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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
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 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
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 Interactive Computer-Assisted Recovery Enabler (ICARE): Treatment Support and Monitoring Tool for Substance Using Offenders NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation in Corrections RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2018-75-CX-0018 $750,000 Open
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 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 RF Fingerprinting for Contraband Wireless Devices Identification, Detection and Tracking in Correctional Facilities. NIJ FY18 Communications Technologies Research and Evaluation for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MS 2018-75-CX-K002 $599,121 Closed
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
2019 A Randomized Controlled Trial of ACTV versus T4C for Community Reentry: Differential Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2019-R2-CX-0013 $641,386 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 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 Incarceration and Desistance: Evidence from a Natural Policy Experiment Research into Desistance from Crime, FY 2019 RAND CORP CA 2019-R2-CX-0031 $599,510 Closed
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
2019 Resource Facilitation: A promising initiative shown to decrease recidivism in exiting offenders with traumatic brain injury Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 RHI FOUNDATION INC IN 2019-R2-CX-0030 $792,751 Open
2019 The Experiences of Men with Substance Use Disorders Exiting Prison at the Height of the Opioid Crisis Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2019-R2-CX-0010 $91,097 Closed
2019 Using Technology to Facilitate Successful Reentry Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Reentry Planning Tool Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-R2-CX-0023 $1,169,360 Open
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
2020 Effects of Contradictory Signals on Post-Prison Labor Market Outcomes Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE OH 2020-R2-CX-0021 $91,465 Closed
2020 Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool, Fiscal Year 2020 Dr. Rhys Hester GS-00F-219CA DJO-NIJ-16-G-0127 FSA1 $48,100 Open
2020 The Road to Reentry: A Randomized Control Trial of Young Adults in Custody from the Inside to the Outs Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 2020-R2-CX-0038 $1,557,676 Open
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Aurors Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team Aurors 2021-nij-rec-ch-0017 $6,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team CategOracles Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team CategOracles 2021-nij-rec-ch-0013 $6,000 Closed