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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
2001 Tenth National Survey of HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB in Correctio National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Abt Associates Inc. MA 2001-IJ-CX-K018 $202,414 Closed
2002 Supermax Prisons The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Urban Institute DC 2002-IJ-CX-0019 $298,127 Closed
2013 Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services NIJ FY 13 Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. MA 2013-MU-CX-0057 $399,836 Closed
1995 STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES FOR THE U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES FOR THE U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM National Academy of Public Administration DC 1995-IJ-CX-0003 $245,565 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 State-Mandated Criminal Background Employment Screening: A High Stakes Window into the Desistance Process NIJ FY 12 Desistance From Crime Over the Life Course The Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2012-MU-MU-0048 $706,943 Closed
2012 SOTIPS Implementation Evaluation Project NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) Regents of the University of Minnesota MN 2012-AW-BX-0153 $1,496,090 Closed
2004 SAFE SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS RESEARCH SUPPORT National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology George Mason University VA 2000-RD-CX-K003 $49,969 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
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
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
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
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
2011 Responding to Fiscal Challenges in State Correctional Systems: A National Study of Prison Closings and Alternative Strategies NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems RAND Corporation CA 2011-IJ-CX-0011 $999,952 Closed
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
2010 Residence Restriction Legislation and Sex Offender Residential Locations in New York NIJ FY 10 ORE Ph.D.Graduate Research Fellowship Program The Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2010-IJ-CX-0004 $25,000 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
2011 Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems -- Multi-Jurisdiction Research on Automated Reporting Systems: Kiosk Supervision. NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems Westat, Inc. MD 2011-IJ-CX-0010 $999,991 Closed
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