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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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Subtopic: Corrections

Number of Awards: 343
Total Amount Awarded: $192,363,635

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Open
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 Open
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 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 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
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team CategOracles Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team CategOracles 2021-nij-rec-ch-0013 $6,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team CresentStar Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team CresentStar 2021-nij-rec-ch-0021 $13,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team CrimeFree Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team CrimeFree 2021-nij-rec-ch-0019 $75,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Data Robot Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team Data Robot 2021-nij-rec-ch-0024 $2,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team DEAP Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team DEAP 2021-nij-rec-ch-0015 $18,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team Duddon Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team Duddon 2021-nij-rec-ch-0016 $1,000 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team EarlyStopping Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team EarlyStopping 2021-nij-rec-ch-0026 $20,500 Closed
2021 NIJ Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winner: Team EconCGU Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Team EconCGU 2021-nij-rec-ch-0011 $19,500 Closed