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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 Sort descending Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 911, What's Your Emergency?: Factors Impacting Call Coding NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-01367-NIJB $500,000 Open
2004 A Compact and Rugged Pulsed Laser Technology Platform for Counter-Personnel LLWs FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation Sterling Photonics Inc NM 2004-IJ-CX-K043 $358,259 Closed
2005 A Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2005-IJ-CX-0056 $647,387 Closed
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
2023 A randomized controlled trial of Co-response for Mental Health Calls for Service to the Police in Fort Collins, CO NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING WY 15PNIJ-23-GG-05502-RESS $649,464 Open
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 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
2009 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice and Technology - Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology Sheriffs Association of Texas TX 2009-IJ-CX-K017 $235,146 Closed
2020 Adverse Impacts of Organizational Stress on Officer Health and Wellness: Causes, Correlates, and Mitigation Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 POLICE FOUNDATION VA 2020-R2-CX-0005 $832,000 Open
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
2016 An Evaluation of a Social Interaction Training Program to Reduce the Use of Force and BuildLegitimacy Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing University of South Carolina SC 2016-IJ-CX-0018 $799,454 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
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
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
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
2013 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of National Data on Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force NIJ FY 13 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Seattle University WA 2013-R2-CX-0035 $36,167 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
2020 Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2020-R2-CX-0026 $599,255 Open
2006 Center for Quality Policing (CQP) NIJ FY06 ORE Continuations Rand Corporation CA 2006-DD-BX-0025 $493,614 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
2008 Developing a Common Metric for Evaluating Police Performance in Deadly Force Situations NIJ FY 08 ORE Policing and Public Safety Interventions Washington State University Pullman WA 2008-IJ-CX-0015 $282,551 Closed
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
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
2022 Evaluation of Harris Center Crisis Call Diversion Program NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03575-RESS $862,371 Open
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