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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.
Description

This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Research and development OR DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Number of Awards: 5,444
Total Amount Awarded: $3,128,202,510

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 UNIV. OF COLORADO CO 15PNIJ-24-GG-01568-RESS $120,000 Open
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 Droplet digital PCR: assessing the increased performance for DNA quantification in forensic science NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-03854-SLFO $422,235 Open
2024 Early Intervention for Victims of Crime: Evaluation of Skills for Psychological Recovery NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SC 15PNIJ-24-GG-01743-NONF $741,523 Open
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 Enhancing Equitable Forensic Identification: An Evaluation of Pelvic Morphology for Parity Detection and Age Estimation in Unidentified Skeletal Remains NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-01579-RESS $180,000 Open
2024 Enhancing Risk-Need-Responsivity Implementation: An Evidence-based System for Case Management Support NIJ FY24 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL MA 15PNIJ-24-GG-02870-MUMU $1,445,599 Open
2024 Enhancing the evidentiary value of textile fibers with a combination of fluorescence microscopy and micro spectrophotometry NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-03850-NIJB $412,786 Open
2024 Establishing Police-Led Science in the Wauwatosa, WI Police Department NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-24-GG-05456-NIJB $398,884 Open
2024 Evaluation of Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiatives (CVIPI) in New Haven, CT NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, INCORPORATED CT 15PNIJ-24-GG-02986-CVIP $788,241 Open
2024 Evaluation of the Kings Against Violence Initiative's (KAVI) Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime MDRC NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-01745-NONF $1,105,591 Open
2024 Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS $399,300 Open
2024 Exploring the Intersection of Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, and Other Criminal Activity in the United States NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01904-RESS $649,895 Open
2024 Facility Exposure and Crime in New York City Streets: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-01566-RESS $37,158 Open
2024 FBI Subaward to the NIST project "Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components" NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Federal Bureau of Investigation GRANT14110035-B $130,000 Open
2024 Fraud Narratives: The ecology of skepticism towards Latino immigrants NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01581-RESS $120,000 Open
2024 FUSE: Fast Unbiased Small-area Estimation for Timely Measurement of Community Perceptions of Policing and Public Safety NIJ FY24 Measurement of Community Perceptions IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-24-GG-02841-RESS $499,658 Open
2024 Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0002 $990,468 Open
2024 Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA AZ 15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU $691,362 Open
2024 Heal Our Youth: A Mixed Methods, Hybrid Effectiveness Implementation Trial for Reducing Community Violence Among Youth in Limited-Opportunity Settings NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation MOSES-WEITZMAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. CT 15PNIJ-24-GG-02987-CVIP $1,000,000 Open
2024 Identifying and Treating Overdose Hotspots: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Place-Based Harm Reduction Strategies NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 15PNIJ-24-GG-05454-NIJB $356,130 Open
2024 Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001 $389,657 Open
2024 Impact and Outcomes of a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program in Columbia, SC NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SC 15PNIJ-24-GK-02988-CVIP $1,064,927 Open
2024 Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes JENSEN HUGHES INC MD 15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS $630,560 Open