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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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State: NE

Number of Awards: 63
Total Amount Awarded: $15,919,759

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 Identifying the Scope and Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in New Mexico and Improving MMIP Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-22-GG-01625-REVA $249,382 Open
2021 Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-00994-NONF $600,000 Closed
2021 Incidence of ideologically influenced threatening and violent activity in rural communities Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02722-DOMR $772,955 Open
2021 Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU $1,000,000 Closed
2021 Multi-state Research on Juvenile Reoffending Research on Juvenile Reoffending, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02980-TITL $599,981 Open
2021 Nebraska Indian Community College Tribal-Researcher Collaboration Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-02809-RESS $149,610 Open
2020 Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-MU-MU-4096 $380,405 Open
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 Application of the Human Virome to Touched Objects and Hair Shafts Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-75-CX-0017 $443,931 Closed
2019 Development of a Human Virome Based Microarray as a Forensic Tool Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-R2-CX-0048 $146,805 Closed
2019 Expanding the Knowledge Base about Child Advocacy Centers Evaluations of Services for Victims of Crime, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-V3-GX-0007 $566,261 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 Past Project Period End Date
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
2018 Regulation of Synthetically Engineered Organisms as Sources of Bio-Hacking and Bio-Terrorism NIJ FY18 Continuations BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2016-R2-CX-0023 $50,000 Closed
2017 Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents among Correctional Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2017-R2-CX-0032 $787,907 Closed
2017 The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2017-IJ-CX-0025 $698,382 Closed
2016 Regulation of Synthetically Engineered Organisms as Sources of Bio-Hacking and Bio-Terrorism NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2016-R2-CX-0023 $50,000 Closed
2016 The Influence of Subjective and Objective Rural School Security on Law Enforcement Engagement Models: A Mixed Methods Study Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 2016-CK-BX-0019 $645,952 Closed
2015 FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grans Program NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Omaha NE 2015-CD-BX-0005 $165,981 Closed
2015 Nebraska State Patrol - Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program - FY15 NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Nebraska NE 2015-CD-BX-0035 $63,705 Closed
2015 State of Nebraska - DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program State of Nebraska NE 2015-DN-BX-0102 $276,018 Closed
2014 City of Omaha, Nebraska - Omaha Police DepartmentFY2014 NIJ Solving Cold Cases With DNAOmaha Cold Case Squad Intensive Case Review and DNA Analysis Program NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Ciy of Omaha, Nebraska NE 2014-DN-BX-K085 $269,846 Closed
2014 Nebraska State Patrol - Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Nebraska State Patrol NE 2014-CD-BX-0052 $63,029 Closed
2014 Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Probationer Decision Making: A Social Cognitive Model NIJ FY 14 Research on Offender Decision Making and Desistance from Crime Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 2014-MU-CX-0006 $641,614 Closed
2013 FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reducation Program - Nebraska State Patrol NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Nebraska State Patrol NE 2013-DN-BX-0016 $325,649 Closed