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.

Number of Awards: 7,469
Total Amount Awarded: $3,953,941,280

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	The Ecology of Resilience: Examining Impacts of Service Engagement, Facility Safety, and Trauma History on Positive Life Trajectories in Justice-Involved Youth	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	UT	15PNIJ-24-GG-01580-RESS	$88,304	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO	$823,669	Open
2024	The Impacts of School Security Equipment on Students and Schools	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01048-STOP	$1,706,788	Open
2024	The potential of hybridization capture to permit species identification in challenging leathers	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01549-MUMU	$232,857	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	The relationship between participation in structured activities and health, safety and quality of life outcomes for prison residents and staff	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Corrections	THE CNA CORPORATION	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01087-FSAX	$898,792	Open
2024	Understanding and Evaluating Police Bias Crime Unit Practice and Impact	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01913-RESS	$908,415	Open
2024	Unwinding the Impact of Body Worn Camera Evidence on Prosecutor Workload	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce	THE JUSTICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01793-RESS	$612,685	Open
2024	Validating the ASB 122: Best Practice Recommendation for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01546-RESS	$676,376	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	What about us? Formative evaluation of forensic nursing program delivery of intimate partner violence medical forensic examinations	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	UT	15PNIJ-24-GG-01741-NONF	$575,200	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	"Examining the Effects of Back-End Release Discretion on Prison Populations and Length of Stay: A State-by-State Analysis"	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04240-RESS	$335,595	Open
2023	21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon	JUSTICE INNOVATION INC.	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS	$829,358	Open
2023	911, What's Your Emergency?: Factors Impacting Call Coding	NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01367-NIJB	$500,000	Open
2023	A 28-year longitudinal study of victimization and perpetration of violence in high-risk youth: Advancing the development of preventive interventions in the community	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04269-CVIP	$1,000,000	Open
2023	A Frame Analysis of Violence and Accelerationism in Cognitive Radicalization	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism	YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY	OH	15PNIJ-23-GG-01382-DOMR	$449,897	Open
2023	A longitudinal cohort mixed methods study of the impact of mental health on retention and turnover among early career police officers in South Carolina	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	SC	15PNIJ-23-GG-05499-RESS	$1,000,000	Open
2023	A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU	$1,456,274	Open
2023	A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI	$700,224	Open
2023	A Mixed-Method Examination of the Effectiveness of Money Bail and other Pretrial Release Options	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02233-NIJB	$560,195	Open
2023	A multilevel analysis of juvenile life without parole and its reform: understanding the people, places, and politics that shape policy.	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01952-TITL	$166,500	Open
2023	A Nationwide Assessment of Jail Reentry Policies and Practices: A Two-Tiered Study of the Field	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02232-SCAX	$599,986	Open
2023	A Process, Adaptation, and Outcome Evaluation of San Gabriel Valley Crisis Assistance Response & Engagement (SGV CARE)	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	THE RAND CORPORATION	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-05494-RESS	$573,536	Open
2023	A randomized controlled trial of Co-response for Mental Health Calls for Service to the Police in Fort Collins, CO	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	15PNIJ-23-GG-05502-RESS	$649,464	Open
2023	A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB	$498,491	Open
2023	A Statewide Mixed-methods Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines and their Impacts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Outcomes	NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System	DREXEL UNIVERSITY	PA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01365-NIJB	$730,834	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	A Whole Community Approach to Hate Crime Reduction: Research to Improve Prevention, Reporting, and Victim Support	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-05495-HATE	$665,999	Open