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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.
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Subtopic: Use of force

Number of Awards: 57
Total Amount Awarded: $25,702,771

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Does Training Police Officers In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Improve Use Of Force Outcomes? An Experimental Evaluation With Systematic Social Observation in the Colorado Springs Police Department NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM DC 15PNIJ-24-GG-02567-RESS $1,325,889 Open
2024 Lead by Example: The Effects of Police Supervisors on Officer Behavior NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AZ 15PNIJ-24-GG-01582-RESS $39,499 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023 911, What's Your Emergency?: Factors Impacting Call Coding NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-01367-NIJB $500,000 Open
2023 A randomized controlled trial of Co-response for Mental Health Calls for Service to the Police in Fort Collins, CO NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING WY 15PNIJ-23-GG-05502-RESS $649,464 Open
2023 A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB $498,491 Open
2023 Examining the Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras on Correctional Culture, Climate, and the Well-Being of Staff and Incarcerated Persons NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-06102-FSAX $874,312 Open
2023 Exploring Officer Patrol Behaviors Using Automated Vehicle Locator and Body-Worn Camera Data in Kansas City, Missouri NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05490-RESS $862,804 Open
2022 A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Field Training Officer Program: An Analysis of Administrative Outcomes and Community Interactions NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Policing THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-03138-RESS $978,449 Open
2022 Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis NIJ FY22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Study of Existing Evidence and Public Policy Implications ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-22-GG-01426-NIJB $796,008 Open
2022 Evaluation of Harris Center Crisis Call Diversion Program NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03575-RESS $862,371 Open
2022 Police Use of Force Assessment, Evaluation and Analysis NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY GOVERNMENT VA 15PNIJ-22-GK-00245-BRND $250,000 Past Project Period End Date
2021 An Evaluation of De-Escalation Training to Understand the Links between Training and Outcomes Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02719-RESS $892,951 Open
2020 Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0033 $60,065 Closed
2020 Adverse Impacts of Organizational Stress on Officer Health and Wellness: Causes, Correlates, and Mitigation Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2020-R2-CX-0005 $832,000 Open
2020 Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2020-R2-CX-0026 $599,255 Open
2020 Partners in Crisis: Improving Police Response to Individuals in Moments of Crisis by Providing Service Alternatives Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2020-R2-CX-0012 $385,434 Past Project Period End Date
2019 The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2019-R2-CX-0065 $323,263 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Improving officer decision-making: Can personality predict outcomes in use of force decisions? NIJ FY17 Research to Improve Officer Decision-making UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE NC 2017-R2-CX-0030 $432,159 Closed
2017 Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Foundation CUNY o/b/o John Jay College NY 2017-IJ-CX-0013 $31,980 Closed
2016 An Evaluation of a Social Interaction Training Program to Reduce the Use of Force and BuildLegitimacy Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing University of South Carolina SC 2016-IJ-CX-0018 $799,454 Closed
2015 Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2015-DN-BX-K013 $564,875 Closed
2015 Testing and Evaluating Body Worn Video Technology in the Los Angeles Police Department NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Los Angeles Police Foundation CA 2014-R2-CX-0101 $938,700 Closed
2015 Young Adults in Jails NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Vera Institute of Justice NY 2015-IJ-CX-0012 $500,407 Closed
2014 Testing and Evaluating Body Worn Video Technology in the Los Angeles Police Department NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes Los Angeles Police Foundation CA 2014-R2-CX-0101 $1,061,300 Closed
2013 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of National Data on Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force NIJ FY 13 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Seattle University WA 2013-R2-CX-0035 $36,167 Closed