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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2002
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        A Longitudinal Investigation of Trauma Exposure, Retraumatization, and Post-Traumatic Stress of Justice-Involved Adolescents
                                                                                        Legacy OJJDP Research Grants
                                                                                        University of Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2016-MU-MU-0070
                                                                                        $74,395
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        A Population-Based Assessment of Elder Mistreatment in Non-Institutionalized Adults
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 ORE Elder Abuse
                                                                                        Medical University of South Carolina
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2007-WG-BX-0009
                                                                                        $700,780
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        A Supplement to Support the Thirty-Year Follow-up of the Cycle of Violence
                                                                                        FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2011-WG-BX-0013
                                                                                        $155,620
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Advancing Molecular Diagnostics in Sudden Unexplained Deaths
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K001
                                                                                        $540,178
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Maltreated Youth:  A Longitudinal Study
                                                                                        Legacy OJJDP Research Grants
                                                                                        COLORADO SEMINARY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2017-JF-FX-0050
                                                                                        $124,652
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        An Exploratory Study of Juvenile Orders of Protection as a Remedy to Dating Violence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking
                                                                                        Advocates for Human Potential Inc
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2010-MU-FX-0005
                                                                                        $300,009
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $533,978
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse Allegations and Parental Alienation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence
                                                                                        The George Washington University
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2014-MU-CX-0859
                                                                                        $501,791
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Development and Validation of a New Pediatric Head Injury Assessment Tool for Possible Child Abuse Cases Considering Subject-Specific Child Head Anatomy
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of Michigan
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K045
                                                                                        $549,859
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Development of a Computer Simulation Model to Predict Potential Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K006
                                                                                        $377,187
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of a Probability Model to Predict Head Injury Risk in Pediatric Falls
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0029
                                                                                        $636,419
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Differentiating Abuse from Accident in Young Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Biomechanical Assessment of Fracture Risk
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0038
                                                                                        $142,957
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2006
                                                                                        Do best practice interviews with child abuse victims influence case outcomes?
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Crime and Justice Research
                                                                                        Research Foundation on behalf of Brooklyn College
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-IJ-CX-0019
                                                                                        $176,229
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Enhancing Molecular Autopsies through High Throughout Function Assays and Family Studies of Cardiac Arrhythmogenic Variants in Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K017
                                                                                        $712,168
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Estimating the Unlawful Commercial Sex Economy in the United States
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
                                                                                        The Urban Institute
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2010-IJ-CX-1674
                                                                                        $499,036
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Evaluation of OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Evaluation of OVC's FY 09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
                                                                                        Research Triangle Institute
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2009-VF-GX-0206
                                                                                        $499,992
                                                                                        Closed
  
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