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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: Gun violence

Number of Awards: 98
Total Amount Awarded: $66,528,444

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 Awarded, but not yet accepted
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 Awarded, but not yet accepted
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 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Community-led, School-based Secure Firearm Storage Campaign in Michigan NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MI 15PNIJ-24-GG-02403-STOP $998,907 Awarded, but not yet accepted
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 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 UNIVERSITY 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 ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE 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 Centering Youth Experiences to Address Community Violence: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 15PNIJ-22-GG-01420-RESS $1,029,558 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 Open
2021 Strengthening data-driven pretrial release in New Jersey NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02806-RESS $837,477 Open
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