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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Number of Awards: 255
Total Amount Awarded: $134,821,892

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics	Non-solicited Applications	The University of Chicago	IL	2015-DN-BX-K430	$564,735	Closed
2016	Advanced Scan Matching, Scalable Search, and Visualization Tools for the Analysis of 3D Scans of Cartridge Casings in Firearm Forensics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0182	$204,725	Closed
2016	Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0183	$93,561	Closed
2016	Evaluating the Safe Spaces Community-Led CVE Program	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2015-ZA-BX-0003	$149,688	Closed
2016	Exploring Life-Course and Day-to-Day Experiences of Military Veterans in the Criminal Justice System	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Illinois State University	IL	2016-R2-CX-0053	$95,831	Closed
2016	Firearm Involvement in Delinquent Youth and Collateral Consequences in Young Adulthood: A Prospective Longitudinal Study	Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence	Northwestern University	IL	2016-R2-CX-0039	$425,000	Open
2016	Law Enforcement Officers Safety and Wellness: A Multi-Level Study	Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2016-IJ-CX-0021	$970,795	Closed
2016	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2016-VF-GX-0007	$225,000	Closed
2016	The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2016-DN-BX-0145	$289,126	Closed
2016	The Intergenerational Consequences of Incarceration	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Northwestern University	IL	2016-R2-CX-0022	$32,000	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	A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UChicago Argonne, LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K030	$564,735	Closed
2015	Analytical Validation and Impact Assessment of On-Site Evidence Screening via Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K011	$299,753	Closed
2015	Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K032	$217,450	Closed
2015	Comprehensive Optimization of the Use ofReal-Time Video Technology in Urban Policing Phase 2	NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Chicago, City of	IL	2014-R2-CX-K002	$541,222	Closed
2015	Development of Modern Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals and Bath Salts	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute, Inc.	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K010	$122,428	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	FFY15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2015-CD-BX-0002	$307,861	Closed
2015	FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory	IL	2015-DN-BX-0056	$310,000	Closed
2015	FY15 DNA Capacity and Backlog Reduction Grant for the Illinois State Police, Forensic Sciences Command	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Illinois State Police	IL	2015-DN-BX-0018	$2,250,404	Closed
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - DuPage County Forensic Science Center	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	DuPage County Office of The Sheriff	IL	2015-DN-BX-0016	$200,000	Closed
2015	Guilty Plea and Latino Initiatives	NIJ FY 15 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	2015-DY-BX-K005	$753,958	Closed
2015	Longitudinal Follow-up in the National Survey for Teen Relationships & Violence Program	NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2014-VA-CX-0065	$648,164	Closed
2015	Nanotrace: Applications of subvisible to nanoscale particles in trace evidence	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Microtrace LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K033	$378,701	Closed
2015	Postconviction DNA Program	NIJ FY 15 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent	Cook County State''s Attorney''s Office	IL	2015-DY-BX-K007	$400,701	Closed