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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: Schools

Number of Awards: 137
Total Amount Awarded: $259,214,399

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2015 Comprehensive School Safety in Atlanta Public Schools NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative WESTED CA 2015-CK-BX-K001 $7,499,668 Closed
2017 Taking Effective School Violence Prevention to Scale NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2017-CK-BX-0020 $6,867,878 Past Project Period End Date
2015 A Roadmap to Evidence-Based School Safety: Safe Communities Safe Schools NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CO 2015-CK-BX-K002 $6,230,136 Closed
2017 Scaling-up Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) Framework in Rural Settings through the Idaho Rural Implementation Model (I-RIM) NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY ID 2017-CK-BX-0021 $5,691,859 Open
2015 Project SOARS (Student Ownership, Accountability, and Responsibility for School safety) NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative IRIS MEDIA INC OR 2015-MU-MU-K003 $5,622,172 Closed
2014 Training School Resource Officers to Improve School Climate and Student Safety Outcomes NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe Arizona Department of Education AZ 2014-CK-BX-0016 $4,999,442 Closed
2015 School Safety and School-Based Mental Health Services in a Large Metropolitan School District NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2015-CK-BX-0010 $4,993,730 Closed
2015 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe: Implementation and Evaluation of Tools for Life in Jackson Public School District in MI NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative THE RAND CORPORATION CA 2015-CK-BX-0005 $4,988,217 Closed
2015 Coping Power in the City: Promoting Safety and Coping Skills in Baltimore City High Schools NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MD 2015-CK-BX-0023 $4,987,399 Closed
2016 Examining the School and Community Contexts that Contribute to the Root Causes and Prevention of School Violence in Rural, Urban, and Large County School Districts in California. - Category 4 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES VA 2016-CK-BX-K001 $4,964,124 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Nashville Longitudinal Study of Youth Safety and Wellbeing Comprehensive School Safety Initiative VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY TN 2016-CK-BX-K002 $4,916,705 Closed
2016 Identifying and Embedding Brokers into a Multi-tiered System of Services to Reduce the Bystander Effect Leading to a Reduction in School Violence Comprehensive School Safety Initiative CAMPBELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION KY 2016-CK-BX-0009 $4,866,107 Closed
2016 Research on the Effects of an Anonymous Tip Line and Multidisciplinary Response Teams in Schools across the State of Nevada Comprehensive School Safety Initiative PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & EVALUATION MD 2016-CK-BX-0007 $4,835,367 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Shelby County School District Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Comprehensive School Safety Initiative RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2016-CK-BX-0011 $4,833,916 Closed
2016 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Safe School Ambassadors in High Risk Schools in Puerto Rico Comprehensive School Safety Initiative WestEd CA 2016-CK-BX-0001 $4,744,947 Closed
2016 Project SECURE: Keeping Kids Safe in San Francisco Unified School District. Comprehensive School Safety Initiative SRI INTERNATIONAL CA 2016-CK-BX-0002 $4,641,134 Closed
2015 Evaluation of an Intensive Truancy Reduction Program (CISDRXT) within Communities In Schools (CIS) of the Dallas Region NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative EDVANCE RESEARCH, INC. TX 2015-CK-BX-0015 $4,609,701 Closed
2015 Comprehensive Approaches to Addressing Mental Health Needs and Enhancing School Security: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 2015-CK-BX-0017 $4,430,775 Closed
2016 A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs Comprehensive School Safety Initiative TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2016-CK-BX-0003 $4,315,804 Closed
2016 Cultivating Healing by Implementing Restorative Practices for Youth (CHIRPY) Comprehensive School Safety Initiative PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & EVALUATION MD 2016-CK-BX-0008 $4,196,537 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
2014 PSJA ISD Safe School Research Initiative NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District TX 2014-CK-BX-0015 $4,137,035 Closed
2016 Evaluation of a Principal Training Program to Promote Safe and Civil Schools Comprehensive School Safety Initiative UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM MO 2016-CK-BX-0004 $4,135,418 Closed
2015 Interconnecting PBIS and School Mental Health to Improve School Safety: A Randomized Trial NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SC 2015-CK-BX-0018 $4,106,951 Closed
2014 School/Justice Partnership Project to research the expansion of a school-based intervention to increase school safety while reducing delinquency referrals and improving student outcomes. NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe School District of Palm Beach County, Florida FL 2014-CK-BX-0018 $3,909,116 Closed