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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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Number of Awards: 162
Total Amount Awarded: $98,133,300

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
2012 Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. VA 2012-VF-GX-0001 $598,720 Closed
2006 Social Science Research on the Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. VA 2006-DN-BX-0095 $600,000 Closed
2006 The Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. CA 2006-DN-BX-0094 $600,000 Closed
2013 Massachusetts Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 13 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Committee for Public Counsel Services MA 2013-DY-BX-K006 $613,205 Closed
2012 Examining the Effectiveness of Indigent Defense Team Services: A Multisite Evaluation of Holistic Defense in Practice NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense National Center for State Courts VA 2012-R2-CX-0011 $628,000 Closed
2021 A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois' Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02807-RESS $632,781 Open
2003 Anchorage Wellness Court Evaluation CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION University of Alaska Anchorage AK 2003-DD-BX-1015 $633,880 Closed
2009 Wisconsin Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance WI 2009-DN-BX-K244 $647,286 Closed
2011 Reviewing cases in Minnesota where DNA is dispositive of innocence. NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program JUDICARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA MN 2011-DY-BX-K002 $658,348 Closed
2019 Confidence, Latency, and Accuracy in Eyewitness Identification Made from Show-Ups: Evidence from the Lab, the Field, and Current Law Enforcement Practices Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, FY 2019 NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE VA 2019-75-CX-0009 $662,407 Open
2010 Postconviction DNA Testing (PDNAT) Assistance Program NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority IL 2010-DY-BX-K005 $687,448 Closed
2023 Second looks for youth: An implementation evaluation of resentencing models in five jurisdictions NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY NJ 15PNIJ-23-GG-04239-RESS $692,889 Open
2010 A Natural Experiment in Reform: Analyzing drug law policy change in New York State NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Sentencing and Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration Vera Institute of Justice Inc NY 2010-IJ-CX-0030 $699,937 Closed
2009 Assessing the Effectiveness of Juvenile Mental Health Courts as a Public Safety Strategy NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Policy Research Associates Inc NY 2009-IJ-CX-0038 $700,200 Closed
2021 Reducing Youth Incarceration for Runaway and Truancy: A National Scan of Practice and Evaluability Assessments in Three Sites Research on Juvenile Justice Topics, Fiscal Year 2021 THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-03265-RESS $705,856 Open
2009 ABA Study of Collateral Consequences for Criminal Convictions NIJ FY 09 ORE Collateral Consequences American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education DC 2009-IJ-CX-0102 $707,924 Closed
2023 A Statewide Mixed-methods Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines and their Impacts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Outcomes NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01365-NIJB $730,834 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2018 Investigative and Prosecutorial Strategies for Mitigating Pathways to Radicalization: Creation of a Federal Terrorism Court Record Repository NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Prevention and Mitigation of Domestic Pathways to Terrorism UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM AR 2018-ZA-CX-0003 $731,927 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
2012 2012 North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission grant application for the NIJ Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program. NIJ FY 12 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts NC 2012-DY-BX-K001 $761,111 Closed
2015 Multi-Site Evaluations of Courts on the Frontline: Systematically Assessing Implementation and Intermediate Outcomes in Veterans Treatment Courts NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY MO 2015-VV-BX-K020 $761,231 Closed
2023 The Extremism Sentencing Study: Judicial Outcomes and Recidivism Among Individuals Convicted of International and Domestic Terrorism NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-23-GG-01384-DOMR $762,553 Open
2013 Intimate Partner Violence and Custody Decisions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Outcomes from Family Court, Shuttle Mediation, or Videoconferencing Mediation NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Trustees of Indiana University IN 2013-VA-CX-0044 $763,686 Closed
2011 Wisconsin Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program 2011 NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance WI 2011-DY-BX-K006 $778,329 Closed
2018 Young Adult Court: A New Approach to Justice NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 2018-R2-CX-K001 $783,834 Open