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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 State Award Number Amount Status
2013 Disrupting Illegal Gun Transfers NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence RAND Corporation CA 2013-R2-CX-0016 $399,370 Closed
2014 Prospective Evaluation of California's Armed and Prohibited Persons System NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Firearms and Violence UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2014-R2-CX-0012 $1,167,909 Closed
2015 Examination of the Short-and Long-term Impact of School Shootings NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles CA 2015-VF-GX-K113 $1,254,975 Closed
2017 Understanding Socio-Environmental and Physical Risk Factors Influencing Firearm Violence NIJ FY17 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2017-IJ-CX-0020 $749,999 Closed
2017 Preventing Firearm Violence: An Evaluation of Urban Blight Removal in High Risk Communities NIJ FY17 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2017-IJ-CX-0021 $669,964 Closed
2018 Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events NIJ FY18 Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2018-75-CX-0026 $922,109 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Improving the Understanding of Mass Shooting Plots Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, FY 2019 THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2019-R2-CX-0003 $955,475 Closed
2004 STRATEGIC DISRUPTION OF FIREARMS MARKETS National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation Rand Corporation CA 2001-IJ-CX-0028 $399,993 Closed
2002 Firearm Markets and Firearm Violence The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Regents of The University of California University of California Davis CA 2002-IJ-CX-0005 $250,332 Closed
2004 Strategic Disruption of Firearms Markets: An Evaluation of the Utility of ATF's Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative (Supplement for Extended Analysis) National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation Rand Corporation CA 2001-IJ-CX-0028 $249,877 Closed
2016 Prospective Evaluation of California's Armed and Prohibited Persons System Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2014-R2-CX-0012 $1,048,000 Closed
2022 Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS $877,000 Open
2013 Reducing Youth Access to Firearms through the Health Care Setting NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence University of Colorado Denver CO 2013-MU-CX-0002 $1,025,560 Closed
2023 A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CO 15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU $1,456,274 Open
2018 Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence Legacy OJJDP Research Grants THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-PB-FX-K002 $749,956 Closed
2015 Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction Urban Institute DC 2015-R2-CX-K147 $622,432 Closed
2000 Improving Research and Data on Firearms CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program National Academy of Sciences DC 2000-IJ-CX-0034 $150,000 Closed
1998 Analysis of Title XI Effects: Supplement to Assault Weapons Ban Evaluation Using a High Definition GIS to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses The Urban Institute DC 1998-IJ-CX-0039 $301,826 Closed
2000 Improving Research and Data on Firearms CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program National Academy of Sciences DC 2000-IJ-CX-0034 $175,613 Closed
2023 An Examination of the Law Enforcement Role in Implementing Extreme Risk Protection Orders NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-02399-BSCI $425,304 Open
2023 NIJ Community Violence Intervention Research and Evaluation Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04264-CVIP $5,000,000 Open
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
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
2023 What Works to Reduce Violent Gun Crime in Focused Deterrence Initiatives? Estimating the Effect of Services and Enforcement in Facilitating Desistence Among Prolific Violent Offenders NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 15PNIJ-23-GK-00844-RESS $1,392,265 Open
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