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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 Award Number Amount Status
2009 E-Port - Enhanced Portal for Image Exchange and Increased Functionality Over Nlets NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development National Law Enforcement Telecommunication Syste AZ 2009-SQ-B9-K102 $419,543 Closed
2009 TBD NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2009-SQ-B9-K007 $456,784 Closed
2018 Harnessing Existing Technologies to Mitigate Driving Distraction Among Law Enforcement Officers NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 2018-R2-CX-0025 $464,621 Closed
2009 SRFERS: State Regional & Federal Enterprise Retrieval System III NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Automated Regional Justice Information System CA 2009-SQ-B9-K002 $476,821 Closed
2013 A Comparison of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Aerial and Terrestrial Methods for Accident Scene Investigation Information Collection NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes Unmanned Experts, LLC NC 2013-IJ-CX-K008 $490,000 Closed
2009 Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development: Entity Resolution and Correlation Service Project NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development SEARCH Group, Incorporated CA 2009-SQ-B9-K114 $496,113 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
2009 A Public Safety Cognitive Radio for Universal Interoperability: Transition to DSP Implementation for Manufacture NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University VA 2009-SQ-B9-K011 $498,272 Closed
2015 Suicide Prevention and Intervention Strategies by Law Enforcement Agencies: Utilization, Characteristics and Costs NIJ FY 15 Research into the Use of Suicide Prevention and Intervention Strategies by Law Enforcement Agencies RAND Corporation CA 2015-IJ-CX-K004 $499,106 Closed
2003 Collaboration Between AAMVA and NLETS for Driver's License Exchange (CANDLE) NIJ Science and Technology Solicitation FY 2003 National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System Inc AZ 2003-RD-CX-K002 $499,240 Closed
2000 Corrections & LEFS: Corrections Field Test Design Corrections & LEFS: Corrections Field Test Design Abt Associates Inc. MA 2000-FS-VX-K003 $499,678 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
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
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
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
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
2005 Shifts, Extended Work Hours, and Fatigue: An Assessment of Health and Personal Risks for Police Officers NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2005-FS-BX-0004 $501,676 Closed
2007 Design Optimization of Integrated Multi-Ply Armors by a Computational Tool (DO-IMPACT) NIJ FY 07 Body Armor: Invited Full Proposals Cornell University NY 2007-DE-BX-K003 $527,546 Closed
2019 Understanding Work-Related Stress among Medicolegal Death Investigators: A National Survey and Mixed-Methods Impact Study Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-MU-CX-0068 $549,260 Closed
2017 Category #1 - Neighborhoods, Stress, & Police Behavior: Understanding the Relationships NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2017-R2-CX-0045 $568,576 Closed
2009 Continuation of Award No. 2004-IJ-CX-K035, Less-Lethal Technologies-Area Denial of Personnel; Solid State Active Denial System Demonstration Program NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development Raytheon Company CA 2009-SQ-B9-K008 $574,946 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
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
2017 The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on Stress-Related Biological, Behavioral, and Health-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 2017-R2-CX-0033 $616,198 Closed