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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.

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On October 15, 2020 the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will transition to the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) for all grants management activities and to the Department of Treasury's Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) system for grants payments.  Learn more about this transition on Justice Grants Website.

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.

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State: IL,
City: Chicago

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

Funded Awards
FY 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 Closed
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 Closed
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 Closed
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