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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: 55
Total Amount Awarded: $24,337,383

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
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
2013 LAPD''s TEAMS II: The Impact of a Police Integrity Early Intervention System NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. MD 2013-IJ-CX-0015 $390,195 Closed
2006 Evaluation of Less Lethal Technologies on Police Use of Force Outcomes NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Technology Police Executive Research Forum DC 2006-IJ-CX-0028 $406,734 Closed
2011 EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF THE TASER ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Crime Control and Prevention: Impact of Technology on Policing AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University AZ 2011-IJ-CX-0102 $408,377 Closed
2004 Multi-Wave Dazzler, Area Denial of Personnel FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Scientific Applications And Research Associates Incorporated CA 2004-IJ-CX-K037 $419,759 Closed
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
2009 Process Evaluation of Current Internet Child Safety Activities by ICAC Task Forces Recovery Act: Evaluation of Internet Child Safety Materials Used by ICAC Task Forces in School and Community Settings University of New Hampshire NH 2009-SN-B9-0004 $487,350 Closed
2004 Model electric current through the human from less-lethal electromuscular device FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation The Board of Regents of The University of Wisconsin System. WI 2004-IJ-CX-K036 $490,591 Closed
2006 Center for Quality Policing (CQP) NIJ FY06 ORE Continuations Rand Corporation CA 2006-DD-BX-0025 $493,614 Closed
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
2004 Less-Lethal Technologies - Area Denial of Personnel: NIJ Solid State Active Denial System (ADS) Demonstration Program, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Raytheon Company CA 2004-IJ-CX-K035 $499,995 Closed
2011 Cold Case Team Project for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Jacksonville FL 2011-DN-BX-K521 $500,000 Closed
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
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
2013 Research on the Impact of Technology on Policing Strategies NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing CNA Corporation VA 2013-IJ-CX-0016 $546,429 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
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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2020-R2-CX-0026 $599,255 Open
2005 A Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2005-IJ-CX-0056 $647,387 Closed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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