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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.
Showing Results For:
State: MA,
City: BOSTON

Number of Awards: 100
Total Amount Awarded: $51,373,942

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF MA 15PNIJ-23-GK-01928-HT $654,195 Open
2023 Exploring Officer Patrol Behaviors Using Automated Vehicle Locator and Body-Worn Camera Data in Kansas City, Missouri NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05490-RESS $862,804 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023 Research & Evaluation of Boston's Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04265-CVIP $328,407 Open
2022 Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO $139,905 Open
2022 Understanding the Criminal Justice and Health Care Needs of Latinx Victims of Hate Crime and Bias Victimization NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-22-GG-00999-RESS $896,836 Open
2021 Evaluability assessment and development of psychological and behavioral health approaches to prevent terrorism and facilitate reintegration of violent extremists. Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF MA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02727-DOMR $981,026 Open
2021 Understanding and targeting risk and protective factors for radicalization to violence: Advancing a public health approach to domestic terrorism prevention Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE MA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02720-DOMR $999,921 Open
2021 “All reentry is local”: Evaluating a Strategy to Reenter State Prisoners through Local Correctional Systems Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2021 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-21-GG-00138-NIJB $249,766 Open
2020 3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 2020-DQ-BX-0006 $361,656 Open
2020 Impact of Organizational Stressors on Health and Wellness: A Longitudinal Study of Occupational Stress, Trauma Exposure, Psychological Distress, and Suicide Risk among Correction Officers Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2020-R2-CX-0007 $996,440 Open
2020 Root Causes of Bias-based Harassment in Schools: Risk and Protective Factors across Multiple Levels of the Social Ecology Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 2020-CK-BX-0005 $1,290,546 Open
2020 Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2020-VT-BX-0111 $985,786 Open
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 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 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Reducing Gun Violence through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis and Sharing Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2019-R2-CX-0066 $288,615 Closed
2019 Understanding the Trafficking of Children for the Purpose of Labor in the United States Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2019-VT-BX-0038 $664,690 Open
2018 A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine NIJ FY18 Continuations Northeastern University MA 2016-DN-BX-0002 $49,832 Open
2018 Body fluid analysis detection and identification by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic scientists NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 2018-MU-MU-0013 $462,091 Closed
2018 Crime in Public Space and Online Domains: Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking in Massage Businesses NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2018-R2-CX-0005 $32,000 Closed
2018 Evaluating program enhancements for mentors working with children of prisoners Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 2014-JU-FX-0004 $2,499,597 Closed
2018 The Nature, Trends, Correlates and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, 1976-2018 NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2018-75-CX-0025 $498,929 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Youth Initiated Mentoring:Investigating an innovative approach to mentoring at-risk youth Legacy OJJDP Research Grants University of Massachussetts Boston MA 2013-JU-FX-0005 $499,323 Closed
2017 A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Northeastern University MA 2016-DN-BX-0002 $48,818 Open
2017 Engineering a high-fidelity, damage-tolerant polymerase for forensic analysis of damaged DNA samples NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Northeastern University MA 2015-R2-CX-0011 $48,648 Closed
2017 Longitudinal Examination of Victimization Experiences of Latinos (LEVEL): Extending the Bias Victimization Study NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2017-VF-GX-0005 $725,999 Closed