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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:** 55**Total Amount Awarded:** $24,337,383
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original SolicitationSort descending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2019
                                                                                        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 Date2006
                                                                                        Electronic Control Weapons Unexpected In-Custody Death Study
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        International Association of Chiefs of Police
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2006-IJ-CX-K046
                                                                                        $257,638
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice and Technology - Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology
                                                                                        Sheriffs Association of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K017
                                                                                        $235,146
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Developing a Common Metric for Evaluating Police Performance in Deadly Force Situations
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 ORE Policing and Public Safety Interventions
                                                                                        Washington State University Pullman
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2008-IJ-CX-0015
                                                                                        $282,551
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Negotiated Justice: The Legal, Administrative and Policy Implications of "Pattern or Practice" Police Misconduct Reform
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 ORE Ph.D.Graduate Research Fellowship Program
                                                                                        American University
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2010-IJ-CX-0001
                                                                                        $25,000
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Less Lethal Interdisciplinary Panel
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Wayne State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-IJ-CX-K007
                                                                                        $249,982
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Cold Case Team Project for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Jacksonville
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K521
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Promoting Officer Integrity Through Early Engagements and Procedural Justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Research on Policing
                                                                                        Poice Foundation
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2012-IJ-CX-0009
                                                                                        $341,469
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Research on the Impact of Technology on Policing Strategies
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing
                                                                                        CNA Corporation
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-IJ-CX-0016
                                                                                        $546,429
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        LAPD''s TEAMS II: The Impact of a Police Integrity Early Intervention System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing
                                                                                        Justice & Security Strategies, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2013-IJ-CX-0015
                                                                                        $390,195
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Multi-jurisdictional task force comprised of all Ventura County law enforcement agencies to coordinate and conduct review of a minimum of 50 cold violent crime and homicide cases for presence of DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Ventura
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K311
                                                                                        $212,133
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Assessing the Validity and Reliability of National Data on Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data
                                                                                        Seattle University
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-0035
                                                                                        $36,167
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Testing and Evaluating Body Worn Video Technology in the Los Angeles Police Department
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes
                                                                                        Los Angeles Police Foundation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-0101
                                                                                        $1,061,300
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Process Evaluation of Current Internet Child Safety Activities by ICAC Task Forces
                                                                                        Recovery Act: Evaluation of Internet Child Safety Materials Used by ICAC Task Forces in School and Community Settings
                                                                                        University of New Hampshire
                                                                                        NH
                                                                                        2009-SN-B9-0004
                                                                                        $487,350
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Physiological Model of Excited Delirium
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Less-Lethal Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Wayne State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2007-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $250,198
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Evaluation of Less Lethal Technologies on Police Use of Force Outcomes
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Technology
                                                                                        Police Executive Research Forum
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2006-IJ-CX-0028
                                                                                        $406,734
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        One year continuation of "Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less Lethal Weapons" (2004-IJ-CX-K047) to Ensure Enrollment of Target Goals and to Allow Additional Enrollment of Subjects.
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Less-Lethal Technology Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications
                                                                                        Wake Forest University Health Sciences
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K047
                                                                                        $29,059
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        An Evaluation of a Social Interaction Training Program to Reduce the Use of Force and BuildLegitimacy
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
                                                                                        University of South Carolina
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2016-IJ-CX-0018
                                                                                        $799,454
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K013
                                                                                        $564,875
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Young Adults in Jails
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships
                                                                                        Vera Institute of Justice
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-0012
                                                                                        $500,407
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Improving officer decision-making: Can personality predict outcomes in use of force decisions?
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research to Improve Officer Decision-making
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2017-R2-CX-0030
                                                                                        $432,159
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        Research Foundation CUNY o/b/o John Jay College
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0013
                                                                                        $31,980
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Officer and Suspect Injuries Associated with Police Use of Force
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development
                                                                                        Wake Forest University  Health Sciences
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2009-SQ-B9-K016
                                                                                        $168,448
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        A Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes
                                                                                        Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force
                                                                                        University of South Carolina Research Foundation
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0056
                                                                                        $647,387
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Assessing Police Use of Force Policy and Outcomes
                                                                                        Assessing the Outcomes of the Use of Force
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0055
                                                                                        $376,255
                                                                                        Closed
  
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