FUNDED RESEARCH
The Terrorism Research Center has been primarily federally funded by the National Institute of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, and also accepts donations. Our funded projects are coordinated research efforts involving multiple institutions, and we welcome collaboration with other academics and practitioners. Please contact us directly with partnership inquiries.
Current Projects
From Dot Coms to Pipe Bombs: Online Radicalization and Mobilization to Violence
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $893k
Project Duration: 2022 – 2024
Partners: Michigan State University, John Jay College
Trajectories of Targeted Violence: Mobilization Trends and Interdiction Opportunities
Funding Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Amount: $751k
Project Duration: 2023 – 2025
Partners: University of South Carolina
Investigating Contested Theories on Extreme Far-Right Terrorism
Funding Agency: Research Council of Norway
Amount: $1.6 million
Project Duration: 2021 – 2024
Partners: Center for Research on Extremism
Connecting Research to Practice in Crime Analytics
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Amount: $343k
Project Duration: 2023 – 2026
Past Projects
Investigative and Prosecutorial Tools for Mitigating Pathways to Radicalization: Creation of a Federal Terrorism Court Record Repository
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $731,927
Project Duration: 2019 – 2022
Partners: Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
Innovative Methodologies for Assessing Radicalization Risk: Risk Terrain Modeling and Conjunctive Analysis
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $715,996
Project Duration: 2018 – 2021
Partners: Rutgers University
Radicalization and the Longevity of American Terrorists: Factors Affecting Sustainability
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $399,531
Project Duration: 2016 – 2019
Sequencing Terrorists? Precursor Behaviors: A Crime-Specific Analysis
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $470,383
Project Duration: 2013 – 2017
Identity and Framing Theory, Precursor Activities, and the Radicalization Process
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $423,939
Project Start: 2013
Sequencing Terrorists? Precursor Behaviors: A Crime-Specific Analysis
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Amount: $470,383
Project Duration: 2013 – 2017