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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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Subtopic: Officer safety

Number of Awards: 106
Total Amount Awarded: $65,487,930

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 CORRECTIONS KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT KY 2017-R2-CX-0035 $677,990 Closed
2017 Category #1 - Neighborhoods, Stress, & Police Behavior: Understanding the Relationships NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2017-R2-CX-0045 $568,576 Closed
2017 Defining the Impact of Stress and Traumatic Events on Correctional Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OR 2017-R2-CX-0036 $737,995 Closed
2017 The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on Stress-Related Biological, Behavioral, and Health-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 2017-R2-CX-0033 $616,198 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 effects of trauma exposure on neurophysiological, cognitive, and psychological function in active duty police officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0034 $814,158 Closed
2019 The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2019-R2-CX-0065 $323,263 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Understanding Work-Related Stress among Medicolegal Death Investigators: A National Survey and Mixed-Methods Impact Study Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-MU-CX-0068 $549,260 Closed
2019 Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Police Fatigue Risk-Management Strategy for the Seattle Police Department Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WA 2019-R2-CX-0022 $668,696 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Atypical Work Hours and Adaptation in Law Enforcement: Targets for Disease Prevention Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2019-R2-CX-0021 $834,177 Open
2007 The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - A Criminal Justice Technology Center of Excellence National Institute of Justice Continuations Solicitation The Pennsylvania State University PA 2007-MU-MU-K005 $3,200,000 Closed
2009 Nationwide Corrections Image and Information Exchange over Nlets (NCIEN). This is to make correction photos available to law enforcement and public safety officers over Nlets working with SRFERS. NIJ FY 09 Technology Research and Development Nlets AZ 2009-DE-BX-K014 $249,777 Closed
2009 NIJ-2009-1949 Personal Protective Equipment:
Tactical Officers' Full-Face Respirator 		NIJ FY 09 Personal Protective Equipment: Invited Full Proposals Avon Protection Systems, Inc MI 2009-DE-BX-K012 $695,305 Closed
2010 Optimized Placement of Mounted Equipment within Patrol Vehicles during Side Impact Crashes NIJ FY 10 Officer and Vehicle Safety for Law Enforcement Applications Michigan Technological University MI 2010-DE-BX-K003 $196,686 Closed
2010 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Alternative Lighting, Paint and Retroreflective Material Schemes on First Responder Vehicles NIJ FY 10 Officer and Vehicle Safety for Law Enforcement Applications Ohio University OH 2010-DE-BX-K002 $244,817 Closed
2010 The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - A Criminal Justice Technology Center of Excellence NIJ FY 10 Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-IJ-CX-K005 $2,750,000 Closed
2010 Target: Tactical Automated Response using GPS Enabled Technologies NIJ FY 10 Information Technologies: Improved Delivery of Information to the Officer at the Scene Automated Regional Justice Information System CA 2010-IJ-CX-K011 $289,451 Closed
2010 Investigating the Impact of In-car Communication on Law Enforcement Officer Patrol Performance in an Advanced Driving Simulator NIJ FY 10 ORE Crime and Justice Research and Evaluation: Investigator Initiated Mississippi State University MS 2010-DJ-BX-2017 $190,331 Closed
2011 Characterization of Stab/Slash Wounds NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-DE-BX-K002 $175,111 Closed
2011 Characterization of Weapons used in Stab/Slash Attacks NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-DE-BX-K003 $134,110 Closed
2011 Decision-making Factors Influencing the Wearing of Body Armor: A National Study NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications NORC IL 2011-IJ-CX-K056 $383,641 Closed
2011 Soft Armor Effects on Core Body Temperature NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications Wayne State University MI 2011-IJ-CX-K053 $982,147 Closed
2011 Evidence Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicular Crashes NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2011-DJ-BX-3497 $79,415 Closed
2011 Divert and Alert: Mitigating and Warning of Traffic Threats to Police Stopped Along the Roadside NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA 2011-IJ-CX-K016 $500,000 Closed
2011 Causes of Injuries and Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications RAND Corporation CA 2011-IJ-CX-K013 $220,563 Closed