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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Number of Awards: 39
Total Amount Awarded: $16,554,463

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	"Examining the Effects of Back-End Release Discretion on Prison Populations and Length of Stay: A State-by-State Analysis"	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04240-RESS	$335,595	Open
2023	Comprehensive / Holistic Public Safety Approach using research, analysis and evaluation, of problem nature codes in the City of Minneapolis for Alternative Response development.	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-00271-BRND	$2,500,000	Open
2022	Positioning Mentors as Social Capital Builders	NIJ FY22 Youth Mentoring Research and Evaluation	SEARCH INSTITUTE	MN	15PNIJ-22-GG-01424-MENT	$307,463	Open
2020	Identification of Effective Strategies to Disrupt Recruitment of Victims in Human Trafficking: Qualitative Data, Systems Modeling, Survivors and Law Enforcement	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	2020-MU-MU-0040	$758,811	Past Project Period End Date
2018	To Understand the Role of Trauma, Exposure to Violence, and Retraumatization for Justice Involved Youth, Particularly for Clients Who Identify As LGBTQI or GNC	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Hennepin County	MN	2016-MU-MU-0066	$60,379	Closed
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2015-DN-BX-0083	$100,000	Closed
2014	Finding Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce Truancy and Crime: An Evaluation of the Ramsey County Truancy Intervention Programs	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas	The Regents of the University of Minnesota	MN	2014-IJ-CX-0010	$552,163	Closed
2014	Minneapolis Crime Lab Portable Equipment Upgrades	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Minneapolis - POlice	MN	2014-CD-BX-0022	$93,888	Closed
2013	FY 2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2013-DN-BX-0041	$100,000	Closed
2012	FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2012-DN-BX-0017	$100,000	Closed
2012	SOTIPS Implementation Evaluation Project	NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS)	Regents of the University of Minnesota	MN	2012-AW-BX-0153	$1,496,090	Closed
2012	Stress Biomarkers Among Patients Undergoing Treatment for Excited Delirium and Severe Pain in the Emergency Department	NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths	Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation	MN	2012-R2-CX-K007	$338,747	Closed
2011	FY 2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2011-DN-BX-K494	$130,787	Closed
2010	FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2010-DN-BX-K155	$107,965	Closed
2010	FY 2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program - Competative	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2010-CD-BX-0070	$104,948	Closed
2010	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Minneapolis	MN	2010-CD-BX-0102	$175,000	Closed
2010	Minnesota Justice Coalition: Postconviction DNA Testing Initiative	NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota	MN	2010-DY-BX-K007	$253,534	Closed
2009	FY09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County Sheriff's Office	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2009-DN-BX-K127	$116,521	Closed
2009	Minneapolis Police Crime Lab Unit Full Service Imaging Laboratory	NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	City of Minneapolis	MN	2009-CD-BX-0093	$113,857	Closed
2009	Minnesota Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance	NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program	Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota	MN	2009-DN-BX-K239	$859,527	Closed
2008	FY2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County Sheriff's Office	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2008-DN-BX-K117	$120,000	Closed
2008	Hennepin County Cold Case DNA Team Project	NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	Hennepin County	MN	2008-DN-BX-K336	$494,433	Closed
2007	"The Effects of Low Level Offense Records and Race on Employability." This study will examine the effects that low level offense records and race have on employability.	NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research	Council on Crime and Justice	MN	2007-IJ-CX-0042	$33,200	Closed
2007	2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Hennepin County, Minnesota	MN	2007-DN-BX-K067	$80,366	Closed
2007	Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public Policy	NIJ FY 07 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence	Augsburg College	MN	2007-IJ-CX-0046	$236,577	Closed