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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.

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

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Topic: Courts,
Subtopic: Courts

Number of Awards: 520
Total Amount Awarded: $321,453,909

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Bail, Bias and Bargaining: Investigating Racial Dynamics in Plea Negotiations across Local Court Communities NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-24-GG-01796-RESS $699,257 Open
2024 Data-driven Prosecution Practices: Exploring the Implementation and Impact of Plea Tracking NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-01787-RESS $769,955 Open
2024 Exploring the Nexus of Human Trafficking and Drug Trafficking in a Border County NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL MA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01907-RESS $649,732 Open
2024 Jury Deliberations of Child Witnesses with Autism Spectrum Disorder NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-01572-RESS $180,000 Open
2024 Reducing Collateral Consequences with Records Relief: Organizational Readiness for Implementing Strategies in State Courts NIJ FY24 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-02869-NIJB $422,100 Open
2023 21st Century Criminal Defense Practice: An Examination of the Impact of Holistic Defense in Wayne County, Michigan NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon JUSTICE INNOVATION INC. NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-02235-RESS $829,358 Open
2023 A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF COLORADO CO 15PNIJ-23-GG-02401-MUMU $1,456,274 Open
2023 A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023 NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-02406-BSCI $700,224 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 Statewide Mixed-methods Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines and their Impacts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Outcomes NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01365-NIJB $730,834 Open
2023 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE DC 2020-R2-CX-0009 $300,000 Open
2023 An Examination of the Law Enforcement Role in Implementing Extreme Risk Protection Orders NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-02399-BSCI $425,304 Open
2023 Building Better Indigent Defense Systems NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-02234-RESS $800,000 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 Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center NIJ FY23 Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GK-00931-NIJB $3,500,000 Open
2023 Exploring how survivor perspectives and priorities are reflected in the use and implementation of Extreme Risk Protective Orders to address intimate partner violence NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-02404-BSCI $579,986 Open
2023 Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Leakage, and Social Networks: The Legislative, Behavioral, and Social Contexts Surrounding Mass Public Shooting Incidents and Plots NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-02408-BSCI $985,776 Open
2023 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU $2,200,000 Open
2023 Losing Sleep and Losing Control: The Impact of Subjective and Objective Sleep on the Problem Behavior and Mental Health of Justice-Involved Young Adults NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01946-RESS $166,500 Open
2023 Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UT 15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO $604,409 Open
2023 Nanoparticle-Decorated Micropillars As Integrated Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Quantitative and High-Throughput Toxicology Drug Analysis NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04235-RESS $199,676 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 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 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 Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS $78,656 Open