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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Number of Awards: 96
Total Amount Awarded: $63,892,159

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	A Focused Deterrence Program for Juveniles with Firearm Offenses: a Randomized Controlled Trial and Process Evaluation	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-24-GG-03092-MUMU	$1,255,241	Open
2024	A Study of a Statewide Safe Firearms Storage Message Campaign in Texas Schools	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings	WESTED	CA	15PNIJ-24-GG-02407-STOP	$846,618	Open
2024	A Universal Method for the Detection of Gunshot Residue using Vibrational Spectroscopy	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	15PNIJ-24-GG-03857-NIJB	$556,572	Open
2024	Advancing Denver’s Handgun Intervention Program through Action Research	NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships	UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-05450-NIJB	$425,000	Open
2024	Evaluation of the Chattanooga United to Reduce Violence (CURV) Initiative	NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-02985-MUMU	$998,491	Open
2024	Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001	$389,657	Open
2024	Mass Shooter Leakage and Threats: A Multifaceted Assessment of Motives, Timing, Digital Behavior, and Opportunities for Attack Prevention	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	NJ	15PNIJ-24-GG-02405-RESS	$523,900	Open
2023	A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU	$1,456,274	Open
2023	A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI	$700,224	Open
2023	An Examination of the Law Enforcement Role in Implementing Extreme Risk Protection Orders	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM	DC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02399-BSCI	$425,304	Open
2023	Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND	LA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04267-CVIP	$1,250,000	Open
2023	Exploring how survivor perspectives and priorities are reflected in the use and implementation of Extreme Risk Protective Orders to address intimate partner violence	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02404-BSCI	$579,986	Open
2023	Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Washington State and their Impact on Firearm-Related Arrests and Convictions	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	WA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01935-NONF	$166,500	Open
2023	Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Leakage, and Social Networks: The Legislative, Behavioral, and Social Contexts Surrounding Mass Public Shooting Incidents and Plots	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-02408-BSCI	$985,776	Open
2023	Meeting the Ongoing, Urgent, Unmet Needs of Uvalde Residents After the Robb Elementary School Shooting	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - University of Texas at Austin Developing More Effective Services and Programs for Victims of Mass Shootings	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04105-AERX	$1,000,000	Open
2023	NIJ Community Violence Intervention Research and Evaluation Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	15PNIJ-23-GG-04264-CVIP	$5,000,000	Open
2023	Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO	$564,733	Open
2023	What Works to Reduce Violent Gun Crime in Focused Deterrence Initiatives? Estimating the Effect of Services and Enforcement in Facilitating Desistence Among Prolific Violent Offenders	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	15PNIJ-23-GK-00844-RESS	$1,392,265	Open
2022	Evaluation of the Bronx-Osborne Gun Avoidance Program (BOGAP)	NIJ FY22 Evaluation of OJP Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Projects	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	NY	15PNIJ-22-GK-03017-CVIP	$785,819	Open
2022	Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	CA	15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS	$877,000	Open
2022	Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective	NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-AG-00266-NIJB	$278,976	Past Project Period End Date
2022	What works to reduce violent gun crime in focused deterrence initiatives? Estimating the effect of services and enforcement in facilitating desistence among prolific violent offenders in Tampa	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	PA	15PNIJ-22-GK-01421-RESS	$1,392,265	Declined
2021	A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS	$632,138	Past Project Period End Date
2021	The Implications of Early Justice System Involvement for the Transition to Adulthood: Expansion and Analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study	Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime, Fiscal Year 2021	THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	NJ	15PNIJ-21-GG-00094-MUMU	$1,000,000	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