence Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicular Crashes NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2011-DJ-BX-3497 $79,415 Closed
2017 Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents among Correctional Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2017-R2-CX-0032 $787,907 Closed
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Misconduct Behind Bars: A Randomized Control Trial of CBI-CC NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DE 2018-75-CX-0020 $596,458 Open
2013 An innovative response to an intractable problem: Using village public safety officers to enhance the criminal justice response to violence committed against Indian women in Alaska's tribal community NIJ FY 13 Evaluating the Effectiveness of State, Local, and Tribal Responses to Violence Committed Against Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities University of Alaska Anchorage AK 2013-VW-CX-0001 $294,317 Closed
2015 Optimizing Video Analytics in a Correction Setting, Phase I NIJ FY 15 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2015-R2-CX-K001 $599,742 Closed
2009 TBD NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2009-SQ-B9-K007 $456,784 Closed