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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: VA

Number of Awards: 366
Total Amount Awarded: $205,461,926

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 An Evaluation of Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Training: A Multi-Method Approach to Measuring Effectiveness NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-02575-RESS $1,001,561 Open
2024 Best Practices for Forensic Laboratories Adopting Probabilistic Genotyping Systems NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03877-NIJB $500,000 Open
2024 Black Box Evaluation of Hand Detail Image Comparisons NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03846-NIJB $746,866 Open
2024 NIJ LEADS NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 15PNIJ-23-GK-04221-NIJB $1,000,000 Open
2024 Schoolhouse interrogations and confessions: Perspectives from principals and students NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01564-RESS $120,741 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 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 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 Open
2023 Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU $872,282 Open
2023 Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP $726,360 Open
2023 Developing a Strategy to Evaluate Urban Violence Prevention and Intervention Ecosystems: A Case Study of Boston NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04266-CVIP $983,482 Open
2023 Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS $245,592 Past Project Period End Date
2023 Evaluation of cell capture and collection from bone NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01944-RESS $55,488 Past Project Period End Date
2023 Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04224-RESS $659,287 Open
2023 Examining the Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras on Correctional Culture, Climate, and the Well-Being of Staff and Incarcerated Persons NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-06102-FSAX $874,312 Open
2023 Exploring the Impact of Station Dog Programs on Agency Wellness and Community Relationships NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05501-RESS $648,166 Open
2023 New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS $441,886 Open
2023 Next Generation Emergency Networks NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01949-RESS $166,500 Open
2023 Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU $371,593 Open
2023 Police Supervision Redux: Examining Police Supervision in the 21st Century NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05488-RESS $1,000,000 Open
2023 Procedural Justice in Jails NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-06105-MUMU $894,789 Open
2023 Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU $389,621 Open
2023 Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU $408,987 Open
2022 A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Field Training Officer Program: An Analysis of Administrative Outcomes and Community Interactions NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Policing THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-03138-RESS $978,449 Open