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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.

Fiscal year 2021 Awards

NIJ grantees will be notified through the JustGrants system when they have received an award. All grants not awarded by September 30th will be made as soon as possible on a rolling basis and no later than December 31, 2021. Applicants not receiving a FY 2021 award, for which they competitively applied, will be notified as soon as possible, but no later than the calendar year-end. Please continue to visit the NIJ website for updates on NIJ grant awards. NIJ will update the list below as they are released.

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State: DC,
City: WASHINGTON

Number of Awards: 248
Total Amount Awarded: $95,015,066

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2021 Fatal and Non-Fatal Intimate Partner and Family Violence Against Older Women: An Exploration of Age and Police Response to Inform Research, Policy and Practice Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2021 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, THE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02801-REVA $195,135 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2021 Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Federal Sentencing Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 URBAN INSTITUTE,THE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02817-RESS $49,998 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2021 Secretariat for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INCORPORATED DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-00662-RESS $50,000 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2020 A National Assessment of Demand Reduction Efforts, Part II: New Developments in the Primary Prevention of Sex Trafficking Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020 NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, INC. DC 2020-75-CX-0011 $239,946 Open
2020 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE DC 2020-R2-CX-0009 $288,389 Open
2020 Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): An Exploration of Costs and Consequences Research and Evaluation of Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS ASSOCIATION, INC. DC 2020-R2-CX-0003 $640,693 Open
2019 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships NIJ FY19 Continuations American Association for the Advancement of Science DC 2016-R2-CX-0025 $243,818 Open
2019 ASEBP Program in Applied Criminology and Crime Management NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EVIDENCE BASED POLICING DC 2019-75-CX-0007 $500,000 Open
2019 Funding to Support the Host Organization for the Independent Review Committee Authorized by the First Step Act NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019 HUDSON INSTITUTE, INC. DC 2019-75-CX-0002 $1,500,000 Open
2019 Intervention and Community Oversight of Police NIJ FY19 Continuations Howard University DC 2016-R2-CX-0055 $206,856 Open
2019 NIJ Research Assistantship Program NIJ FY19 Continuations HOWARD UNIVERSITY (INC) DC 2019-75-CX-0001 $75,000 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Probabilistic Genotyping for Microhaplotypes Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY DC 2019-DU-BX-0023 $192,764 Open
2019 Third Party Policing: A Randomized Field Trial to Assess Drug Crime Reduction and Police-Hotel Partnerships in Anne Arundel County, MD Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM DC 2019-R2-CX-0026 $597,452 Open
2018 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships 2018-19 NIJ FY18 Continuations American Association for the Advancement of Science DC 2016-R2-CX-0025 $248,409 Open
2018 An Object-Centric Approach for Image Analysis to Combat Human Trafficking NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY DC 2018-75-CX-0038 $1,005,852 Open
2018 Bridging Research and Practice to Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Urban Institute DC 2015-MU-MU-K002 $500,000 Closed
2018 Bridging Research and Practice to Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Urban Institute DC 2015-MU-MU-K002 $500,000 Closed
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices Legacy OJJDP Research Grants American Institutes for Research DC 2016-JU-FX-0001 $249,995 Open
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices Legacy OJJDP Research Grants American Institutes for Research DC 2016-JU-FX-0001 $249,996 Open
2018 Combating the Use of Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities: A Multisite Technical Assessment and Evaluation of Interdiction Technologies NIJ FY18 Communications Technologies Research and Evaluation for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications URBAN INSTITUTE,THE DC 2018-75-CX-K005 $999,841 Open
2018 Elder Abuse Prevention Demonstration Project NIJ FY18 Continuations Urban Institute DC 2016-MU-CX-K006 $999,557 Open
2018 Evaluation of Using Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorders in a Correctional Setting NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections URBAN INSTITUTE,THE DC 2018-75-CX-0022 $648,227 Open
2018 Pattern Classification of Neurocognitive and Socio-Emotional Developmental Factors Underlying Violent Outcomes in Adolescents NIJ FY18 Continuations Georgetown University DC 2016-R2-CX-0019 $50,000 Open
2018 Phased Evaluation of VictimConnect: An OVC-Funded, Technology-Based National Resource Center NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research URBAN INSTITUTE,THE DC 2018-V3-GX-0003 $600,000 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence Legacy OJJDP Research Grants URBAN INSTITUTE,THE DC 2018-PB-FX-K002 $749,956 Open