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: 315
Total Amount Awarded: $139,905,300

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	Assessing Solvability Factors in Missing Person Cases: A Mixed-Method Approach	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	NV	15PNIJ-23-GG-01941-RESS	$110,998	Open
2023	Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS	$229,454	Open
2023	Internal Affairs Complaint Investigations: A Multi-Site Comparison	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-05497-RESS	$907,011	Open
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open
2022	Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS	$994,787	Open
2021	Scalable Multiphone Targeted Data Extraction System	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-21-GG-04155-RESS	$600,984	Open
2020	Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	MA	2020-R2-CX-0047	$519,893	Open
2019	Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	GA	2019-R2-CX-0042	$86,428	Closed
2019	Improving the Investigation, Clearance Rates, and Victim Restoration of Robberies: A Randomized Controlled Experiment	Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-R2-CX-0024	$548,246	Past Project Period End Date
2018	An Evaluation of Victim Centered, Trauma Informed Interview Training for Sexual Assault Investigators using Standardized Patient Actors: A Randomized Controlled Trial	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	KY	2018-VA-CX-0003	$335,131	Closed
2018	Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2018-DU-BX-0226	$171,041	Closed
2018	Improving Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Postmortem Interval Using Microbiome Data	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2018-R2-CX-0017	$150,000	Closed
2018	Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers	NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-75-CX-0032	$985,950	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling in Assessing the Impact of Police Signaling on Investigative and Prosecutorial Outcomes in Sexual Assault Reports	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence	CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	OH	2018-VA-CX-0002	$714,199	Closed
2017	Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC	IN	2017-IJ-CX-0003	$40,780	Closed
2017	Hate Crimes in Miami-Dade County: Improving Awareness, Service Delivery, Reporting, Investigation, and Prosecution	NIJ FY17 Research on Hate Crimes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0031	$499,597	Closed
2017	Stop Snitching or Keep Talking? Civilian Information Provision to the Baltimore Police	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	2017-IJ-CX-0011	$32,000	Closed
2016	Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality and 3D Capture Technology on Crime Scene Investigation	Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System	WI	2016-IJ-CX-0017	$265,103	Closed
2016	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)	National Missing and Unidentified Persons System	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$4,700,000	Past Project Period End Date
2016	Evaluating and improving practices employed by U.S. forensic scientists to locate critical literature for use in investigations	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Texas A&M University	TX	2016-R2-CX-0054	$149,634	Closed
2016	Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2016-DN-BX-0152	$213,735	Closed
2015	An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$37,788	Closed
2015	Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of Sexual Assault Kit Backlogs and their Criminal Justice Consequences	NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	2015-R2-CX-0040	$39,999	Closed
2015	Pasco Sheriff's Office Cold Case Initiative: Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications	Pasco County Sheriffs Office	FL	2014-DN-BX-K466	$116,747	Closed
2015	Responding to sexual assault on campus: A national assessment and systematic classification of the scope and challenges for investigation and adjudication	NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Investigation and Adjudication of Campus Sexual Assault	Wellesley College	MA	2015-IJ-CX-0009	$555,677	Closed