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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:** 67**Total Amount Awarded:** $37,976,243
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original SolicitationSort ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO
                                                                                        $604,409
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Exploring how survivor perspectives and priorities are reflected in the use and implementation of Extreme Risk Protective Orders to address intimate partner violence
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-02404-BSCI
                                                                                        $579,986
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New York City: A Population Assesment and Participatory Project Evaluation
                                                                                        Evaluation of OJJDP's Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
                                                                                        Fund For The City of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-LX-FX-0001
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Development of a Surrogate Bruising Detection System to Describe Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Office of Research and Evaluation Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2008-DD-BX-K311
                                                                                        $357,739
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        2002 Forensic Crime Laboratory Improvement Program
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        SC Law Enforcement Division
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2002-LP-CX-K002
                                                                                        $1,750,000
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The Intersection of Prisons and Child Welfare: Findings from a Multi-State Collaborative Using Administrative Data
                                                                                        Solicitation for Crime and Justice Research
                                                                                        The Regents of The University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-0036
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Victims No Longer: Research on Child Survivors of Trafficking for Sexual and Labor Exploitation
                                                                                        Research on Trafficking in Human Beings - FY 2005
                                                                                        Georgetown University
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0051
                                                                                        $175,496
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        A Forensic Pathology Tool to Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture Patterns
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K196
                                                                                        $499,824
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        A Randomized Trial of Healthy Families New York (HFNY): Does it Prevent Child Maltreatment?
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs
                                                                                        New York State Office of Children & Family Services
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-MU-MU-0002
                                                                                        $648,056
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Forensic tool to identify fall characteristics in infant skull fracture
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2020-75-CX-0014
                                                                                        $557,607
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Potential Postmortem Microbial Biomarkers of Infant Death Investigation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2020-75-CX-0012
                                                                                        $530,242
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Access to Justice for Adolescents and Young Adults Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Effectiveness and Accessibility of Civil Protection Orders
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2020-VA-CX-0001
                                                                                        $1,022,215
                                                                                        Open2007
                                                                                        Laying the Foundation for Theoretical Model Development in Elder Abuse
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 ORE Continuations
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California, Irvine
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0048
                                                                                        $200,000
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2018-ZD-CX-0004
                                                                                        $485,244
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Investigations on the Cellular and Morphologic Characteristics of Cranial Vault Fracture: Research and Development of a Time Since Fracture Protocol and Database
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0166
                                                                                        $576,060
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls In Children
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0158
                                                                                        $599,878
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Implementation of epigenetics into forensic science: Development of a PCR based multiplex for the simultaneous analysis of age and body fluid identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-NE-BX-0001
                                                                                        $368,512
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Understanding the Pathology of Homicidal Pediatric Blunt Neurotrauma through Correlation of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Images with Histopathology
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0145
                                                                                        $598,632
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Project SECURE: Keeping Kids Safe in San Francisco Unified School District.
                                                                                        Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
                                                                                        SRI INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2016-CK-BX-0002
                                                                                        $4,641,134
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Children Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods
                                                                                        New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0050
                                                                                        $149,857
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0147
                                                                                        $449,437
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0173
                                                                                        $714,891
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Identification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin as a novel candidate trigger for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0176
                                                                                        $546,721
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Skull fracture patterns from head impact in infants
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0160
                                                                                        $590,938
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $702,654
                                                                                        Closed
  
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