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
2023	Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP	$726,360	Open
2023	Assessing Solvability Factors in Missing Person Cases: A Mixed-Method Approach	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	NV	15PNIJ-23-GG-01941-RESS	$110,998	Open
2023	Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program through a Phased Evaluation Approach Using an Implementation Science Mixed Methods Approach		GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	GA	2020-CZ-BX-0014	$320,000	Open
2023	Audio Deepfake Detection for Forensics and Security	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-01933-RESS	$64,003	Open
2023	Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS	$111,000	Open
2023	Building Better Indigent Defense Systems	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon	SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-02234-RESS	$800,000	Open
2023	Building Equity in Objective Prison Classification: A Model for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities	NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01363-NIJB	$599,976	Open
2023	California: A Decade of Decarceration	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-01938-RESS	$32,203	Open
2023	Can Law Enforcement Training Address Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality? An Experimental Evaluation of Effective Youth Interactions	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	15PNIJ-23-GG-05491-RESS	$999,996	Open
2023	Cannabis liberalization policies and trends in cannabis-related school-based discipline: Examining sociodemographic disparities in Massachusetts	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01954-TITL	$111,000	Open
2023	Capturing nuclear DNA from hair shafts	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)	DC	15PNIJ-23-GG-04209-DNAX	$413,504	Open
2023	Caring Connections for Youth: Evaluation of a Countywide Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities	NIJ FY23 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	15PNIJ-23-GG-02410-TITL	$866,309	Open
2023	Climate, Culture, and Correction Officer Wellness	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate	SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-06104-RESS	$960,132	Open
2023	Community-Led Learning: A Collaborative Approach to Training and Technical Assistance for Violent Crime Problem Analyses	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-04270-MUMU	$1,991,949	Open
2023	Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		GRANT13861154	$409,578	Open
2023	Comprehensive / Holistic Public Safety Approach using research, analysis and evaluation, of problem nature codes in the City of Minneapolis for Alternative Response development.	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-00271-BRND	$2,500,000	Open
2023	Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	MI	15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS	$262,678	Open
2023	Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center	NIJ FY23 Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GK-00931-NIJB	$3,500,000	Open
2023	Data and Dashboards: Research and Enhancements to Ensure Mecklenburg County’s Criminal Justice System is a Leader in Data-Driven Decision Making	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	MECKLENBURG COUNTY	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-00272-BRND	$1,000,000	Open
2023	Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX	$759,008	Open
2023	Developing a Portable and Fast Opioid Assessment Tool for Improved Field Decision-Making	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	MI	15PNIJ-23-GG-04225-RESS	$308,002	Open
2023	Developing a Strategy to Evaluate Urban Violence Prevention and Intervention Ecosystems: A Case Study of Boston	NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support	AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04266-CVIP	$983,482	Open
2023	Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO	$467,325	Open
2023	Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS	$245,592	Open
2023	Development of a Stable Matrix-Matched Standard for Molecular and Elemental Analysis of Hair in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01945-RESS	$110,966	Open