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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2009
                                                                                        Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less Lethal Weapons
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Wake Forest University  Health Sciences
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2009-MU-BX-K248
                                                                                        $274,950
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Exploring Officer Patrol Behaviors Using Automated Vehicle Locator and Body-Worn Camera Data in Kansas City, Missouri
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives
                                                                                        NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-05490-RESS
                                                                                        $862,804
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2011
                                                                                        EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF THE TASER ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Crime Control and Prevention: Impact of Technology on Policing
                                                                                        AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2011-IJ-CX-0102
                                                                                        $408,377
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Eureka Aerospace is proposing to design and build a prototype high-power radiofrequency (RF) modular source unit which constitutes an integral part of a high-power electromagnetic system (HPEMS) that
                                                                                        FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation
                                                                                        Eureka Aerospace
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K044
                                                                                        $188,444
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Center for Quality Policing (CQP)
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Continuations
                                                                                        Rand Corporation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2006-DD-BX-0025
                                                                                        $493,614
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System: A Study of Existing Evidence and Public Policy Implications
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-01426-NIJB
                                                                                        $796,008
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        Analysis of Airport Security Measures and the Role of Less-Than-Lethal Weapons
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        National Security Research, Inc.
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2002-IJ-CX-K013
                                                                                        $250,107
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        An Evaluation of De-Escalation Training to Understand the Links between Training and Outcomes
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02719-RESS
                                                                                        $892,951
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        An Analysis of Human Injuries and TASER Deployment: a Regional Study to determine the Effect of Less-Lethal Weapons in the De-escalations of Force
                                                                                        Less Than Lethal Full Applications
                                                                                        Florida Gulf Coast University
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K050
                                                                                        $99,856
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0033
                                                                                        $60,065
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails
                                                                                        FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB
                                                                                        $498,491
                                                                                        Open
  
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