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

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2011	Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes with Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2011-DN-BX-K552	$396,780	Closed
2012	Advanced Research in Microspectrophotometry of Fibers: Analysis and Interpretation	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Microtrace LLC	IL	2012-DN-BX-K040	$248,069	Closed
2016	Advanced Scan Matching, Scalable Search, and Visualization Tools for the Analysis of 3D Scans of Cartridge Casings in Firearm Forensics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0182	$204,725	Closed
2008	Advancing Knowledge and Practice in Policing: A Longitudinal Platform for National Research	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	2008-DN-BX-0005	$1,880,086	Closed
2008	Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123	NIJ Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	Loyola University Chicago	IL	2006-IJ-CX-4032	$235,097	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
2015	Analytical Validation and Impact Assessment of On-Site Evidence Screening via Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K011	$299,753	Closed
2021	Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	MICROTRACE LLC	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS	$107,541	Open
2022	Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence		MICROTRACE LLC	IL	15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS	$167,469	Open
2014	Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2014-DN-BX-K012	$190,400	Closed
2015	Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K032	$217,450	Closed
2020	Assessing Class Consistency and Common Source Using 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy in Firearm Forensics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC	IL	2020-DQ-BX-0028	$199,615	Past Project Period End Date
2011	Assessing the Effects of Hot Spots Policing Strategies on Police Legitimacy, Fear of Crime, and Willingness to Participate in Building Collective Efficacy	NIJ FY 11 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships	Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University	IL	2011-IJ-CX-0007	$395,481	Closed
2011	Automated Sperm Detection in forensic DNA analysis: Implications for Rape Kit Analysis	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Arryx, Inc	IL	2011-DN-BX-K562	$360,748	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
2011	Bullying, Sexual, and Dating Violence Trajectories From Early to Late Adolescence	NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Violence and Victimization	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2011-MU-FX-0022	$386,766	Closed
2019	Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2019-VA-CX-K001	$999,999	Past Project Period End Date
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
2014	Chicago Police Department Forensics Laboratory Equipment Upgrade	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Chicago, City of	IL	2014-CD-BX-0027	$160,325	Closed
2009	Chicago Police Department's Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Planning Program	NIJ FY09 Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Program	Chicago Police Department	IL	2009-DE-BX-K223	$196,406	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	Chicago Police Department's Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Program: Phase 2 Continuation	NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Chicago Police Department	IL	2011-IJ-CX-K014	$1,000,000	Closed
2011	Chicago Police Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Project: Phase 2	NIJ FY 11 Predictive Policing: Phase II	Chicago Police Department	IL	2011-IJ-CX-K014	$1,500,000	Closed
2014	Chicago Public Schools's Connect and Redirect to Respect (CRR) Program to use social media monitoring to identify and connect youth to behavioral interventions.	NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe	Board of Education City of Chicago	IL	2014-CK-BX-0002	$2,197,178	Closed
2005	City of Carbondale IL Forensic Sciences Unit Improvement Project	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	City of Carbondale	IL	2005-DN-BX-0007	$65,403	Closed