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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: 634
Total Amount Awarded: $345,074,981

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2019 The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2019-R2-CX-0065 $323,263 Closed
2019 The Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology on Gun Violence in Kansas City and Chicago: A Multi-Pronged Synthetic Control Evaluation Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2019-R2-CX-0004 $503,129 Closed
2018 A Comprehensive Assessment of Deadly Mass Shootings, 1980-2018 NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 2018-75-CX-0024 $289,810 Closed
2018 A National Evaluation of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Training Legacy OJJDP Research Grants WESTED CA 2018-MC-FX-K007 $750,000 Closed
2018 A Novel, Trauma-Informed Screening Approach for Teen Dating Violence Perpetration in Racially Diverse Adolescents: A Multi-Site Study NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 2018-R2-CX-0022 $249,425 Closed
2018 Assessing an Innovative Response to Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-VA-CX-0005 $329,381 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
2018 Cross-age peer mentoring to enhance resilience among low-income urban youth living in high violence Chicago communities. Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Loyola University Chicago IL 2014-JU-FX-0003 $998,194 Closed
2018 Does the Detention and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Reduce Crime? A Nationwide Examination of the Impact of 287(g) agreements on Violent and Property Crime NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime ROWAN UNIVERSITY NJ 2018-R2-CX-0020 $248,077 Closed
2018 Exposure to Violence, Trauma, and Juvenile Court Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mobile Youth and Poverty Study Data (1998-2011) Legacy OJJDP Research Grants The University of Alabama AL 2016-MU-MU-0068 $74,815 Closed
2018 Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2018-75-CX-0026 $922,109 Closed
2018 Hoopa Valley Tribe and Tribal Law and Policy Institute Research Partnership NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE CA 2018-75-CX-0013 $100,000 Closed
2018 Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-75-CX-0005 $341,883 Closed
2018 Mass Shooter Database NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence TRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MN 2018-75-CX-0023 $300,403 Closed
2018 Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification NIJ FY18 Continuations Stoney Forensic, Inc. VA 2016-R2-CX-0060 $323,407 Closed
2018 Pattern Classification of Neurocognitive and Socio-Emotional Developmental Factors Underlying Violent Outcomes in Adolescents NIJ FY18 Continuations GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (THE) DC 2016-R2-CX-0019 $50,000 Closed
2018 Reducing Gang Violence: A Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Trial of Functional Family Therapy NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE MD 2018-75-CX-0027 $770,657 Closed
2018 Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence Legacy OJJDP Research Grants THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-PB-FX-K002 $749,956 Closed
2018 Restoring Promise: A randomized control trial examining the impact of innovative young adult housing on reducing violence NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. NY 2018-75-CX-0021 $750,000 Closed
2018 Solve Crime. Build Trust? Investigating Homicides and Shootings in Los Angeles NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices JUSTICE AND SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC. MD 2018-75-CX-0003 $500,000 Closed
2018 The Effect of Altitude on Decomposition: Toward an Understanding of the Postmortem Interval in the Rocky Mountain Region. NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IL 2018-R2-CX-0014 $106,701 Closed
2018 The Nature, Trends, Correlates and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, 1976-2018 NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2018-75-CX-0025 $498,929 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Untangling the Web of Violence: The Network Effects of Civil Gang Injunctions Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES CORPORATION AT CSUSB CA 2017-JF-FX-0043 $120,208 Closed
2018 Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Loyola University Chicago IL 2016-MU-MU-0067 $75,000 Closed
2017 #WhyIStayed: A Study of IPV Victim Recantation and Non-Cooperation in the Criminal Justice System NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence KING, COUNTY OF WA 2017-VA-CX-0034 $406,079 Closed