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Awards Listing

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.

As part of accomplishing its mission, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for various research, development, and evaluation projects; forensic laboratory enhancement activities; and fellowship programs.

You may browse the table below and use filter options to view awards by award status, State, fiscal year, awardee name, city or perform a keyword search.

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Number of Awards: 113
Total Amount Awarded: $53,595,546

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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	Open
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	Open
2019	Evaluability Assessment of a Metropolitan Network Service Delivery Model to Connect Trafficked Persons with a Full Range of Victim Services	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2019-VT-BX-0036	$294,221	Open
2019	Expanding the Scope and Efficiency of 3D Surface Topography Analysis in Firearm Forensics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2019-DU-BX-0012	$194,505	Open
2019	Financial Exploitation Intervention Team Evaluability Assessment	Evaluations of Services for Victims of Crime, FY 2019	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	IL	2019-V3-GX-0005	$995,926	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2019	Formative Evaluation of a City-Wide Hospital-Based Victims Services Intervention in Chicago	Evaluations of Services for Victims of Crime, FY 2019	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2019-V3-GX-0004	$493,017	Open
2019	FY 2019 Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies	Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies, FY 2019	Cook County State''s Attorney''s Office	IL	2019-DU-BX-0033	$470,239	Open
2019	FY19 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- FORMULA, FY 2019	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2019-CD-BX-0001	$729,357	Open
2019	Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence	Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence, FY 2019	Cook County State''s Attorney''s Office	IL	2019-DY-BX-0001	$816,325	Open
2018	A Longitudinal Study of Police Prestige, Job Satisfaction, Resilience and Stress through the Officer Safety and Wellness Platform (OSAW-B)	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2018-R2-CX-0026	$1,135,179	Open
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	Open
2018	Accreditation Standards Compliance Program of the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office	NIJ FY18 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program	Cook County Medical Examiner''s Office	IL	2018-DU-BX-0176	$74,551	Open
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	Open
2018	Cross-age peer mentoring to enhance resilience among low-income urban youth living in high violence Chicago communities.	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Loyola University Chicago	IL	2014-JU-FX-0003	$998,194	Closed
2018	Evaluating a Cognitive Behavioral Approach for Improving Life Outcomes of Underserved Young Women: A Randomized Experiment in Chicago	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	The University of Chicago	IL	2016-JU-FX-0002	$248,918	Open
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	Open
2018	Formative Evaluation of a Medical-Legal Partnership on the Westside of Chicago	NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research	Sinai Health System	IL	2018-V3-GX-0002	$294,839	Open
2018	FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- FORMULA	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2018-CD-BX-0009	$759,283	Open
2018	Multidimensional Vulnerabilities for Online Radicalization	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Prevention and Mitigation of Domestic Pathways to Terrorism	The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	IL	2018-ZA-CX-0001	$750,000	Open
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	Open
2018	The influence of social surroundings on juvenile and criminal justice involvement of 17-year-olds transitioning from foster care to adulthood: A longitudinal and life-course approach	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences	The University of Chicago	IL	2018-R2-CX-0007	$32,000	Open
2018	Trajectories of Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice Systems Response	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Northwestern University	IL	2013-JF-FX-0057	$499,996	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
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
2017	A Randomized Controlled Trial on Community Infused Problem-Oriented Policing in Crime Hotspots	NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction)	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2017-R2-CX-0017	$1,399,828	Open