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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: Courts

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

Funded Awards
FY Title Sort ascending Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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
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
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
2012 Waiver of Counsel in Juvenile Court NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense Georgetown University DC 2012-R2-CX-0008 $510,953 Closed
2009 US DOJ Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program New Mexico Department of Public Safety NM 2009-DY-BX-K246 $924,648 Closed
2018 Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion in Florida Criminal Courts NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2018-R2-CX-0021 $248,077 Past Project Period End Date
2012 Understanding Influence Across Justice Agencies: The Spread of Community Reformsfrom Law Enforcement to Prosecutor Organizations NIJ FY 12 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University IL 2012-R2-CX-0022 $20,818 Closed
2013 Trends in juvenile criminal case processing and education NIJ FY 13 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Yale University CT 2013-JF-FX-0018 $39,976 Closed
2018 Trends in Domestic Violence Protective Order Administration: Potential Impacts on Victim Safety and Due Process NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2018-VA-CX-0001 $1,027,123 Open
2009 The Virtual Courtroom: Bringing Actual Forensic Training Content and Resources to Prosecutors Nationwide throug the Internet NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program New York Prosecutors Training Institute NY 2009-DN-BX-K202 $866,440 Closed
2012 The Role of Indigent Defense for Defendants with Mental Health Disorders NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense Vera Institute of Justice NY 2012-R2-CX-0009 $485,625 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
2017 The Neuroscience of Evidentiary Rules: The Case of the Present Sense Impression NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THE TN 2017-IJ-CX-0007 $49,898 Closed
2010 The Missing Link: Examining Prosecutorial Decision Making Across Federal District Courts NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data University of Maryland MD 2010-IJ-CX-0012 $35,000 Closed
2010 The Long-Term Effects of Civil Legal Services on Battered Women NIJ FY 10 ORE Crime and Justice Research and Evaluation: Investigator Initiated University of Iowa IA 2010-WG-BX-0009 $823,822 Closed
2011 The Impact of Forensic Evidence on Arrest and Prosecution NIJ FY 11 Social Science Research in Forensic Science University of New Haven CT 2011-DN-BX-0003 $174,668 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
2009 The Effects of Defense Counsel on the Outcomes of Homicide
and Death Penalty Prosecutions
NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research RAND Corporation CA 2009-IJ-CX-0013 $149,898 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
2004 The Courtroom of the 21st Century National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology The College of William And Mary In Virginia VA 2004-DD-BX-K011 $494,739 Closed
2005 The Contextual Significance of Courtroom Workgroup Racial Diversity to Criminal Case Outcomes W.E.B DuBois Fellowship Program 2006 Northeastern University MA 2006-IJ-CX-0009 $75,523 Closed
2012 The Contextual Determinants and Implications of Back-end Sentencing NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Regents of the University of Michigan MI 2012-IJ-CX-0044 $25,000 Closed
2011 The Connecticut Postconviction DNA Testing Program 2011 NIJ FY 11 Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Public Defender Services CT 2011-DY-BX-K007 $1,392,176 Closed
2009 The Connecticut Post Conviction DNA testing program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program STATE OF CONNECTICUT CT 2009-DY-BX-K243 $1,486,134 Closed
2009 The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision-Making in County Prosecutors' Offices NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research Vera Institute of Justice Inc NY 2009-IJ-CX-0040 $393,564 Closed