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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: 63
Total Amount Awarded: $38,481,740

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2006 Evaluation of Target's Safe City Initiative: An Action-Research Crime Prevention Partnership NIJ FY06 ORE Evaluation of Public Safety Interventions The Urban Institute DC 2006-IJ-CX-0021 $246,597 Closed
2007 Additional Funding for Applying Situational Crime Prevention to Sexual Assaults in Jail Facilities: An Action Research Partnership NIJ FY 07 ORE Continuations The Urban Institute DC 2006-RP-BX-0040 $49,806 Closed
2007 Crime Displacement and HUD''s HOPE VI Initiative NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research The Urban Institute DC 2007-IJ-CX-0020 $90,298 Closed
2007 Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assaults in Correctional Settings NIJ FY 07 ORE on Sexual Victimization in Corrections The Urban Institute DC 2007-RP-BX-0001 $150,938 Closed
2007 Multi-site Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Continuation Application Proposal NIJ FY 07 ORE Continuations The Urban Institute DC 2003-DC-BX-1001 $523,263 Closed
2007 Multi-site Drug Court Evaluation: Continuation Application Proposal NIJ FY 07 ORE Continuations The Urban Institute DC 2003-DC-BX-1001 $1,006,383 Closed
2007 Promising Faith-Based Corrections and Reentry Programs: Toward a Conceptual Model for Research and Evaluation NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research The Urban Institute DC 2007-IJ-CX-0019 $79,368 Closed
2007 Quantifying the Specific Deterrent Effects of DNA Databases NIJ FY 07 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence The Urban Institute DC 2007-DN-BX-0001 $150,815 Closed
2007 The Impact of Permanent Supportive Housing on Recidivism and Residential Stability: A Randomized Field Experiment of the Corporation for Supportive Housing''s Returning Home Initiative NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research The Urban Institute DC 2007-IJ-CX-0022 $399,040 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
2008 The Costs and Benefits of the DNA Field Experiment NIJ Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations The Urban Institute DC 2008-DN-BX-0001 $149,283 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
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
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
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
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 Closed