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.

Number of Awards: 7,391
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,954,950

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups	NIJ FY24 Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism - Invited to Apply	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	2020-ZA-CX-0003	$127,590	Open
2023	"Examining the Effects of Back-End Release Discretion on Prison Populations and Length of Stay: A State-by-State Analysis"	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04240-RESS	$335,595	Open
2023	21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon	JUSTICE INNOVATION INC.	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS	$829,358	Open
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
2023	A 28-year longitudinal study of victimization and perpetration of violence in high-risk youth: Advancing the development of preventive interventions in the community	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04269-CVIP	$1,000,000	Open
2023	A Frame Analysis of Violence and Accelerationism in Cognitive Radicalization	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism	YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY	OH	15PNIJ-23-GG-01382-DOMR	$449,897	Open
2023	A longitudinal cohort mixed methods study of the impact of mental health on retention and turnover among early career police officers in South Carolina	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	SC	15PNIJ-23-GG-05499-RESS	$1,000,000	Open
2023	A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	CO	15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU	$1,456,274	Open
2023	A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI	$700,224	Open
2023	A Mixed-Method Examination of the Effectiveness of Money Bail and other Pretrial Release Options	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-02233-NIJB	$560,195	Open
2023	A multilevel analysis of juvenile life without parole and its reform: understanding the people, places, and politics that shape policy.	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01952-TITL	$166,500	Open
2023	A Nationwide Assessment of Jail Reentry Policies and Practices: A Two-Tiered Study of the Field	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02232-SCAX	$599,986	Open
2023	A Process, Adaptation, and Outcome Evaluation of San Gabriel Valley Crisis Assistance Response & Engagement (SGV CARE)	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	THE RAND CORPORATION	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-05494-RESS	$573,536	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
2023	A Statewide Mixed-methods Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines and their Impacts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Outcomes	NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System	DREXEL UNIVERSITY	PA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01365-NIJB	$730,834	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	A Whole Community Approach to Hate Crime Reduction: Research to Improve Prevention, Reporting, and Victim Support	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-05495-HATE	$665,999	Open
2023	AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships		AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE	DC	2020-R2-CX-0009	$300,000	Open
2023	ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD)		UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2017-MU-CX-0044	$1,900,000	Open
2023	Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NOBLIS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU	$872,282	Open
2023	Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis-derived Finished Products for Forensic Laboratories	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0002	$400,000	Open
2023	An Assessment of Dual System Data and Practices Capacity across Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems	NIJ FY23 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics	CAL STATE LA UNIVERSITY AUXILIARY SERVICES INC	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-02411-TITL	$2,000,000	Open
2023	An Evaluability Assessment of the Not In Our Town Hate and Bias Action Teams Model	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes	DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-05492-MUMU	$686,997	Open
2023	An Examination of the Law Enforcement Role in Implementing Extreme Risk Protection Orders	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings	POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM	DC	15PNIJ-23-GG-02399-BSCI	$425,304	Open
2023	An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO	$392,196	Open