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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: Correctional facilities

Number of Awards: 92
Total Amount Awarded: $47,172,845

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2007 UWB Enhanced Time Difference of Arrival System NIJ FY 07 Sensors and Surveillance Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Intelligent Automation, Inc. MD 2007-RG-CX-K179 $300,000 Closed
2018 FY 18 Redesign Study of OJJDP's Juveniles in Corrections Data Collections Legacy OJJDP Research Grants RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2018-JX-FX-K001 $499,108 Closed
2012 Stress Biomarkers Among Patients Undergoing Treatment for Excited Delirium and Severe Pain in the Emergency Department NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation MN 2012-R2-CX-K007 $338,747 Closed
2012 EXCITATION Study: Unexplained In-Custody Deaths: Evaluating Biomarkers of Stress and Agitation NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego CA 2012-R2-CX-K006 $431,943 Closed
2006 CROSS FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMIC TREND MAPPING IN CORRECTIONS: Correctional Operational Trend Analysis System (COTAS) NIJ FY06 Corrections Technology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Florida Department of Corrections FL 2006-IJ-CX-K007 $500,000 Closed
2006 Gender Violence and Safety: A contaxtual approach to improving security in women''s facilities NIJ FY06 ORE R&E on Sexual Victimization in Corrections California State University, Fresno Foundation CA 2006-RP-BX-0016 $558,916 Closed
2006 A Study of the Administration of Justice in Indian Country NIJ FY06 ORE Study of Administration of Justice in Indian Country The Regents of the University of California CA 2006-DD-BX-0557 $1,322,042 Closed
2018 BetaHub Support for Practitioner-Led Randomized Controlled Trials and Related Research in Correctional Facilities and Law Enforcement Agencies NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY 2018-75-CX-K008 $499,715 Closed
2016 Impact of Victim Offender Dialogue on Victims of Serious Crimes: A Longitudinal Cohort-Control Study Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver CO 2016-VF-GX-0011 $653,159 Closed
2015 Young Adults in Jails NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Vera Institute of Justice NY 2015-IJ-CX-0012 $500,407 Closed
2015 Research on Contraband and Interdiction Modalities Used in Correctional Facilities NIJ FY 15 Research on the Efficacy of Different Contraband Interdiction Modalities Used in Correctional Facilities THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2015-IJ-CX-K001 $499,999 Closed
2015 California’s "Realignment": Understanding Local Legal Compliance in A Potential Era of Prison Downsizing NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Regents of the University of California CA 2015-IJ-CX-0001 $32,000 Closed
2015 Racialized Cues and Support for Justice Reinvestment: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Opinion NIJ FY 15 W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime University of Massachusetts Boston MA 2015-IJ-CX-0003 $144,329 Closed
2016 Examining Prison Stays in Michigan Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Central Michigan University MI 2016-R2-CX-0036 $40,000 Closed
2016 Assessing Trends In Deaths Associated With Opioid and Alcohol Withdrawal In Jails Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data University of Rochester NY 2016-R2-CX-0037 $39,807 Closed
2016 Examining the Use and Impact of Restrictive Housing Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OH 2016-IJ-CX-0013 $452,452 Closed
2016 Altering Administrative Segregation for Inmates and Staff: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Effects of Living and Working in Restrictive Housing Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 2016-R2-CX-0115 $631,559 Closed
2016 The Impact of Correctional Officer Suicide on the Institutional Environment and on the Well-being of Correctional Employees Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MA 2016-MU-MU-0010 $500,000 Closed
2016 Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Restrictive Housing in America's Prisons and Jails Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, INC. NY 2016-IJ-CX-0016 $1,410,096 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
2017 Evaluation of in-prison programming for incarcerated women: Addressing trauma and prior victimization NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2017-VF-GX-0014 $749,534 Closed
2017 Interpersonal Violence and Institutional Misconduct in Jails: An Empirical Investigation of Adverse Events in the Los Angeles County Jail System NIJ FY17 New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY OR 2017-IJ-CX-0037 $184,636 Closed
2017 New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision FY 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project. NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) New York State Department of Corrections and Community Super NY 2017-AK-BX-0012 $483,666 Open
2018 Demo of Shielded Micro Jamming (SMJ) in an Inmate Building at the Cumberland FCI NIJ FY18 Communications Technologies Research and Evaluation for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications J3 TECHNOLOGY LLC FL 2018-75-CX-K004 $298,000 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Combating the Use of Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities: A Multisite Technical Assessment and Evaluation of Interdiction Technologies NIJ FY18 Communications Technologies Research and Evaluation for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-75-CX-K005 $999,841 Open