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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: Officer safety

Number of Awards: 106
Total Amount Awarded: $65,487,930

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Sort descending Award Number Amount Status
2005 The Impact of Law Enforcement Shift Practices and Extra-Duty Employment on Various Health, Safety, Performance, and Quality of Life Measures Effects of Shift Work Schedules on Police Officer Health, Safety, Performance and Quality of Life Police Foundation DC 2005-FS-BX-0057 $998,870 Closed
2015 Optimizing Video Analytics in a Correction Setting, Phase I NIJ FY 15 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2015-R2-CX-K001 $599,742 Closed
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Misconduct Behind Bars: A Randomized Control Trial of CBI-CC NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DE 2018-75-CX-0020 $596,458 Open
2006 CROSS FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMIC TREND MAPPING IN CORRECTIONS: Correctional Operational Trend Analysis System (COTAS) NIJ FY06 Corrections Technology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Florida Department of Corrections FL 2006-IJ-CX-K007 $500,000 Closed
2006 Evaluation of Chemical and Electric Flare Systems NIJ FY06 Officer Safety Equipment Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2006-IJ-CX-K008 $32,015 Closed
2011 ShieldRay Tripwire Detection System Development NIJ FY 11 Officer Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications AMP Research, Inc. FL 2011-MU-MU-K098 $275,334 Closed
2010 Florida Gulf Coast Law Enforcement and Public Safety NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2009-DI-BX-K008 $200,000 Closed
2006 The Application of a Strobe Personnel Tracking System and its Application to Law Enforcement Officers engaged in Foot Pursuits and Perimeter Searches NIJ FY06 Officer Safety Equipment Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2006-IJ-CX-K009 $43,849 Closed
2009 Weapon and Equipment Institute NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2009-DI-BX-K008 $150,000 Closed
2007 Evaluation of Reflective Vest Options National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The Institute for Police Research FL 2007-IJ-CX-K229 $375,000 Closed
2012 Evaluating the Impact of the NIJ Body Armor Program NIJ FY 12 Evaluating the Impact of the NIJ Body Armor Program NORC IL 2012-R2-CX-K008 $399,884 Closed
2011 Decision-making Factors Influencing the Wearing of Body Armor: A National Study NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications NORC IL 2011-IJ-CX-K056 $383,641 Closed
2016 Law Enforcement Officers Safety and Wellness: A Multi-Level Study Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2016-IJ-CX-0021 $970,795 Closed
2018 A Longitudinal Study of Police Prestige, Job Satisfaction, Resilience and Stress through the Officer Safety and Wellness Platform (OSAW-B) NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2018-R2-CX-0026 $1,135,179 Past Project Period End Date
2014 Soft Armor Non-Destructive Evaluation Test Method: Vibration Energy SignatureTest (VEST) FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Purdue University IN 2014-MU-CX-K004 $500,000 Closed
2006 The Use of HDTV for In-Vehicle Cameras: Surveillance and Biometrics NIJ FY06 Biometrics Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Purdue University IN 2006-IJ-CX-K125 $201,852 Closed
2018 Reducing Traffic Related Officer Fatalities and Injuries through Technology Enhancement and Policy NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY KS 2018-R2-CX-0024 $496,184 Closed
2017 Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Correctional Officers: A Biopsychosocial Approach NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System CORRECTIONS KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT KY 2017-R2-CX-0035 $677,990 Closed
1999 Kentucky Advanced Technology Tools (KATT) for Law Enforcement DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico Eastern Kentucky University KY 1999-LT-VX-K006 $1,250,000 Closed
2003 Evaluating the Predictive & Structural Validity CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION Southern University LA 2003-IJ-CX-1006 $74,815 Closed
2011 Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 2011-IJ-CX-K016 $500,000 Closed
2012 Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 2011-IJ-CX-K016 $500,000 Closed
2013 Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 2011-IJ-CX-K016 $500,000 Closed
2009 Double Dervish: EOD Universal Cutting Tool NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Technical Products Inc. MA 2009-SQ-B9-K017 $160,212 Closed
2000 Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support: Law Enforcement Field Test Supplement Corrections & LEFS: Corrections Field Test Design Abt Associates Inc. MA 2000-FS-VX-K004 $499,990 Closed