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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 Award Number Amount Status
2020 Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0033 $60,065 Closed
2020 An Evaluation of a Statewide Approach to the Prevention and Intervention of Violence using School Threat Assessment Teams Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 WESTED CA 2020-MU-MU-0011 $852,868 Open
2020 Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC MD 2020-ZA-CX-0003 $998,599 Open
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
2020 Population and Subgroup Differences in the Prevalence and Predictors of Campus Sexual Assault to Inform Preventive Interventions Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MI 2020-VA-CX-0004 $254,196 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Preventing the next sext: A behavioral economic approach to understanding nude photo sharing decisions in a high school community Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NC 2020-R2-CX-0037 $100,000 Closed
2020 Understanding the potential for Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams to prevent terrorism: Conducting a formative evaluation of the MassBay Threat Assessment Team Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE MA 2020-ZA-CX-0002 $488,390 Past Project Period End Date
2019 A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Scenarios and Solutions Gang Prevention Program Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CA 2019-R2-CX-0014 $550,610 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF MA 2019-ZA-CX-0001 $1,114,933 Closed
2019 Atypical Work Hours and Adaptation in Law Enforcement: Targets for Disease Prevention Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2019-R2-CX-0021 $834,177 Open
2019 Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-75-CX-0008 $2,997,410 Open
2019 Exploring the Social Networks of Homegrown Violent Extremist (HVE) Military Veterans Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CA 2019-ZA-CX-0002 $1,670,395 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Mass Marketing Elder Fraud Intervention Research and Evaluation on White Collar Crime: Health Care and Elder Fraud, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-R2-CX-0053 $988,159 Open
2019 Mitigating the Harm of Public Mass Shootings through Situational Crime Prevention Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2019-R2-CX-0007 $141,033 Closed
2019 Police Stops, Crime Prevention, and Community Reaction: A Randomized Field Experiment at Violent Crime Hot Spots Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2019-R2-CX-0025 $787,450 Open
2019 Prevention of Financial Abuse Among Elders Affected by Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial In Three Rural Communities Research and Evaluation on White Collar Crime: Health Care and Elder Fraud, FY 2019 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2019-MU-CX-0094 $595,961 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Risk and Rehabilitation: Supporting the Work of Probation Officers in the Community Reentry of Extremist Offenders Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 2019-ZA-CX-0003 $715,752 Open
2019 The Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology on Gun Violence in Kansas City and Chicago: A Multi-Pronged Synthetic Control Evaluation Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2019-R2-CX-0004 $503,129 Closed
2019 The Mobilization Puzzle: How Individual, Group, and Situational Dynamics Produce Extremist Outcomes Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 2019-ZA-CX-0004 $768,292 Past Project Period End Date
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
2018 Applying Artificial Intelligence to Person-Based Policing Practices NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION VA 2018-75-CX-0002 $563,411 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices Legacy OJJDP Research Grants AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES VA 2016-JU-FX-0001 $249,995 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Terrorism Activity. NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Prevention and Mitigation of Domestic Pathways to Terrorism UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CA 2018-ZA-CX-0004 $920,854 Closed
2018 Does the Detention and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Reduce Crime? A Nationwide Examination of the Impact of 287(g) agreements on Violent and Property Crime NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime ROWAN UNIVERSITY NJ 2018-R2-CX-0020 $248,077 Closed
2018 Elder Abuse Prevention Demonstration Project:Planning Phase NIJ FY18 Continuations THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2016-MU-CX-K006 $999,557 Closed