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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.
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Subtopic: Gun violence

Number of Awards: 92
Total Amount Awarded: $61,348,715

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient Sort descending State Award Number Amount Status
2023 Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE LA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04267-CVIP $1,250,000 Open
2005 A Reexamination of the Criminal Deterrent Effects: Capital Punishment and Concealed Handgun Laws Data Resources Program-Fall Board of Regents of The University of Wisconsin System WI 2005-IJ-CX-0020 $32,356 Closed
2016 Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC IL 2016-DN-BX-0183 $93,561 Closed
2022 Centering Youth Experiences to Address Community Violence: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 15PNIJ-22-GG-01420-RESS $1,029,558 Open
2019 The Impact of Constitutional Carry Legislation on Urban Violence, Arrests, and Police-Citizen Encounters Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 2019-R2-CX-0065 $323,263 Past Project Period End Date
2003 Evaluation of Teens, Crime, and Community Program and Community Works Training NIJ Solicitation For Evaluations of OJJDP Discretionary Programs Curators of The University of Missouri On Behalf of The University of Missouri St. Louis MO 2003-JN-FX-0003 $1,625,274 Closed
2015 Evaluating the law enforcement, prosecutor, and court response to firearm-related crimes in St. Louis NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems Curators of the University of Missouri on Behalf of UMSL MO 2015-IJ-CX-0015 $564,773 Closed
2014 An Exploratory Analysis of the United States Firearm Transfer Regulatory System NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data David G. Mueller MO 2014-R2-CX-0008 $39,520 Closed
2002 Optical Methods for Authorized Handgun User Recognition Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Exponent, Inc. FL 2002-IJ-CX-K012 $187,598 Closed
2018 A Comprehensive Assessment of Deadly Mass Shootings, 1980-2018 NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 2018-75-CX-0024 $289,810 Closed
2023 A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023 NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI $700,224 Open
2016 The Gun Epidemic Reconsidered: Creating a Foundation to Reduce Firearm Violence Among Urban Youth Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. NY 2016-IJ-CX-0008 $585,000 Closed
2016 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Participatory Peace Circles in New York City Schools Comprehensive School Safety Initiative FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. NY 2016-CK-BX-0023 $4,181,239 Closed
2015 RECOVERY OF DEFACED SERIAL NUMBERS USING INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Idaho State University ID 2015-R2-CX-0017 $50,000 Closed
2003 Reducing Violent Crime and Firearms Violence: Indianapolis CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION Indiana University IN 2003-IJ-CX-1038 $284,668 Closed
2013 Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometrics Technologies Center of Excellence. NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc. WV 2010-IJ-CX-K024 $156,746 Closed
2014 Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence-Supplement FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Michigan State University MI 2013-R2-CX-0015 $249,046 Closed
2013 A Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence Michigan State University MI 2013-R2-CX-0015 $249,957 Closed
2015 Sentinel Events: A Sustainable Model for System Change NIJ FY 15 Research on Sentinel Events and Criminal Justice System Errors MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2015-R2-CX-K041 $724,294 Closed
2018 Pathways to School Shootings: An Integrated Developmental and Life Course Criminological Approach NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences Michigan State University MI 2018-R2-CX-0002 $32,000 Closed
2002 PSN Academy: Proposal to Provide Technical Assistance The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables Michigan State University MI 2002-GP-CX-1003 $1,252,202 Closed
2004 Evaluation of a Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Gun Violence in Detroit Solicitation for Research on Firearms & Violence, Fiscal Year 2004 Michigan State University MI 2004-IJ-CX-0022 $243,461 Closed
2005 PSN Academy: Provision of Research-Based Training and Technical Assistance to Project Safe Neighborhoods (Year Three Supplement) NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations Michigan State University MI 2002-GP-CX-1003 $1,199,998 Closed
2002 PSN Academy: Proposal to Provide Technical Assistance The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables Michigan State University MI 2002-GP-CX-1003 $898,233 Closed
2014 Advancing audio forensics of gunshot acoustics. NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Montana State University MT 2014-DN-BX-K034 $184,957 Closed