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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Number of Awards: 328
Total Amount Awarded: $239,015,540

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Bail, Bias and Bargaining: Investigating Racial Dynamics in Plea Negotiations across Local Court Communities	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-24-GG-01796-RESS	$699,257	Open
2024	Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups	NIJ FY24 Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism - Invited to Apply	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	2020-ZA-CX-0003	$127,590	Open
2024	Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	JENSEN HUGHES INC	MD	15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS	$630,560	Open
2023	Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System-The Effect of Mandating Treatment for Convicted Individuals	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-01942-RESS	$25,655	Closed
2023	NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults	NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults	WESTAT, INC.	MD	15PNIJ-23-GK-02236-MUMU	$1,000,000	Open
2023	Operationalizing the Individual versus Group Fairness Dichotomy for Recidivism Risk Assessment: US Legal Challenges and Technical Proposals	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-01932-RESS	$166,500	Open
2023	The Extremism Sentencing Study: Judicial Outcomes and Recidivism Among Individuals Convicted of International and Domestic Terrorism	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-01384-DOMR	$762,553	Open
2022	Formative Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment of a Family Justice Center	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	15PNIJ-22-GG-03292-NONF	$499,500	Open
2022	Investigating the Impacts of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns in Support of Developing Data-driven Tools for Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-22-GG-04442-RESS	$531,257	Open
2021	FY 2021 MDSP - Expanding Targeted Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Capabilities for Controlled Substance Analysis	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021	MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE	MD	15PNIJ-21-GG-02713-COAP	$96,741	Open
2020	Assessing the Impact of Plea Bargaining on Subsequent Violence for Firearm Offenders	Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	2020-75-CX-0004	$369,412	Closed
2020	Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups	Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	2020-ZA-CX-0003	$998,599	Open
2020	Tracing and fingerprinting source material and printer of additively manufactured weapons and objects	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	JENSEN HUGHES, INC.	MD	2020-DQ-BX-0029	$270,000	Closed
2019	A Formative Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment of a Juvenile Corrections Executive Leadership Training	Evaluation of Juvenile Corrections Executive Leadership Training, FY 2019	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	2020-MU-MU-K003	$750,000	Closed
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
2019	The Mobilization Puzzle: How Individual, Group, and Situational Dynamics Produce Extremist Outcomes	Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	2019-ZA-CX-0004	$768,292	Closed
2019	Using Physician Behavioral Big Data for High Precision Fraud Prediction and Detections	Research and Evaluation on White Collar Crime: Health Care and Elder Fraud, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	2019-R2-CX-0016	$842,768	Closed
2018	A Process Evaluation of the Continuum of Services Model in Virginia's Juvenile Justice System	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED	MD	2017-JF-FX-0062	$749,995	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Evaluation of Safe Harbor Laws and Their Impact on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC.	MD	2014-JF-FX-0002	$499,977	Closed
2018	Formative Evaluation Phase: The Continuum of Shelter and Housing Models for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence	NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE	MD	2018-ZD-CX-0002	$398,195	Closed
2018	FY 2015 OJJDP Model Programs Guide	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	Development Services Group Inc.	MD	2013-JF-FX-K002	$400,000	Closed
2018	Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	STATE POLICE, MARYLAND	MD	2018-DU-BX-0165	$299,234	Closed
2018	Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase	NIJ FY18 Continuations	WESTAT, INC.	MD	2016-MU-MU-K074	$1,299,994	Closed
2018	OJJDP FY 16 Assessing the Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms Program	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	WESTAT, INC.	MD	2016-JF-FX-0058	$499,752	Closed
2018	OJJDP FY 17 National Incidence Studies of Missing Children Reported to Law Enforcement	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	WESTAT, INC.	MD	2017-MC-FX-K011	$999,968	Closed