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: 241
Total Amount Awarded: $125,415,643

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
2015	School Climate Enhancement and Bullying Prevention in Southern Illinois	NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University	IL	2015-CK-BX-0011	$786,409	Closed
2015	Study of the Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns and electrical system Damage in Single Family Homes Incorporating Modern Construction Practices	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Underwriters Laboratories Inc.	IL	2015-DN-BX-K052	$999,081	Closed
2015	Understanding Arrest Data in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)	NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program	Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana	IL	2015-R2-CX-0047	$39,973	Closed
2015	Understanding the Violent Victimization Experiences of Young Men of Color	NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2015-VF-GX-K031	$1,500,000	Closed
2014	Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2014-DN-BX-K012	$190,400	Closed
2014	Chicago Police Department Forensics Laboratory Equipment Upgrade	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Chicago, City of	IL	2014-CD-BX-0027	$160,325	Closed
2014	Chicago Police Department's Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Program	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Chicago Police Department	IL	2011-IJ-CX-K014	$499,984	Closed
2014	Chicago Public Schools's Connect and Redirect to Respect (CRR) Program to use social media monitoring to identify and connect youth to behavioral interventions.	NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe	Board of Education City of Chicago	IL	2014-CK-BX-0002	$2,197,178	Closed
2014	CPD FY2014 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes	NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes	Chicago, City of	IL	2014-R2-CX-K002	$528,957	Closed
2014	FFY14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority	IL	2014-CD-BX-0032	$288,499	Closed
2014	Longitudinal Follow-up in the National Survey for Teen Relationships and Violence (STRiV2)	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence	National Opinion Research Center	IL	2014-VA-CX-0065	$351,825	Closed
2014	Re-engaging Justice-Involved Youth	NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	University of Chicago	IL	2014-IJ-CX-0011	$29,799	Closed
2014	Underground Gun Markets in Chicago	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Firearms and Violence	The University of Chicago	IL	2014-MU-CX-0013	$459,849	Closed