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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Correctional facilities

Number of Awards: 184
Total Amount Awarded: $101,559,567

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Child-Friendly Visits in Jail NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 15PNIJ-24-GG-01570-RESS $119,999 Open
2024 How to Free a Butterfly: The Impact of Fair Chance Housing Ordinances on the Housing Outcome of System-Impacted Black Individuals NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01575-RESS $47,052 Open
2024 Quasi-experimental evaluation of contraband interdiction technologies NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Corrections THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-24-GG-01091-FSAX $849,383 Open
2024 The relationship between participation in structured activities and health, safety and quality of life outcomes for prison residents and staff NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Corrections THE CNA CORPORATION VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01087-FSAX $898,792 Open
2023 A 28-year longitudinal study of victimization and perpetration of violence in high-risk youth: Advancing the development of preventive interventions in the community NIJ FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training & Technical Assistance Support NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-04269-CVIP $1,000,000 Open
2023 A Mixed-Method Examination of the Effectiveness of Money Bail and other Pretrial Release Options NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02233-NIJB $560,195 Open
2023 A Nationwide Assessment of Jail Reentry Policies and Practices: A Two-Tiered Study of the Field NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-02232-SCAX $599,986 Open
2023 A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB $498,491 Open
2023 Cannabis liberalization policies and trends in cannabis-related school-based discipline: Examining sociodemographic disparities in Massachusetts NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01954-TITL $111,000 Open
2023 Data and Dashboards: Research and Enhancements to Ensure Mecklenburg County’s Criminal Justice System is a Leader in Data-Driven Decision Making NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-00272-BRND $1,000,000 Open
2023 Expanding Mental Health Diversion Opportunities: A Prospective Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Intake Booking Diversion Program NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System JUSTICE INNOVATION INC. NY 15PNIJ-23-AG-03563-RESS $754,209 Open
2023 NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DC 15PNIJ-22-GK-00035-VTCX $1,500,000 Open
2023 Pretrial Policy Change and Place: Evaluating the Impacts of Maryland's Bail Reform on Crime and Pretrial Outcomes across Courts NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01931-RESS $55,500 Open
2023 THRIVE: Transformative Health and Reproductive Information for Incarcerated Women's Empowerment. NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01937-RESS $144,891 Open
2022 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Implications of Removing Police from Schoolsfor Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 15PNIJ-22-AG-01572-RESS $49,837 Closed
2022 NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts NIJ FY22 NIJ Multisite Impact and Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DC 15PNIJ-22-GK-00035-VTCX $3,000,000 Open
2021 "Shadow Costs: The Effect of Economic and Informational Inequality on Court-Order Compliance". W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04707-NIJB $885,090 Open
2021 A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois' Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02807-RESS $632,781 Open
2021 Advancing Research on Rural Justice Systems NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02805-RESS $768,881 Open
2021 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Implications of Removing Police from Schools for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GG-02818-RESS $49,837 Closed
2020 Adapted Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model to Reduce Recidivism in an Underserved Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pre-Release and Post-Release Reentry Components Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FL 2020-75-CX-0008 $1,218,129 Open
2020 Police Investigations of Gun Offenses: Understanding and Enhancing Performance Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 THE JOHN F FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INC NY 2020-R2-CX-0011 $619,648 Open
2020 The Road to Reentry: A Randomized Control Trial of Young Adults in Custody from the Inside to the Outs Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 2020-R2-CX-0038 $1,557,676 Open
2019 A Randomized Controlled Trial of ACTV versus T4C for Community Reentry: Differential Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2019-R2-CX-0013 $641,386 Open
2019 AI Enabled Community Supervision for Criminal Justice Services Artificial Intelligence Research and Development to Support Community Supervision, FY 2019 PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN 2019-75-CX-K001 $1,999,778 Past Project Period End Date