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Awards Listing

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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As part of accomplishing its mission, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for various research, development, and evaluation projects;  and fellowship programs.

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State: KY

Number of Awards: 77
Total Amount Awarded: $61,095,038

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2019 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- FORMULA, FY 2019 Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2019-CD-BX-0046 $272,275 Open
2019 Development of a Probability Model to Predict Head Injury Risk in Pediatric Falls Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. KY 2019-DU-BX-0029 $636,419 Open
2019 Differentiating Abuse from Accident in Young Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Biomechanical Assessment of Fracture Risk Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. KY 2019-R2-CX-0038 $142,957 Open
2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula), FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula), FY 2019 Commonwealth of Kentucky KY 2019-DN-BX-0129 $1,040,664 Open
2019 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence, FY 2019 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy KY 2019-DY-BX-0004 $861,650 Open
2018 An Evaluation of Victim Centered, Trauma Informed Interview Training for Sexual Assault Investigators using Standardized Patient Actors: A Randomized Controlled Trial NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence University of Louisville Research Foundation KY 2018-VA-CX-0003 $335,131 Open
2018 FY 2018 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY18 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) Commonwealth of Kentucky KY 2018-DN-BX-0044 $800,106 Open
2018 NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- FORMULA Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2018-CD-BX-0011 $271,960 Open
2017 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (Formula) NIJ FY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2017-CD-BX-0008 $108,332 Open
2017 Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls In Children NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. KY 2017-DN-BX-0158 $599,878 Open
2017 Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Correctional Officers: A Biopsychosocial Approach NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System Kentucky Department of Corrections KY 2017-R2-CX-0035 $677,990 Open
2017 FY 2017 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Kentucky State Police NIJ FY17 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) Commonwealth of Kentucky KY 2017-DN-BX-0018 $841,610 Open
2016 2016 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2016-CD-BX-0072 $115,556 Closed
2016 Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Louisville Research Foundation KY 2016-R2-CX-0006 $32,000 Closed
2016 FY 2016 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Kentucky State Police DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Kentucky KY 2016-DN-BX-0091 $844,736 Closed
2016 Identifying and Embedding Brokers into a Multi-tiered System of Services to Reduce the Bystander Effect Leading to a Reduction in School Violence Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Campbell County Board of Education Public Properties Corp. KY 2016-CK-BX-0009 $4,866,107 Open
2016 School Climate, Student Discipline, and the Implementation of School Resources Officers Comprehensive School Safety Initiative University of Louisville Research Foundation KY 2016-CK-BX-0017 $370,307 Open
2015 2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2015-CD-BX-0029 $105,040 Closed
2015 Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. KY 2015-DN-BX-K018 $533,978 Closed
2015 Cognitive Human Factors and Forensic Document Examiner Methods and Procedures NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Kentucky State University KY 2015-DN-BX-K069 $728,615 Open
2015 FY 2015 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Kentucky State Police NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Kentucky KY 2015-DN-BX-0009 $519,795 Closed
2015 Sex Trafficking of Minors: The Impact of Legislative Reform and Judicial Decision Making in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons University of Kentucky Research Foundation KY 2015-MU-MU-0009 $570,150 Closed
2014 2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2014-CD-BX-0034 $98,434 Closed
2014 Covington Police Crime Lab Improvement- Cyanoacrylate Fuming Project NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Covington KY 2014-CD-BX-0071 $7,900 Closed
2014 Development of a Computer Simulation Model to Predict Potential Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Louisville Research Foundation KY 2014-DN-BX-K006 $377,187 Closed