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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: Crime prevention

Number of Awards: 246
Total Amount Awarded: $205,708,893

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Sort descending Award Number Amount Status
2023 NIJ Community Violence Intervention Research and Evaluation Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04264-CVIP $5,000,000 Open
2023 Implementation Evaluation of Hate Crime Task Forces NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-05489-HATE $995,936 Open
2009 Assessing the Link between Foreclosure and Crime Rates: a Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhoods across Cities and Metropolitan Areas NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Florida State University FL 2009-IJ-CX-0020 $362,206 Closed
2015 Studying the Impact of Video Analytics for Pre, Live and Post Event Analysis on Outcomes of Criminal Justice NIJ FY 15 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes University of Central Florida FL 2015-R2-CX-K025 $1,299,551 Closed
2020 Cross-Site Analysis and Case Study of STOP Program Grantee Perspectives on Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program Implementation Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2020-RF-CX-0001 $478,553 Closed
2022 Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS $994,787 Open
2023 A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023 NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI $700,224 Open
2016 Link for Schools: A system to prevent violence and its adverse impacts Comprehensive School Safety Initiative THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IA 2016-CK-BX-0006 $3,675,128 Closed
2014 Re-engaging Justice-Involved Youth NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Chicago IL 2014-IJ-CX-0011 $29,799 Closed
2006 An Evaluation of Gang Hot-Spots Policing in Chicago NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Public Safety Interventions Chicago Police Department IL 2006-IJ-CX-0023 $250,000 Closed
2006 Evaluating the Implementation of a Family-Focused Prevention Program: Effectiveness of SAFEChildren NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs Board of Trustess of the University of Illinois IL 2006-JP-FX-0062 $836,328 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
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
2015 Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago IL 2015-ZA-BX-0003 $936,571 Closed
2015 School Climate Enhancement and Bullying Prevention in Southern Illinois NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University IL 2015-CK-BX-0011 $786,409 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
2005 Evaluation of the Chicago Project for Violence PreventionA Proposal by Northwestern University Evaluation of OJJDP's Discretionary Funds Project Northwestern University IL 2005-MU-MU-0033 $999,662 Closed
2023 A 28-year longitudinal study of victimization and perpetration of violence in high-risk youth: Advancing the development of preventive interventions in the community NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-04269-CVIP $1,000,000 Open
2012 Lone Wolf Terrorism in America: Using Knowledge of Radicalization Pathways to Forge Prevention Strategies NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization Indiana State University IN 2012-ZA-BX-0001 $247,263 Closed
2015 Reading Intervention, Academic and Behavioral Outcomes for Adolescents: A Community Agency and University Partnership Project NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Ball State University IN 2015-IJ-CX-0011 $388,478 Closed
2015 Sex Trafficking of Minors: The Impact of Legislative Reform and Judicial Decision Making in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons University of Kentucky Research Foundation KY 2015-MU-MU-0009 $570,150 Closed
2008 Economic Security ' The Internet Highway NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, Inc KY 2008-DD-BX-K307 $313,021 Closed
2023 Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE LA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04267-CVIP $1,250,000 Open
2014 Gang Affiliation and Radicalization to Violent Extremism within Somali-American Communities NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism Children''s Hospital Corporation MA 2014-ZA-BX-0001 $331,241 Closed
2011 Controlling Crime: Reducing Incarceration NIJ FY 11 Visiting Fellowship Program BOTEC Analysis Corp. MA 2011-IJ-CX-K059 $248,712 Closed