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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: Violent crime

Number of Awards: 624
Total Amount Awarded: $335,910,573

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Open
2022 Improving Hate Crime Reporting among LGBTQ+ Populations NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-22-GG-00998-RESS $997,360 Open
2022 Ionic liquid-solvated near infrared dyes for detection of trace blood spatter in textiles under ambient lighting conditions NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MS 15PNIJ-22-GG-04427-RESS $431,907 Open
2022 National Scan, Case Studies, and Evaluability Assessments of Restorative Justice Programs for Serious and Violent Harm NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03584-NONF $500,136 Open
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 Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04143-MUMU $437,383 Open
2021 Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-75-CX-0008 $3,000,000 Open
2021 Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-75-CX-0008 $3,000,000 Open
2021 Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 STONEY FORENSIC, INC VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS $330,044 Open
2021 Examining Equity in State Victim Compensation Programs: A Multilevel Analysis Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021 THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD. KY 15PNIJ-21-GG-00996-NONF $550,000 Open
2021 Examining the Effect of Oregon’s Measure 110 on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Justice Outcomes W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 THE RAND CORPORATION CA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04709-NIJB $598,053 Open
2021 From Dot Coms to Pipe Bombs: Online Radicalization and Mobilization to Violence Research and Evaluation on Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AR 15PNIJ-21-GG-02725-DOMR $893,721 Open
2020 Access to Justice for Adolescents and Young Adults Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Effectiveness and Accessibility of Civil Protection Orders Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2020-VA-CX-0001 $1,022,215 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
2020 An Evaluation of a Statewide Approach to the Prevention and Intervention of Violence using School Threat Assessment Teams Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 WESTED CA 2020-MU-MU-0011 $852,868 Open
2020 Assessing the Impact of Plea Bargaining on Subsequent Violence for Firearm Offenders Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 2020-75-CX-0004 $369,412 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Cross-Site Analysis and Case Study of STOP Program Grantee Perspectives on Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program Implementation Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2020-RF-CX-0001 $478,553 Closed
2020 Examining Radicalization's Risk and Protective Factors: A Case-control Study of Violent Extremists, Non-criminal Extremists & Regular Homicide Offenders Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2020-ZA-CX-0001 $771,610 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Examining the Black Box: A Formative and Evaluability Assessment of Cross-sectoral Approaches for Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NC 2020-VA-CX-0003 $539,232 Open
2020 Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation of Firearms Violence, Fiscal Year 2020 TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TX 2020-75-CX-0009 $435,020 Closed
2020 Investigating Key Risk Factors across Violent and Non-Violent Extremists in the United States Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2020-R2-CX-0017 $74,406 Closed
2020 Investigating Root Causes of School Violence: A Case Control Study of School Violent Offenders, Non-School Youth Violence Offenders, and Non-Offending Youths Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2020 RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2020-CK-BX-0003 $797,256 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Oklahoma Methamphetamine Data Initiative Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, Fiscal Year 2020 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY OK 2020-R2-CX-0014 $587,219 Closed
2020 SCA Follow-up Study: A Longitudinal Study of 2009 Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Program Participants NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 2020-MU-MU-0014 $1,699,867 Open