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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Number of Awards: 351
Total Amount Awarded: $196,460,900

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	A Statewide Assessment of the Impact of Virtual Check-Ins for Community Supervision	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Corrections	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01083-FSAX	$1,157,850	Open
2024	Building the Capacity of Community-Facing Agencies to Implement Evidence-Based Practices	NIJ FY24 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	15PNIJ-24-GG-02871-NIJB	$365,675	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	Enhancing Risk-Need-Responsivity Implementation: An Evidence-based System for Case Management Support	NIJ FY24 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL	MA	15PNIJ-24-GG-02870-MUMU	$1,445,599	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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	Leisure Risk for Youth on Probation: How it Relates to Recidivism and How Probation Officers Address it in Case Planning	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	DREXEL UNIVERSITY	PA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01574-RESS	$86,385	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	More than a 'McJob': Criminal records, education, and access to middle-skill jobs	NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01577-RESS	$25,322	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	"Examining the Effects of Back-End Release Discretion on Prison Populations and Length of Stay: A State-by-State Analysis"	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and Resentencing	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04240-RESS	$335,595	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 multilevel analysis of juvenile life without parole and its reform: understanding the people, places, and politics that shape policy.	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01952-TITL	$166,500	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	Building Equity in Objective Prison Classification: A Model for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities	NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01363-NIJB	$599,976	Open
2023	California: A Decade of Decarceration	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-01938-RESS	$32,203	Past Project Period End Date
2023	Climate, Culture, and Correction Officer Wellness	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate	SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-06104-RESS	$960,132	Open
2023	Evaluation of Culture and Climate Effects in the Virginia Department of Corrections Cognitive Communities	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-06103-RESS	$860,438	Open
2023	Examining the Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras on Correctional Culture, Climate, and the Well-Being of Staff and Incarcerated Persons	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate	THE CNA CORPORATION	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-06102-FSAX	$874,312	Open
2023	Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System-The Effect of Mandating Treatment for Convicted Individuals	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-01942-RESS	$25,655	Past Project Period End Date
2023	Operationalizing the Individual versus Group Fairness Dichotomy for Recidivism Risk Assessment: US Legal Challenges and Technical Proposals	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-23-GG-01932-RESS	$166,500	Open
2023	PRISONERS ON THE MOVE: EXAMINING THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF PRISON TRANSIENCY ON INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	CINCINNATI UNIV OF	OH	15PNIJ-23-GG-01936-RESS	$105,000	Open
2023	Procedural Justice in Jails	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate	THE CNA CORPORATION	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-06105-MUMU	$894,789	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	Rethinking revocations: A study to examine the effects of a coaching model on improving outcomes	NIJ FY22 Design, Implementation, and Testing of a National Model for Technical Violations	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE	NC	15PNIJ-22-GK-01118-MUMU	$3,977,416	Open
2021	NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Aurors	Recidivism Forecasting Challenge	Team Aurors		2021-nij-rec-ch-0017	$6,000	Closed