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: 186
Total Amount Awarded: $94,932,438

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Disaggregated Estimates of the Prevalence of Trafficking in Humans (DEPTH)	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-01747-HT	$2,495,790	Open
2024	DNA mixture interpretation of SNP sequencing data for investigative genetic genealogy	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-01568-RESS	$120,000	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	Effects of insects and soils on the assembly of universal microbial decomposers and prediction of postmortem interval	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-03839-RESD	$481,616	Open
2024	Learning from an Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of the Colorado Threat Assessment and Management Protocol	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-01049-MUMU	$1,199,320	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU	$1,456,274	Open
2022	Expanding and validating microbiome database for estimating the postmortem interval	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	15PNIJ-22-GG-04402-MUMU	$834,503	Open
2022	The Impact of Brain Injury Services in Domestic Violence Cases: A Randomized Control Trial	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women	UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	15PNIJ-22-GG-01619-MUMU	$497,079	Open
2019	Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2019-DU-BX-0010	$390,748	Closed
2018	An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Maltreated Youth: A Longitudinal Study	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	COLORADO SEMINARY	CO	2017-JF-FX-0050	$124,652	Closed
2018	Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2018-R2-CX-0018	$150,000	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	Leaving gangs and desisting from crime using a multidisciplinary team approach: A randomized control trial evaluation of the Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	2018-75-CX-0028	$600,797	Closed
2017	Dynamic, Graph-Based Risk Assessments for the Detection of Violent Extremist Radicalization Trajectories Using Large Scale Social and Behavioral Data	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2017-ZA-CX-0002	$731,194	Closed
2017	Improving Estimates of the Postmortem Interval with Metagenomics and Metabolomics	NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2016-DN-BX-4194	$684,273	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$43,719	Closed
2016	Habitat Specialization and the Evolution of Dispersal	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Regents of the University of Colorado	CO	2016-DN-BX-0194	$684,273	Closed
2016	Impact of Victim Offender Dialogue on Victims of Serious Crimes: A Longitudinal Cohort-Control Study	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver	CO	2016-VF-GX-0011	$653,159	Closed
2016	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,045	Closed
2015	A Roadmap to Evidence-Based School Safety: Safe Communities Safe Schools	NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	2015-CK-BX-K002	$6,230,136	Closed
2015	Addition of Forensic Capacities in the Colorado Springs Metro Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Colorado Springs	CO	2015-CD-BX-0014	$174,882	Closed
2015	Assessing the Quality of 3-Dimensional Imaging on the BrassTrax HD3D System and Validating an In-Silico Solution to Confirm NIBIN Hits	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City and County of Denver - Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K034	$79,150	Closed
2015	Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence	City and County of Denver - Denver Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K027	$140,949	Closed
2015	Enhanced Capacity in the Colorado Springs Metro Crime Laboratory (MCL) DNA Analysis Unit through Personnel and Supplies	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	City of Colorado Springs	CO	2015-DN-BX-0025	$127,190	Closed
2015	FY15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program- Denver Police Department	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	City And County of Denver	CO	2015-DN-BX-0040	$219,640	Closed
2015	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,799	Closed