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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: Case processing

Number of Awards: 136
Total Amount Awarded: $81,638,244

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2011 Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in a Statewide Sample of Sexual Assault Cases NIJ FY 11 Social Science Research in Forensic Science Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois IL 2011-WG-BX-0005 $97,519 Closed
2011 Multnomah County Sheriff's Office: Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Multnomah County OR 2011-DN-BX-K520 $34,749 Closed
2011 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program for the State of Louisiana NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Louisiana Department of Justice LA 2011-DY-BX-K003 $1,152,958 Closed
2011 Reviewing cases in Minnesota where DNA is dispositive of innocence. NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program JUDICARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA MN 2011-DY-BX-K002 $658,348 Closed
2011 The Connecticut Postconviction DNA Testing Program 2011 NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Public Defender Services CT 2011-DY-BX-K007 $1,392,176 Closed
2011 The Impact of Forensic Evidence on Arrest and Prosecution NIJ FY 11 Social Science Research in Forensic Science University of New Haven CT 2011-DN-BX-0003 $174,668 Closed
2011 Wisconsin Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program 2011 NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance WI 2011-DY-BX-K006 $778,329 Closed
2010 Assessing the Role of Juvenile Mental Health Courts in Handling DUI Cases NIJ FY 10 ORE Continuations Policy Research Associates Inc NY 2009-IJ-CX-0038 $201,600 Closed
2010 Deterrence and the Death Penalty NIJ FY 10 ORE Continuations National Academy of Sciences DC 2010-IJ-CX-0018 $85,000 Closed
2010 Legal change and sentencing norms in federal court: An examination of the impact of the Booker, Gall, and Kimbrough decisions NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data The Regents of the University of California CA 2010-IJ-CX-0010 $35,000 Closed
2010 MD Postconviction DNA Testing Assiatance Program NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention MD 2010-DY-BX-K006 $48,298 Closed
2010 Minnesota Justice Coalition: Postconviction DNA Testing Initiative NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota MN 2010-DY-BX-K007 $253,534 Closed
2010 Organizational Efficiency and Early Disposition Programs in Federal Courts NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-0013 $37,809 Closed
2010 Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science NIJ FY 10 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2010-DN-BX-0002 $351,054 Closed
2010 Post-Conviction DNA Testing Assistance
Program - FFY'10
NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Washington Department of Commerce WA 2010-DY-BX-K004 $576,631 Closed
2010 Postconviction DNA Testing (PDNAT) Assistance Program NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority IL 2010-DY-BX-K005 $687,448 Closed
2010 The Missing Link: Examining Prosecutorial Decision Making Across Federal District Courts NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data University of Maryland MD 2010-IJ-CX-0012 $35,000 Closed
2009 Assessing the Effectiveness of Juvenile Mental Health Courts as a Public Safety Strategy NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Policy Research Associates Inc NY 2009-IJ-CX-0038 $700,200 Closed
2009 Bargaining in the Shadow of Trial? Exploring the Reach of Evidence Outside the Jury Box NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research The Research Foundation of SUNY, University at Albany NY 2009-IJ-CX-0035 $511,283 Closed
2009 Colorado Justice Review Project NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program ATTORNEY GENERAL COLORADO CO 2009-DN-BX-K242 $1,186,781 Closed
2009 Examining the Policies, Practices, and Implications of Collecting DNA from Arrestees NIJ FY 09 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2009-DN-BX-0004 $314,024 Closed
2009 FY09 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Ohio Attorney General OH 2009-D1-BX-K106 $1,020,000 Closed
2009 How Accurately Do Eyewitnesses Determine if a Person is Familiar and How Does this Affect Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys? NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Claremont Graduate University CA 2009-IJ-CX-0019 $225,130 Closed
2009 Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Northeastern University MA 2009-IJ-CX-0015 $501,352 Closed
2009 Maryland Postconviction DNA Analysis NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention MD 2009-DN-BX-K241 $307,000 Closed