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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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Awardee Name: THE URBAN INSTITUTE

Number of Awards: 60
Total Amount Awarded: $31,140,456

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 How Do “Credible Messenger” Mentors Promote Youth Development? A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Houston NIJ FY22 Youth Mentoring Research and Evaluation THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-01423-MENT $651,522 Open
2022 National Scan, Case Studies, and Evaluability Assessments of Restorative Justice Programs for Serious and Violent Harm NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03584-NONF $500,136 Open
2022 Phased Evaluation of an OVC-Funded National Resource Center: Assessing VictimConnect’s Implementation and Outcomes for the Victim Service Field NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03290-NONF $650,000 Open
2022 Prevalence Estimation of Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Juvenile Facilities NIJ FY22 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-03052-TITL $549,956 Open
2022 Replication Validation of a Human Trafficking Screening Tool for Law Enforcement and Estimation of Prevalence NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-22-GG-01569-NIJB $649,332 Open
2021 Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-03631-MUMU $648,715 Open
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
2021 Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Federal Sentencing Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-21-GG-02817-RESS $49,998 Closed
2018 Combating the Use of Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities: A Multisite Technical Assessment and Evaluation of Interdiction Technologies NIJ FY18 Communications Technologies Research and Evaluation for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-75-CX-K005 $999,841 Open
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 Open
2018 Phased Evaluation of VictimConnect: An OVC-Funded, Technology-Based National Resource Center NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-V3-GX-0003 $600,000 Closed
2018 Research-Based Practice Guide to Address Gang Violence Legacy OJJDP Research Grants THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2018-PB-FX-K002 $749,956 Closed
2017 Evaluation of in-prison programming for incarcerated women: Addressing trauma and prior victimization NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Victims of Crime THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2017-VF-GX-0014 $749,534 Closed
2017 Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2017-VF-GX-0004 $679,988 Closed
2015 Optimizing Video Analytics in a Correction Setting, Phase I NIJ FY 15 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 2015-R2-CX-K001 $599,742 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
2010 Estimating the Unlawful Commercial Sex Economy in the United States NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-1674 $499,036 Closed
2010 Evaluating Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Payment NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking The Urban Institute DC 2010-WG-GX-0011 $525,464 Closed
2010 Foreclosures and Crime: A Space-Time Analysis NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Foreclosures and Crime The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-0029 $254,994 Closed
2010 Organizational Efficiency and Early Disposition Programs in Federal Courts NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data The Urban Institute DC 2010-IJ-CX-0013 $37,809 Closed
2010 Outcomes of DNA "Cold Hits": Social Science Research in Forensic Science NIJ FY 10 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2010-DN-BX-0002 $351,054 Closed
2010 Understanding Youth's Use of Technology to Perpetrate Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment and Victimization NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on VAW: Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence and Stalking The Urban Institute DC 2010-WG-BX-0003 $367,429 Closed
2009 Examining the Policies, Practices, and Implications of Collecting DNA from Arrestees NIJ FY 09 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science The Urban Institute DC 2009-DN-BX-0004 $314,024 Closed
2008 Forensics Blueprint for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences The Urban Institute DC 2008-DN-BX-K250 $793,259 Closed
2008 Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Continuation Application Proposal NIJ Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations The Urban Institute DC 2003-DC-BX-1001 $372,660 Closed