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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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State: MD,
District: 8

Number of Awards: 111
Total Amount Awarded: $80,432,044

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults WESTAT, INC. MD 15PNIJ-23-GK-02236-MUMU $1,000,000 Open
2022 Centering Youth Experiences to Address Community Violence: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 15PNIJ-22-GG-01420-RESS $1,029,558 Open
2022 Formative Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment of a Family Justice Center NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 15PNIJ-22-GG-03292-NONF $499,500 Open
2020 Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups Research and Evaluation of Domestic Terrorism Prevention, Fiscal Year 2020 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 2020-ZA-CX-0003 $998,599 Open
2019 A Formative Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment of a Juvenile Corrections Executive Leadership Training Evaluation of Juvenile Corrections Executive Leadership Training, FY 2019 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 2020-MU-MU-K003 $750,000 Open
2018 A Process Evaluation of the Continuum of Services Model in Virginia's Juvenile Justice System Legacy OJJDP Research Grants CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 2017-JF-FX-0062 $749,995 Open
2018 Evaluation of Safe Harbor Laws and Their Impact on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Legacy OJJDP Research Grants DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 2014-JF-FX-0002 $499,977 Closed
2018 FY 2015 OJJDP Model Programs Guide Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Development Services Group Inc. MD 2013-JF-FX-K002 $400,000 Closed
2018 Maltreatment and Delinquency Associations across Development: Assessing Difference Among Historically Understudied Groups and Potential Protective Factors Legacy OJJDP Research Grants Child Trends Incorporated MD 2016-MU-MU-0064 $75,000 Closed
2018 OJJDP FY 16 Assessing the Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms Program Legacy OJJDP Research Grants WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-JF-FX-0058 $499,752 Closed
2018 OJJDP FY 17 National Incidence Studies of Missing Children Reported to Law Enforcement Legacy OJJDP Research Grants WESTAT, INC. MD 2017-MC-FX-K011 $999,968 Closed
2018 OJJDP FY 2013 Model Programs Guide Legacy OJJDP Research Grants DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 2013-JF-FX-K002 $375,125 Closed
2018 OJJDP Model Programs Guide Legacy OJJDP Research Grants DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC. MD 2013-JF-FX-K002 $400,000 Closed
2018 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research, Housing and Shelter Models for Victims of Crime NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research WESTAT, INC. MD 2018-MU-MU-0011 $497,335 Closed
2018 Rigorous Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Reform Legacy OJJDP Research Grants CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 2018-CZ-BX-0026 $985,433 Open
2018 Solve Crime. Build Trust? Investigating Homicides and Shootings in Los Angeles NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices JUSTICE AND SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC. MD 2018-75-CX-0003 $500,000 Closed
2017 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Decrease Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Development Services Group, Inc. MD 2017-CK-BX-0009 $498,322 Open
2017 Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-MU-MU-K074 $1,299,994 Closed
2017 Understanding School Climate for American Indian Youth: A CBPR Case-Study Approach NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative CHILD TRENDS, INCORPORATED MD 2017-CK-BX-0005 $811,125 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-AK-BX-K020 $1,999,995 Closed
2016 Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-MU-MU-K074 $999,698 Closed
2016 Recover Me If you Can: Improving Services to Victims of Identity Theft Research and Evaluation on Identity Theft and Services to Victims of Identity Theft Development Services Group, Inc. MD 2016-VF-GX-K006 $749,827 Closed
2016 The Consequences of School Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Development Services Group, Inc. MD 2016-CK-BX-0012 $446,679 Closed
2015 2015 Montgomery County, MD FY 2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Montgomery County MD 2015-DN-BX-0007 $101,010 Closed
2015 Bridging the research to practice gap: The utility of understanding juvenile justice practitioners as consumers of research NIJ FY 15 Social Science Research on Implementation, Dissemination, and Translation Child Trends Incorporated MD 2015-R2-CX-0014 $200,000 Closed