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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: Use of force

Number of Awards: 55
Total Amount Awarded: $24,337,383

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient Sort descending State Award Number Amount Status
2010 Negotiated Justice: The Legal, Administrative and Policy Implications of "Pattern or Practice" Police Misconduct Reform NIJ FY 10 ORE Ph.D.Graduate Research Fellowship Program American University DC 2010-IJ-CX-0001 $25,000 Closed
2022 Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis NIJ FY22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Study of Existing Evidence and Public Policy Implications ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-22-GG-01426-NIJB $796,008 Open
2011 EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF THE TASER ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Crime Control and Prevention: Impact of Technology on Policing AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University AZ 2011-IJ-CX-0102 $408,377 Closed
2011 Cold Case Team Project for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Jacksonville FL 2011-DN-BX-K521 $500,000 Closed
2021 An Evaluation of De-Escalation Training to Understand the Links between Training and Outcomes Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02719-RESS $892,951 Open
2013 Research on the Impact of Technology on Policing Strategies NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing CNA Corporation VA 2013-IJ-CX-0016 $546,429 Closed
2008 Multi-jurisdictional task force comprised of all Ventura County law enforcement agencies to coordinate and conduct review of a minimum of 50 cold violent crime and homicide cases for presence of DNA NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of Ventura CA 2008-DN-BX-K311 $212,133 Closed
2004 Eureka Aerospace is proposing to design and build a prototype high-power radiofrequency (RF) modular source unit which constitutes an integral part of a high-power electromagnetic system (HPEMS) that FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Eureka Aerospace CA 2004-IJ-CX-K044 $188,444 Closed
2005 An Analysis of Human Injuries and TASER Deployment: a Regional Study to determine the Effect of Less-Lethal Weapons in the De-escalations of Force Less Than Lethal Full Applications Florida Gulf Coast University FL 2005-IJ-CX-K050 $99,856 Closed
2023 A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB $498,491 Open
2020 Partners in Crisis: Improving Police Response to Individuals in Moments of Crisis by Providing Service Alternatives Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2020-R2-CX-0012 $385,434 Past Project Period End Date
2006 Electronic Control Weapons Unexpected In-Custody Death Study NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations International Association of Chiefs of Police VA 2006-IJ-CX-K046 $257,638 Closed
1999 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards International Association of Chiefs of Police VA 1999-LT-VX-K004 $199,998 Closed
2013 LAPD''s TEAMS II: The Impact of a Police Integrity Early Intervention System NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. MD 2013-IJ-CX-0015 $390,195 Closed
2014 Testing and Evaluating Body Worn Video Technology in the Los Angeles Police Department NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes Los Angeles Police Foundation CA 2014-R2-CX-0101 $1,061,300 Closed
2015 Testing and Evaluating Body Worn Video Technology in the Los Angeles Police Department NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Los Angeles Police Foundation CA 2014-R2-CX-0101 $938,700 Closed
2015 Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2015-DN-BX-K013 $564,875 Closed
2005 Assessing Police Use of Force Policy and Outcomes Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force Michigan State University MI 2005-IJ-CX-0055 $376,255 Closed
2005 PSN Academy: Provision of Research-Based Training and Technical Assistance to Project Safe Neighborhoods (Year Three Supplement) NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations Michigan State University MI 2002-GP-CX-1003 $1,199,998 Closed
2002 Analysis of Airport Security Measures and the Role of Less-Than-Lethal Weapons Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 National Security Research, Inc. DC 2002-IJ-CX-K013 $250,107 Closed
2002 Non-Lethal Technologies Inc. Road SentryTM Improvement Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Non-Lethal Technologies, Inc. IL 2002-LT-BX-K009 $100,000 Closed
2023 Exploring Officer Patrol Behaviors Using Automated Vehicle Locator and Body-Worn Camera Data in Kansas City, Missouri NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05490-RESS $862,804 Open
2020 Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0033 $60,065 Closed
2012 Promoting Officer Integrity Through Early Engagements and Procedural Justice NIJ FY 12 Research on Policing Poice Foundation DC 2012-IJ-CX-0009 $341,469 Closed
2006 Evaluation of Less Lethal Technologies on Police Use of Force Outcomes NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Technology Police Executive Research Forum DC 2006-IJ-CX-0028 $406,734 Closed