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: 131
Total Amount Awarded: $69,427,185

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort ascending	Status
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
2016	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2016-VF-GX-0007	$225,000	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
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
2011	DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN COMPENDIUM OF MICROCRYSTAL TESTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS AND DIVERTED PHARMACEUTICALS	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2011-DN-BX-K528	$199,712	Closed
2018	Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2018-DU-BX-0216	$198,000	Closed
2017	Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2017-IJ-CX-0024	$196,415	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	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
2012	Office of the Cook County Medical Examiner's Electronic Data Management System	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Cook County	IL	2012-CD-BX-0027	$175,000	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
2019	Development of Microscopical Methods for the Systematic Analysis of Chemically Reacted, Improvised Low Explosives and Related Residues	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	MCCRONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE	IL	2019-DU-BX-0047	$157,863	Past Project Period End Date
2003	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FFY03 U.S. Department of Justice	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2003-DN-BX-0003	$153,226	Closed
2000	Estimate of the Incidence of Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault	Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2000-RB-CX-K003	$150,596	Closed
2016	Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2015-ZA-BX-0003	$149,688	Closed
2003	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FY02	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2003-DN-BX-0017	$141,689	Closed
2015	Development of Modern Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals and Bath Salts	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute, Inc.	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K010	$122,428	Closed
2016	Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0183	$93,561	Closed
2018	Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Loyola University Chicago	IL	2016-MU-MU-0067	$75,000	Closed
2018	Trauma Exposure, Ecological Factors, and Child Welfare Involvement as Predictors of Youth Crossover into the Juvenile Justice System	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Chapin Hall Center for Children	IL	2016-MU-MU-0069	$74,997	Closed
2022	Research Assistantship Program (RAP)	NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research Assistantship Program (RAP), DePaul University	DEPAUL UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-22-GG-00947-RESS	$58,101	Closed
2001	Enhancing Imputation Methodologies for County-Level UCR Data	Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2001-IJ-CX-0006	$49,611	Closed
2001	Enhancing Imputation Methodologies for County-Level UCR Data	Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2001-IJ-CX-0006	$34,997	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
2018	Neighborhood Context and Probation Outcomes	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences	The University of Chicago	IL	2018-R2-CX-0006	$32,000	Closed