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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: Urban Institute

Number of Awards: 83
Total Amount Awarded: $49,524,632

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2015 Bending Towards Justice: Perceptions of Justice among Human Trafficking Survivors NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons Urban Institute DC 2015-VF-GX-0108 $573,509 Closed
2015 Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence Reduction Urban Institute DC 2015-R2-CX-K147 $622,432 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
2006 Applying Situational Crime Prevention to Sexual Assaults in Jail Facilities: An Action Research Partnership NIJ FY06 ORE R&E on Sexual Victimization in Corrections The Urban Institute DC 2006-RP-BX-0040 $496,704 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 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 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 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 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
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
2012 Analyzing Crime Patterns and Trends in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area: Documenting the Value of Cross-Agency and Cross-Jurisdictional Data Integration NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime Urban Institute DC 2012-R2-CX-0001 $689,507 Closed
2006 Alcohol Availability, Distribution Policies, and Their Relationship To Crime and Alcohol-Related Injury NIJ FY06 ORE Crime and Justice Research The Urban Institute DC 2006-IJ-CX-0012 $105,989 Closed
2013 Development and Validation of an Actuarial Risk Assessment Tool for Juvenile Sex Offenders NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Assess Youth With Sexual Offending Behavior Urban Institute DC 2013-AW-BX-0053 $999,984 Closed
2018 Bridging Research and Practice to Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Urban Institute DC 2015-MU-MU-K002 $500,000 Closed
2018 Bridging Research and Practice to Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Urban Institute DC 2015-MU-MU-K002 $500,000 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
2012 Proposal for an Evaluability Assessment of Law Enforcement Agencies Using the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety NIJ FY 12 Evaluability Assessment of Law Enforcement Agencies Using the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Urban Institute DC 2012-IJ-CX-0037 $299,921 Closed
2011 Understanding the Organization, Operation and Victimization of Labor Trafficking in the United States NIJ FY 11 Research Solicitation on Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Urban Institute DC 2011-IJ-CX-0026 $498,844 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
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 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
2012 FY2011 Adult SCA Evaluability Assessment ??? Focus Area #1 NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the FY 2010 Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects Urban Institute DC 2012-R2-CX-0032 $399,433 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
2013 Exploratory Research into the Intersection of Forced Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Urban Institute DC 2013-VA-CX-0033 $256,730 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