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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: Violent crime

Number of Awards: 1,254
Total Amount Awarded: $681,964,309

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2016 The Gun Epidemic Reconsidered: Creating a Foundation to Reduce Firearm Violence Among Urban Youth Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. NY 2016-IJ-CX-0008 $585,000 Closed
2016 The Impact of State-Level Firearms Laws on Homicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Trustees of Boston University, BUMC MA 2016-MU-MU-0047 $610,000 Closed
2016 The Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Police and Service System Networks of Response among Violent Conflicts Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2016-V3-GX-0009 $579,558 Closed
2016 Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2016-DN-BX-0154 $682,474 Closed
2016 Understanding the Causes of School Violence Using Open Source Data Comprehensive School Safety Initiative RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2016-CK-BX-0013 $699,629 Closed
2016 Understanding the Health Consequences of Sexual Victimization: Assessing the Impact of Social and Economic Factors NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 2016-R2-CX-0016 $32,000 Closed
2016 Using Gatekeeper Training as a CVE Tool: Replication and Evaluation of a Gatekeeper Program in Prince George's County Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism: Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Programs Analytic Services Inc.(ANSER) VA 2016-ZA-BX-K003 $733,928 Closed
2016 Youth Violence and Victimization: Predicting Responses to Peer Aggression New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of South Carolina SC 2016-R2-CX-0056 $150,000 Closed
2015 A Nationally Representative Study of Conflicts, Dyadic Interactions, and the Victim-Offender Overlap NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime National Opinion Research Center IL 2015-VF-GX-0110 $998,044 Closed
2015 An examination of the link between gang involvement and victimization among youth in residential placement NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program Institute for Intergovernmental Research FL 2015-JF-FX-0145 $40,000 Closed
2015 Automation of Differential Extraction with Sperm Quantitation usingMicrofluidic-Integrated Shadow Imaging System for Forensic Applications NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University CA 2015-DN-BX-K037 $614,499 Closed
2015 Bullying and Violence on the School Bus: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Behavioral Management Strategies NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Research Triangle Institute NC 2015-CK-BX-0006 $677,259 Closed
2015 Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Parent Aggression in Two Generations NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence Oregon Social Learning Center OR 2015-R2-CX-0003 $407,802 Closed
2015 Comprehensive Approaches to Addressing Mental Health Needs and Enhancing School Security: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2015-CK-BX-0017 $4,430,775 Closed
2015 Coping Power in the City: Promoting Safety and Coping Skills in Baltimore City High Schools NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MD 2015-CK-BX-0023 $4,987,399 Closed
2015 Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of Sexual Assault Kit Backlogs and their Criminal Justice Consequences NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program Baylor College of Medicine TX 2015-R2-CX-0040 $39,999 Closed
2015 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe: Implementation and Evaluation of Tools for Life in Jackson Public School District in MI NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2015-CK-BX-0005 $4,988,217 Closed
2015 Development and Validation of a Screening Protocol to Identify Elder Abuse in United States Emergency Departments NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NC 2015-IJ-CX-0022 $968,933 Closed
2015 Effective Methods to Assess Exposure to Violence and Victimization Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Phase II NIJ FY 15 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations American Indian Development Associates, LLC NM 2014-MU-MU-K001 $536,941 Closed
2015 Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction Urban Institute DC 2015-R2-CX-K147 $622,432 Closed
2015 Evaluating the Efficiency of the Use of the Qiagen® QIAsymphony® with High Throughput Y-screening as an Alternative to Conventional Serology NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Marshall University Research Corporation WV 2015-R2-CX-K039 $154,577 Closed
2015 Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago IL 2015-ZA-BX-0003 $936,571 Closed
2015 Evaluation of OVW''s Sexual Assault Justice Initiative NIJ FY 15 Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Sexual Assault Justice Initiative THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2015-ZD-CX-K002 $999,724 Closed
2015 Evaluation of the Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Demonstration Initiative NIJ FY 15 Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Demonstration RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2015-VF-GX-K101 $704,919 Closed
2015 Examination of the Short-and Long-term Impact of School Shootings NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles CA 2015-VF-GX-K113 $1,254,975 Closed