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

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Subtopic: Crime

Number of Awards: 305
Total Amount Awarded: $199,754,667

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 The Extremism Sentencing Study: Judicial Outcomes and Recidivism Among Individuals Convicted of International and Domestic Terrorism NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-23-GG-01384-DOMR $762,553 Open
2023 The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-01947-RESS $166,500 Open
2023 The sexual assault microbiome: Detecting contact when minimal male DNA is present. NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-04228-DNAX $409,612 Open
2023 Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU $389,621 Open
2023 Understanding the Scope and Nature of Forced Criminality in the United States NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01927-HT $997,729 Open
2022 Human Trafficking Project NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-22-GK-00246-BRND $1,187,000 Open
2022 Identifying the Scope and Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in New Mexico and Improving MMIP Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-22-GG-01625-REVA $249,382 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
2022 Multi-Site Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-22-GG-01568-HT $979,022 Open
2022 Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY CA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX $266,406 Closed
2022 Replication Validation of a Human Trafficking Screening Tool for Law Enforcement and Estimation of Prevalence NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-01569-NIJB $649,332 Open
2022 Understanding and Responding to Domestic Extremism Financing NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism THE RAND CORPORATION CA 15PNIJ-22-GG-01119-DOMR $749,087 Open
2022 Understanding the Complete Spectrum of the Left-Wing and Environmental Movement: A Data Driven Approach NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MO 15PNIJ-22-GG-01120-DOMR $506,497 Open
2021 Amino Acid Specific Stable Isotope Ratios in Human Keratin Tissue for Region-of-Origin and Residency Determination Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NM 15PNIJ-21-GG-04157-SLFO $320,732 Open
2021 Domestic Terrorism: Using Psychosocial, Trauma-Related, and Life History Variables to Inform Intervention and Prevention Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02723-DOMR $592,637 Open
2021 Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-03631-MUMU $648,715 Open
2021 Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-00994-NONF $600,000 Closed
2021 Incidence of ideologically influenced threatening and violent activity in rural communities Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02722-DOMR $772,955 Open
2021 Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU $1,000,000 Closed
2021 Nebraska Indian Community College Tribal-Researcher Collaboration Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02809-RESS $149,610 Closed
2021 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL INC MA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02726-DOMR $1,126,264 Open
2021 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention: A Prospective Longitudinal Analysis of Extremism Exit Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02721-DOMR $1,608,435 Open
2021 Towards Understanding Deradicalization in the U.S.: A Formative Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment of Parents for Peace Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02724-DOMR $472,168 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Understanding and targeting risk and protective factors for radicalization to violence: Advancing a public health approach to domestic terrorism prevention Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE MA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02720-DOMR $999,921 Open
2021 Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay for Use in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021 NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM NY 15PNIJ-21-GG-02712-SLFO $105,592 Past Project Period End Date