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

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Subtopic: Policing strategies

Number of Awards: 58
Total Amount Awarded: $27,389,534

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Dialogue that Works: Examining Police Communication Strategies and Citizen Compliance NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-24-GG-05458-NIJB $399,881 Open
2024 Intelligence-Led Policing in New Jersey: Data Integration to Support the Investigation of Gun Crimes NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 15PNIJ-24-GG-02572-RESS $877,946 Open
2024 Spatial analysis of social vulnerability and crime disparities through interpretable machine learning NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01573-RESS $180,000 Open
2023 Support Activities under Section 13(d) of Executive Order 14074: Workshops on Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic DNA Technologies and Person-based Predictive Policing NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Support Activities under Section 13(d) of Executive Order 14074 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04263-NIJB $650,000 Open
2023 We Met Them Where They Are, But Is It Enough? A Qualitative Examination Of A Co-Response Outreach Program Servicing Vulnerable Populations in Philadelphia NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01930-RESS $136,485 Open
2021 Understanding Police Strategies for Responding to Protests Research and Evaluation on Policing Strategies for Civil Disturbances, Fiscal Year 2021 THE RAND CORPORATION CA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02708-RESS $718,061 Open
2019 Infusing Community Policing Strategies into Hot Spots Policing Practices: The Impacts on Police-Community Relations in a Mid-Sized City NIJ FY19 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 2017-R2-CX-0012 $737,561 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Police Stops, Crime Prevention, and Community Reaction: A Randomized Field Experiment at Violent Crime Hot Spots Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2019-R2-CX-0025 $787,450 Open
2019 Using Social Network and Spatial Analysis to Understand and Address Fentanyl Distribution Networks in America’s Largest Port City Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION CA 2019-R2-CX-0020 $995,490 Closed
2018 A place-based approach to address youth-police officer interactions in crime hotspots: A Randomized Controlled Trial Legacy OJJDP Research Grants NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2018-JX-FX-0093 $999,396 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Building Drug Intelligence Networks to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Intelligence-led Policing Strategy NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2018-AR-BX-0004 $725,018 Closed
2018 Large-Scale Deep Point Process Models for Crime Forecasting NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CA 2018-R2-CX-0013 $149,999 Closed
2018 Solve Crime. Build Trust? Investigating Homicides and Shootings in Los Angeles NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices JUSTICE AND SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC. MD 2018-75-CX-0003 $500,000 Closed
2018 The Impact of Individualized Focused Deterrence on Criminal and Pro-Social Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Study of the St. Louis Police Partnership NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices THE CNA CORPORATION VA 2018-75-CX-0001 $635,300 Closed
2017 A Randomized Controlled Trial on Community Infused Problem-Oriented Policing in Crime Hotspots NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2017-R2-CX-0017 $1,399,828 Closed
2017 Cocooning and Procedural Justice Dialectics: A Clustered Randomized Field Trial to Assess Crime Reduction and Citizen Perspectives Using Two Evidence-Based Programs In Prince George's County, MD NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM DC 2017-R2-CX-0023 $855,800 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Evaluating Impacts of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program: An Alternative to Arrest Policing Strategy NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 2017-CK-BX-0001 $1,081,046 Closed
2017 Infusing Community Policing Strategies into Hot Spots Policing Practices: The Impacts on Police-Community Relations in a Mid-Sized City NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IL 2017-R2-CX-0012 $316,125 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,975 Closed
2017 Understanding the Broader Impacts of Body Worn Cameras on Police Work, Community Perceptions and Community Health: A Multi-Method Assessment NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-R2-CX-0011 $552,589 Closed
2016 Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Law Enforcement and Crime Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WA 2016-R2-CX-0058 $995,831 Closed
2016 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2016 The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine requests support from NIJ for the completion of the ongoing study on Proactive Policing: Effects of Crime, Communities, and Civil Liberties. Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations National Academy of Sciences DC 2016-IJ-CX-0001 $318,571 Closed
2015 Comprehensive Optimization of the Use ofReal-Time Video Technology in Urban Policing Phase 2 NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Chicago, City of IL 2014-R2-CX-K002 $541,222 Closed
2015 Evaluating the Use and Impact of Video Analytics to Enhance Law Enforcement Surveillance Systems NIJ FY 15 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes Urban Institute DC 2015-R2-CX-K002 $1,199,947 Closed