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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: 1,254
Total Amount Awarded: $681,964,309

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2020 Violence against Teachers in the 50 Largest U.S. School Districts: Predictors, Consequences, and School Responses Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TX 2020-CK-BX-0004 $579,041 Closed
2019 A Descriptive Analysis of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Children in Nebraska, Barriers to Reporting and Investigation, and Recommendations for Improving Access to Justice Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-75-CX-0014 $169,264 Closed
2019 A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Scenarios and Solutions Gang Prevention Program Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CA 2019-R2-CX-0014 $550,610 Closed
2019 Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the Biomek® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2019-NE-BX-0002 $250,636 Closed
2019 Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF MA 2019-ZA-CX-0001 $1,114,933 Closed
2019 Assessing Methods to Enhance and Preserve Proteinaceous Impressions from the Skin of Decedents during the Early Stages of Decomposition while Examining Environmental Variations across Seasons Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 MADONNA UNIVERSITY MI 2019-R2-CX-0070 $253,010 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model) Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH UT 2019-NE-BX-0001 $250,000 Closed
2019 Bio-inspired Material-integrated Beads for Differential Extraction of Sperm in Forensic Applications Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY CA 2019-NE-BX-0003 $499,545 Closed
2019 Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019 NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2019-VA-CX-K001 $999,999 Closed
2019 Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC IN 2017-IJ-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2019 Completion of the SONIC-DE 2.0 System for Implementation in Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA VA 2019-NE-BX-0004 $175,791 Closed
2019 Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2019-R2-CX-0052 $150,000 Closed
2019 Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-75-CX-0008 $2,997,410 Open
2019 Exploring the Social Networks of Homegrown Violent Extremist (HVE) Military Veterans Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CA 2019-ZA-CX-0002 $1,670,395 Closed
2019 Formative Evaluation of a Pediatric Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Evaluations of Services for Victims of Crime, FY 2019 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE PA 2019-V3-GX-0003 $678,752 Closed
2019 Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE FL 2017-R2-CX-0005 $50,000 Closed
2019 Improving the Understanding of Mass Shooting Plots Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2019-R2-CX-0003 $955,475 Closed
2019 Macro-Level Influences on Police Decision-Making and Engagement with Victims of Serious Violent Crimes: A Narrative Case Study of Two States Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC. KS 2019-V3-GX-0001 $78,783 Closed
2019 Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Research Project Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-MU-MU-0095 $657,908 Closed
2019 Phase II Metabolites of Drugs in Hair: A Potential Solution for Environmental Contamination Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-DU-BX-0021 $295,625 Closed
2019 Police Stops, Crime Prevention, and Community Reaction: A Randomized Field Experiment at Violent Crime Hot Spots Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2019-R2-CX-0025 $787,450 Open
2019 Reducing Gun Violence through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis and Sharing Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2019-R2-CX-0066 $288,615 Closed
2019 Regulation of Synthetically Engineered Organisms as Sources of Bio-Hacking and Bio-Terrorism GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2016-R2-CX-0023 $50,000 Closed
2019 Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence NIJ-2019-15270 Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence, FY 2019 EVIDENT CHANGE CA 2019-R2-CX-0015 $650,000 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Risk and Rehabilitation: Supporting the Work of Probation Officers in the Community Reentry of Extremist Offenders Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 2019-ZA-CX-0003 $715,752 Past Project Period End Date