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                            Funding & Awards
 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. Description

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**Number of Awards:** 92**Total Amount Awarded:** $61,348,715
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K048
                                                                                        $212,875
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO
                                                                                        $564,733
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0044
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction
                                                                                        Urban Institute
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-K147
                                                                                        $622,432
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Washington State and their Impact on Firearm-Related Arrests and Convictions
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01935-NONF
                                                                                        $166,500
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Meeting the Ongoing, Urgent, Unmet Needs of Uvalde Residents After the Robb Elementary School Shooting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - University of Texas at Austin Developing More Effective Services and Programs for Victims of Mass Shootings
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04105-AERX
                                                                                        $1,000,000
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GK-00844-RESS
                                                                                        $1,392,265
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Leakage, and Social Networks: The Legislative, Behavioral, and Social Contexts Surrounding Mass Public Shooting Incidents and Plots
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-02408-BSCI
                                                                                        $985,776
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        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 Date2013
                                                                                        Reducing Youth Access to Firearms through the Health Care Setting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence
                                                                                        University of Colorado Denver
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2013-MU-CX-0002
                                                                                        $1,025,560
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters
                                                                                        Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0065
                                                                                        $323,263
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2021
                                                                                        Strengthening data-driven pretrial release in New Jersey
                                                                                        NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice,  Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02806-RESS
                                                                                        $837,477
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Prospective Evaluation of California's Armed and Prohibited Persons System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Firearms and Violence
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-0012
                                                                                        $1,167,909
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Preventing Firearm Violence: An Evaluation of Urban Blight Removal in High Risk Communities
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0021
                                                                                        $669,964
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0026
                                                                                        $922,109
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Prospective Evaluation of California's Armed and Prohibited Persons System
                                                                                        Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-0012
                                                                                        $1,048,000
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS
                                                                                        $877,000
                                                                                        Open2004
                                                                                        Crime Gun Risk Factors: The Impact of Dealer, Firearm, Transaction, and Buyer Characteristics on the Likelihood of Gun Use in Crime
                                                                                        Solicitation for Research on Firearms & Violence, Fiscal Year 2004
                                                                                        Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-0030
                                                                                        $103,514
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Mass Shooter Database
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0023
                                                                                        $300,403
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        The Impact of State-Level Firearms Laws on Homicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity
                                                                                        Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence
                                                                                        Trustees of Boston University, BUMC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2016-MU-MU-0047
                                                                                        $610,000
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence
                                                                                        Legacy OJJDP Research Grants
                                                                                        THE URBAN INSTITUTE
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2018-PB-FX-K002
                                                                                        $749,956
                                                                                        Closed1998
                                                                                        Analysis of Title XI Effects: Supplement to Assault Weapons Ban Evaluation
                                                                                        Using a High Definition GIS to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses
                                                                                        The Urban Institute
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        1998-IJ-CX-0039
                                                                                        $301,826
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        NIJ Community Violence Intervention Research and Evaluation Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support
                                                                                        THE URBAN INSTITUTE
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04264-CVIP
                                                                                        $5,000,000
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Underground Gun Markets in Chicago
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Firearms and Violence
                                                                                        The University of Chicago
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2014-MU-CX-0013
                                                                                        $459,849
                                                                                        Closed
  
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