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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Number of Awards: 86
Total Amount Awarded: $45,911,494

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF	MA	15PNIJ-23-GK-01928-HT	$654,195	Open
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
2022	Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO	$139,905	Open
2022	Understanding the Criminal Justice and Health Care Needs of Latinx Victims of Hate Crime and Bias Victimization	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-22-GG-00999-RESS	$896,836	Open
2021	Evaluability assessment and development of psychological and behavioral health approaches to prevent terrorism and facilitate reintegration of violent extremists.	Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021	HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF	MA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02727-DOMR	$981,026	Open
2021	Understanding and targeting risk and protective factors for radicalization to violence: Advancing a public health approach to domestic terrorism prevention	Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	MA	15PNIJ-21-GG-02720-DOMR	$999,921	Open
2021	“All reentry is local”: Evaluating a Strategy to Reenter State Prisoners through Local Correctional Systems	Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2021	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-21-GG-00138-NIJB	$249,766	Past Project Period End Date
2020	3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-DQ-BX-0006	$361,656	Closed
2020	Impact of Organizational Stressors on Health and Wellness: A Longitudinal Study of Occupational Stress, Trauma Exposure, Psychological Distress, and Suicide Risk among Correction Officers	Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-R2-CX-0007	$996,440	Open
2020	Root Causes of Bias-based Harassment in Schools: Risk and Protective Factors across Multiple Levels of the Social Ecology	Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-CK-BX-0005	$1,290,546	Open
2020	Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-VT-BX-0111	$985,786	Open
2020	Understanding the potential for Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams to prevent terrorism: Conducting a formative evaluation of the MassBay Threat Assessment Team	Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE	MA	2020-ZA-CX-0002	$488,390	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA	Research and Evaluation on Terrorism Prevention, FY 2019	HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF	MA	2019-ZA-CX-0001	$1,114,933	Closed
2019	Developing, Visualization, and Reporting a Combined 2D+3D Automated Dental Biometrics Identification System for Forensic Odontology	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC	MA	2019-R2-CX-0036	$100,000	Closed
2019	Reducing Gun Violence through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis and Sharing	Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2019-R2-CX-0066	$288,615	Closed
2019	Understanding the Trafficking of Children for the Purpose of Labor in the United States	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2019-VT-BX-0038	$664,690	Closed
2018	A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Northeastern University	MA	2016-DN-BX-0002	$49,832	Open
2018	Body fluid analysis detection and identification by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic scientists	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2018-MU-MU-0013	$462,091	Closed
2018	Crime in Public Space and Online Domains: Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking in Massage Businesses	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2018-R2-CX-0005	$32,000	Closed
2018	The Nature, Trends, Correlates and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, 1976-2018	NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2018-75-CX-0025	$498,929	Past Project Period End Date
2017	A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Northeastern University	MA	2016-DN-BX-0002	$48,818	Open
2017	Efficient sequencing and analysis of degraded and trace DNA samples using a novel targeted ligation-free method	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ARC BIO LLC	MA	2017-DN-BX-0140	$993,718	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Engineering a high-fidelity, damage-tolerant polymerase for forensic analysis of damaged DNA samples	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Northeastern University	MA	2015-R2-CX-0011	$48,648	Closed
2017	Longitudinal Examination of Victimization Experiences of Latinos (LEVEL): Extending the Bias Victimization Study	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2017-VF-GX-0005	$725,999	Closed
2017	Racial and ethnic differences in non-fatal firearm injuries	NIJ FY17 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2017-IJ-CX-0018	$693,695	Closed