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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
2013 Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - N.O. LA 2013-DN-BX-K042 $360,053 Closed
2013 The Dynamic Context of Teen Dating Violence Within Adolescent Relationships NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Boston Medical Center Corporation MA 2013-VA-CX-0003 $787,595 Closed
2013 The Epidemiology of Crime Guns: From Legal Sale to Use in Crime NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. VA 2013-R2-CX-0001 $250,000 Closed
2013 The impact of a forensic collaborative for older adults on criminal justice and victim outcomes: A randomized-control, longitudinal design NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuls and Residents of Residential Care Facilities University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) CO 2013-MU-CX-0032 $622,283 Closed
2013 Transnational Crimes among Somali-Americans: Convergences of Radicalization and Trafficking NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues Trafficking in Persons, Transnational Organized Crime and Violent Extremism Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago IL 2013-ZA-BX-0008 $793,783 Closed
2013 Using Behavioral Patterns to Link Serial Rape Offenses:A Multidimensional Approach NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2013-IJ-CX-0009 $18,000 Closed
2012 Body fluid Identification using epigenetic methylation markers and pyrosequencing NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Florida International University FL 2012-DN-BX-K018 $316,850 Closed
2012 Characterization of Stab/Slash Wounds NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Wayne State University MI 2011-DE-BX-K002 $214,616 Closed
2012 Cold Case Squad and DNA Project NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Montgomery County Ohio OH 2012-DN-BX-K014 $242,300 Closed
2012 Community Policing Strategies To Counter Violent Extremism NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization Duke University NC 2012-ZA-BX-0002 $653,189 Closed
2012 Continuation of Dating It Safe: A Longitudinal Study on Teen Dating Violence NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX 2012-WG-BX-0005 $746,181 Closed
2012 Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Cases: Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition in the U.S. NIJ FY 12 Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition University of Massachusetts Lowell MA 2012-IJ-CX-0052 $1,197,686 Closed
2012 Desistance From Crime Over the Life Course NIJ FY 12 Desistance From Crime Over the Life Course Research Triangle Institute NC 2012-R2-CX-0047 $998,221 Closed
2012 Detroit SAK Action Research Project NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations Wayne County Prosecutor''s Office MI 2011-DN-BX-0001 $515,000 Closed
2012 Developmental Pathways of Teen Dating Violence in a High-Risk Sample NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of Univ at Buffalo NY 2012-W9-BX-0001 $798,376 Closed
2012 Developmental Validation of a High-Specificity Multiplex Assay for Human Body Fluid Identification NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Colorado Seminary, which owns the University of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K035 $576,429 Closed
2012 Empirical Assessment of Domestic Radicalization NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization University of Maryland MD 2012-ZA-BX-0005 $675,027 Closed
2012 Examining Criminal Justice Responses to and Help-Seeking Patterns of Sexual Violence Survivors with Disabilities NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence Vera Institute of Justice NY 2012-WG-BX-0050 $445,177 Closed
2012 Expanding Use of the Social Reactions Questionnaire among Diverse Women NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) CO 2012-W9-BX-0049 $499,813 Closed
2012 Forensic Chemistry of Substituted 1-Alkyl-3-Acylindoles: Isomeric Synthetic Cannabinoids. NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Auburn University AL 2012-DN-BX-K026 $865,784 Closed
2012 FY12 Postconviction New York City Joint Working Group on Postconviction DNA-Testing NIJ FY 12 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services NY 2012-DY-BX-K003 $1,256,344 Closed
2012 FY12 Solving Cold Cases With DNA-Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake UT 2012-DN-BX-K029 $303,645 Closed
2012 Identifying Risky Places for Street Robberies NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Rutgers, the State University NJ 2012-IJ-CX-0005 $25,000 Closed
2012 Identifying, Evaluating, and Investigating Violent Cold Case Crimes in Jackson County, Missouri NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney''s Office MO 2012-DN-BX-K031 $415,829 Closed
2012 Identity and Framing Theory, Precursor Activities, and the Radicalization Process NIJ FY 12 Research on Domestic Radicalization University of Arkansas AR 2012-ZA-BX-0003 $423,939 Closed