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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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Awardee Name: University of Texas

Number of Awards: 37
Total Amount Awarded: $15,470,708

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2004 Expansion and improvement of quality and timliness of Forensic Pathology services for the University of Texas Medical Branch PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 County Of Galveston Texas And University of Texas Medical Branch TX 2004-DN-BX-0212 $80,233 Closed
2015 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2016 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2017 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,975 Closed
2007 PLR: Mesh Networked, Two-way Personnel Locator Radios andRelays National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2007-DE-BX-K101 $264,879 Closed
2014 Family Instability and Exposure to Violence in Childhood and Adolescence NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data The University of Texas at Austin TX 2014-IJ-CX-0025 $39,517 Closed
2007 Development of Nanothermite Projectile for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle-Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Neutralization. NIJ FY06 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The University of Texas at Austin TX 2007-DE-BX-K002 $437,348 Closed
2009 Mental Health and Violent Offending in Chicago Youth: A Multilevel Approach NIJ FY 09 ORE Data Resources Program The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2009-IJ-CX-0007 $37,490 Closed
2006 A Software-Defined Emergency Radio NIJ FY06 Communications Technology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $199,907 Closed
2015 Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2015-IJ-CX-K014 $639,450 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
2007 An integrated portable multi-band conventional radio with P25 interface using Digital Radio Processor (DRP) technology National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $250,000 Closed
2008 A Software-Define Emergency Radio NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $233,972 Closed
2014 Research on Offender Decision-Making and Desistance From Crime NIJ FY 14 Research on Offender Decision Making and Desistance from Crime The University of Texas at El Paso TX 2014-R2-CX-0009 $363,848 Closed
2018 Assessment of Cognitive Performance-based Training to Improve Police Decision-making NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO TX 2018-75-CX-0030 $846,536 Declined
2019 Crime and Victimization on the US-Mexico Border: A Comparison of Legal Residents, Illegal Residents and Native-Born Citizens Research on Immigration and Crime, FY 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO TX 2019-R2-CX-0054 $521,702 Past Project Period End Date
2015 School Climate- Teacher Victimization NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 2015-CK-BX-0019 $359,501 Open
2015 Examining Prosecutorial Discretion in Federal Criminal Cases NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 2015-R2-CX-0041 $39,823 Closed
2023 Violence and aggression toward teachers among 50 largest school districts: A longitudinal examination of risk factors, negative consequences, and school responses NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-02606-STOP $697,718 Open
2013 Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Indentifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuls and Residents of Residential Care Facilities The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX 2013-IJ-CX-0050 $387,736 Closed
2012 Continuation of Dating It Safe: A Longitudinal Study on Teen Dating Violence NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX 2012-WG-BX-0005 $746,181 Closed
2016 Continuation of Dating it Safe: A Longitudinal Study of Teen Dating Violence Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX 2012-WG-BX-0005 $117,891 Closed
2023 Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO $467,325 Open
2001 An Assessment of Special Programming & Mgmt Needs of Youths Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts University of Texas TX 2001-IJ-CX-0014 $193,289 Closed
2018 Characterization and Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Signatures and Debris NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TX 2018-MU-BX-0004 $635,430 Past Project Period End Date