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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 Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort descending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2006
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Adverse Impacts of Organizational Stress on Officer Health and Wellness: Causes, Correlates, and Mitigation
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        POLICE FOUNDATION
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0005
                                                                                        $832,000
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Police Use of Force Assessment, Evaluation and Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program
                                                                                        PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY GOVERNMENT
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GK-00245-BRND
                                                                                        $250,000
                                                                                        Open2006
                                                                                        Center for Quality Policing (CQP)
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Continuations
                                                                                        Rand Corporation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2006-DD-BX-0025
                                                                                        $493,614
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Less-Lethal Technologies - Area Denial of Personnel: NIJ Solid State Active Denial System (ADS) Demonstration Program, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        Raytheon Company
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K035
                                                                                        $499,995
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Evaluation of Harris Center Crisis Call Diversion Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-03575-RESS
                                                                                        $862,371
                                                                                        Open2004
                                                                                        Multi-Wave Dazzler, Area Denial of Personnel
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        Scientific Applications And Research Associates Incorporated
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K037
                                                                                        $419,759
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        A Compact and Rugged Pulsed Laser Technology Platform for Counter-Personnel LLWs
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        Sterling Photonics Inc
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K043
                                                                                        $358,259
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Model electric current through the human from less-lethal electromuscular device
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        The Board of Regents of The University of Wisconsin System.
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K036
                                                                                        $490,591
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Examining the Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras on Correctional Culture, Climate, and the Well-Being of Staff and Incarcerated Persons
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate
                                                                                        THE CNA CORPORATION
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-06102-FSAX
                                                                                        $874,312
                                                                                        Open2004
                                                                                        The Collection and Dissemination of LTL Databases to the Law Enforcement Community
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        The Pennsylvania State University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K039
                                                                                        $113,481
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        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 Date2020
                                                                                        Building the Evidence Base on De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement: A Multi-Agency Randomized Control Trial
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0026
                                                                                        $599,255
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less-Lethal Weapons: A Prospective Multicenter Trial
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        Wake Forest University  Health Sciences
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K047
                                                                                        $104,071
                                                                                        Closed
  
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