U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

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.
Showing Results For:
Subtopic: Recidivism

Number of Awards: 157
Total Amount Awarded: $73,873,804

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2016 "Targeting the "Absence" in a Desistance Framework: Balancing Risk and Rehabilitation in Mandated Criminal Background Check Employment Decisions." NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Research Foundation for the SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-R2-CX-0017 $31,999 Closed
2016 The Impacts of Restrictive Housing on Inmate Behavior, Mental Health, and Recidivism, and Prison Systems and Personnel Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 2016-IJ-CX-0014 $730,615 Closed
2016 Understanding Incarceration and Re-Entry Experiences of Female Inmates and their Children: The Women''s Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS) Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2016-MU-MU-0011 $685,857 Closed
2017 The Racial Effects of Prison Reform NIJ FY17 W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE CA 2017-IJ-CX-0033 $500,000 Closed
2018 A Micro and Macro-Level Assessment of Juvenile Justice Placement Reform in Ohio Legacy OJJDP Research Grants University of Cincinnati OH 2015-JF-FX-0064 $247,090 Closed
2018 A Process Evaluation of the Continuum of Services Model in Virginia's Juvenile Justice System Legacy OJJDP Research Grants CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 2017-JF-FX-0062 $749,995 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Assessing the Impact of a Graduated Response Approach for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE MD 2016-JF-FX-0059 $249,310 Closed
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions to Promote Successful Reentry: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Process Evaluation, and Cost-Benefit Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2019-RY-BX-0003 $2,503,344 Open
2018 Evaluation of Reentry-Based Restorative Justice: A Randomized Controlled Trial NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES VA 2019-RY-BX-0002 $799,988 Open
2018 Evaluation of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program: Long-Term Outcomes and Sustained Impact Legacy OJJDP Research Grants DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 2017-JF-FX-0055 $750,000 Closed
2018 Evaluation of Using Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorders in a Correctional Setting NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-75-CX-0022 $648,227 Closed
2018 Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism among Prison Offenders via Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MI 2019-MU-MU-0004 $799,922 Open
2018 Informing The Utility of GPS Monitoring for Pretrial Probationary Supervision: An Examination of Reoffending and Collateral Consequences NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 2018-R2-CX-0004 $31,989 Closed
2018 NIJ Rockdale County Emerging Adults NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0005 $957,325 Open
2018 OJJDP FY 16 Assessing the Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms Program Legacy OJJDP Research Grants WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-JF-FX-0058 $499,752 Closed
2018 Restoring Promise: A randomized control trial examining the impact of innovative young adult housing on reducing violence NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. NY 2018-75-CX-0021 $750,000 Closed
2018 Rigorous Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Reform Legacy OJJDP Research Grants CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 2018-CZ-BX-0026 $985,433 Open
2018 Testing the Efficacy of Pretrial Diversion: A Randomized Trial at the San Francisco Neighborhood Courts NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2018-R2-CX-0028 $750,000 Closed
2018 The Final Stage Reentry Project: An RCT of Expungement and its Effect on Recidivism, Housing, and Employment NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE MA 2019-RY-BX-0001 $1,129,918 Open
2018 Trends in Domestic Violence Protective Order Administration: Potential Impacts on Victim Safety and Due Process NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2018-VA-CX-0001 $1,027,123 Open
2019 AI Enabled Community Supervision for Criminal Justice Services Artificial Intelligence Research and Development to Support Community Supervision, FY 2019 PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN 2019-75-CX-K001 $1,999,778 Past Project Period End Date
2019 AI R&D to Support Community Supervision: Integrated Dynamic Risk Assessment for Community Supervision Artificial Intelligence Research and Development to Support Community Supervision, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-75-CX-0012 $1,197,273 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Expanding Mental Health Diversion Opportunities: A Prospective Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Intake Booking Diversion Program Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System, FY 2019 FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. NY 2019-R2-CX-0033 $1,000,000 Closed
2019 Experimental Test of Rehabilitative Field Work for Moderate-to-High Risk Adults Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 ABT ASSOCIATES INC. MA 2019-R2-CX-0012 $1,465,043 Open
2019 Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Trauma Informed Reentry Services for Moderate to High Risk Youth Releasing From State Prisons Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 2019-MU-CX-0065 $1,197,172 Open