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: 92
Total Amount Awarded: $47,172,845

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	The Impact of Correctional Officer Suicide on the Institutional Environment and on the Well-being of Correctional Employees	Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2016-MU-MU-0010	$500,000	Closed
2015	Californias "Realignment": Understanding Local Legal Compliance in A Potential Era of Prison Downsizing	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2015-IJ-CX-0001	$32,000	Closed
2015	Racialized Cues and Support for Justice Reinvestment: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Opinion	NIJ FY 15 W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime	University of Massachusetts Boston	MA	2015-IJ-CX-0003	$144,329	Closed
2015	Research on Contraband and Interdiction Modalities Used in Correctional Facilities	NIJ FY 15 Research on the Efficacy of Different Contraband Interdiction Modalities Used in Correctional Facilities	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	2015-IJ-CX-K001	$499,999	Closed
2015	To conduct this research, we will survey public state and federal adult prisons. The purpose of the survey is two-fold. First, it will provide us with needed descriptive information regarding the type	NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	CNA Corporation	VA	2013-R2-CX-K002	$30,000	Closed
2015	Young Adults in Jails	NIJ FY 15 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships	Vera Institute of Justice	NY	2015-IJ-CX-0012	$500,407	Closed
2014	A Sentinel Events Approach to Addressing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail	NIJ FY 14 Research on Sentinel Events and Criminal Justice System Errors	Vera Institute of Justice	NY	2014-IJ-CX-0030	$399,861	Closed
2014	Measuring the Effects of Correctional Officer Stress on the Well-Being of the Officer and the Prison Workplace and Developing a Practical Index of Officer Stress for Use by Correctional Agencies	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas	AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	AZ	2014-IJ-CX-0026	$666,268	Open
2014	Reducing Prison Misconduct with Evidence-Based Administrative Segregation Policies	NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	University of Cincinnati	OH	2014-IJ-CX-0003	$32,000	Closed
2013	FY13 Continuation for SSBT CoE (Body Screening and AFIS Survey)	NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	WV	2010-IJ-CX-K024	$399,981	Closed
2013	Peering into prison Prison peer effects and their policy implications	NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program	University of Maryland	MD	2013-IJ-CX-0043	$30,000	Closed
2013	The Impact of Safety Equipment Modalities on Reducing Correctional Officer Injuries	NIJ FY 13 The Impact of Safety Equipment Modalities on Reducing Correctional Officer Injuries	CNA Corporation	VA	2013-R2-CX-K002	$307,774	Closed
2012	A New Role for Technology: The Impact of Video Visitation on Corrections Staff, Prisoners, and their Families	NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems	Vera Institute of Justice	NY	2012-IJ-CX-0035	$355,296	Closed
2012	Evaluation of the FY2011 Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects (Focus Area 2)	NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the FY 2010 Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2012-RY-BX-0001	$2,934,589	Closed
2012	EXCITATION Study: Unexplained In-Custody Deaths: Evaluating Biomarkers of Stress and Agitation	NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths	The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego	CA	2012-R2-CX-K006	$431,943	Closed
2012	How Justice System Realign in California: The Policies and Systematic Effects of Prison Downsizing	NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations	Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University	CA	2012-IJ-CX-0002	$145,445	Closed
2012	Impact of Incarceration on Families: A Single-Jurisdiction Pilot Study Using Triangulated Administrative Data & Qualitative Interviews	NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems	South Carolina Research Foundation	SC	2012-IJ-CX-0034	$498,707	Closed
2012	Stress Biomarkers Among Patients Undergoing Treatment for Excited Delirium and Severe Pain in the Emergency Department	NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths	Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation	MN	2012-R2-CX-K007	$338,747	Closed
2011	Assessing the Relationship between Exposure to Violence and Inmate Maladjustment Within and Across State Correctional Facilities	NIJ FY 11 Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data	University of South Carolina Research Foundation	SC	2011-IJ-CX-0003	$34,913	Closed
2011	Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration: A National Academies Review	NIJ FY 2011 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	National Academy of Sciences	DC	2011-DJ-BX-2029	$750,000	Closed
2011	Decision-making Factors Influencing the Wearing of Body Armor: A National Study	NIJ FY 11 Body Armor Standards Research for Criminal Justice Applications	NORC	IL	2011-IJ-CX-K056	$383,641	Closed
2011	Development and Implementation of PMIS for a Jail Environment	NIJ FY 11 Performance Management Information Systems for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications	RAND Corporation	CA	2011-IJ-CX-K052	$230,006	Closed
2011	Time Difference of Arrival System for cell phone localization in correctional facilities	NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	MD	2011-IJ-CX-K002	$249,978	Closed
2011	Unobtrusive Suicide Warning System	NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	General Electric Company	NY	2011-IJ-CX-K003	$249,928	Closed
2010	Effect of Prison-Based Alcohol Treatment: A Multi-Site Process and Outcome Evaluation	NIJ FY 10 ORE Crime and Justice Research and Evaluation: Investigator Initiated	Rob Tillyer	TX	2010-RT-BX-0103	$300,000	Closed