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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: Corrections

Number of Awards: 343
Total Amount Awarded: $192,363,635

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2014 Rehabilitation Programs for Adult Offenders: Meta-Analysis in Support of Guidelines for Effective Practice NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas Vanderbilt University TN 2014-IJ-CX-0021 $456,230 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Forensic Services NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2009-DN-BX-K022 $564,000 Closed
2004 Risk Markers for Sexual Vulnerability and Violence in Prison: Development of a Risk Classification System for Male and Female InmatesResearch on Prison Sexual ViolenceU.S. Department of Justice Research on Prison Sex Violence University of Virginia VA 2004-RP-BX-0004 $397,647 Closed
2001 Assessing Prevalence and Management of Infectious Disease Conditions in the Correctional Setting Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio TX 2001-IJ-CX-0023 $254,701 Closed
2020 Adapted Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model to Reduce Recidivism in an Underserved Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pre-Release and Post-Release Reentry Components Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2020-75-CX-0008 $1,218,129 Open
2011 Assessing the Relationship between Exposure to Violence and Inmate Maladjustment Within and Across State Correctional Facilities NIJ FY 11 Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data University of South Carolina Research Foundation SC 2011-IJ-CX-0003 $34,913 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
2022 Rethinking revocations: A study to examine the effects of a coaching model on improving outcomes NIJ FY22 Design, Implementation, and Testing of a National Model for Technical Violations UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE NC 15PNIJ-22-GK-01118-MUMU $3,977,416 Open
2017 Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents among Correctional Officers NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2017-R2-CX-0032 $787,907 Closed
2023 Building Equity in Objective Prison Classification: A Model for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01363-NIJB $599,976 Open
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
2018 Evaluating program enhancements for mentors working with children of prisoners Legacy OJJDP Research Grants UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 2014-JU-FX-0004 $2,499,597 Closed
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
2023 Operationalizing the Individual versus Group Fairness Dichotomy for Recidivism Risk Assessment: US Legal Challenges and Technical Proposals NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-23-GG-01932-RESS $166,500 Open
2023 Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System-The Effect of Mandating Treatment for Convicted Individuals NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-23-GG-01942-RESS $25,655 Open
2013 Peering into prison Prison peer effects and their policy implications NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program University of Maryland MD 2013-IJ-CX-0043 $30,000 Closed
2011 Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Fellowship Placement Program: Determining the Timing of Parole Discharge Based on the Concept of "Redemption" NIJ FY 11 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships University of Maryland MD 2011-IJ-CX-0009 $209,323 Closed
2012 The Effect of Collateral Consequence Laws on State Rates of Returns to Prison NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program University of Maryland MD 2012-IJ-CX-0006 $25,000 Closed
2002 The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables University of Maryland MD 2002-DT-CX-0001 $172,331 Closed
2005 Continued Operation of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, Rocky Mountain Region NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks University of Denver Colorado Seminar CO 2005-IJ-CX-K001 $2,709,930 Closed
1996 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards University of Denver Colorado Seminar CO 1996-MU-MU-K012 $752,476 Closed
2009 Evaluating A Drug Testing and Graduated Sanctions Program in Delaware: A Randomized Trial NIJ FY 09 ORE Evaluation of a Demonstration Program: Drug Testing, Certain and Swift Sanctions and Treatment Referral for Chronic Drug Users Under Community Supervision University of Delaware DE 2009-IJ-CX-0003 $499,631 Closed
2018 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Misconduct Behind Bars: A Randomized Control Trial of CBI-CC NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DE 2018-75-CX-0020 $596,458 Open
2002 Connecticut Correctional Health Research Program The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables University of Connecticut Health Center CT 2002-IJ-CX-K009 $3,000,000 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