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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: Tribal justice

Number of Awards: 25
Total Amount Awarded: $10,395,395

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 Identifying the Scope and Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in New Mexico and Improving MMIP Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-22-GG-01625-REVA $249,382 Open
2021 Addressing Violence towards Youth and Young Adults in Indigenous Communities Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA SD 15PNIJ-21-GG-02808-RESS $150,000 Open
2021 Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU $1,000,000 Open
2021 THE TULALIP TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: A PATH TO WELLNESS Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Solicitation, Fiscal Year 2021 THE TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON WA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02810-RESS $149,957 Declined
2019 A Descriptive Analysis of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Children in Nebraska, Barriers to Reporting and Investigation, and Recommendations for Improving Access to Justice Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 2019-75-CX-0014 $169,264 Closed
2019 Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TN 2019-75-CX-0015 $114,540 Closed
2019 Northwest Indian Community Development Center- Tribal Law and Policy Institute Research Partnership Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019 TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE CA 2019-75-CX-0016 $105,000 Closed
2019 Tribal Justice, Tribal Court: Strengthening Tribal Justice Systems Using Restorative Approaches Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HI 2019-75-CX-0013 $99,969 Closed
2018 Building Tribal-Researcher Capacity to Inform Data-Driven Practices, Technology, and Tribal Justice NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK NY 2018-75-CX-0012 $150,752 Closed
2018 Hoopa Valley Tribe and Tribal Law and Policy Institute Research Partnership NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE CA 2018-75-CX-0013 $100,000 Closed
2016 FY16 Visiting Fellows Program: Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Visiting Fellows Program (original) University of Alaska Anchorage AK 2016-R2-CX-K002 $236,958 Closed
2016 Sex Trafficking in Indian Country: Community-Based Participatory Needs Assessments with AI/AN Communities Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons Urban Institute DC 2016-VT-BX-K001 $275,580 Closed
2014 Effective Methods to Assess Exposure to Violence and Victimization Among American Indian and Alaskan Native Youth NIJ FY 14 Methodological Research to Support NIJ's Program of Research Examining Violence and Victimization of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) Youth American Indian Development Associates, LLC NM 2014-MU-MU-K001 $421,104 Closed
2014 National Law Enforcement Corrections and Technology Center (NLECTC) System Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center NIJ FY 14 National Law Enforcement Corrections and Technology Center (NLECTC) System Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center RAND Corporation CA 2014-MU-CX-K003 $1,996,464 Closed
2013 An innovative response to an intractable problem: Using village public safety officers to enhance the criminal justice response to violence committed against Indian women in Alaska's tribal community NIJ FY 13 Evaluating the Effectiveness of State, Local, and Tribal Responses to Violence Committed Against Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities University of Alaska Anchorage AK 2013-VW-CX-0001 $294,317 Closed
2013 Native American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship NIJ FY 13 Native American Crime, Victimization and Justice Studies: Postdoctoral Fellowship Alison Martin VA 2013-PJ-BX-K001 $95,690 Closed
2011 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice and Technology-Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Sheriffs Association of Texas TX 2009-IJ-CX-K017 $150,000 Closed
2011 Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Center for Rural Development Inc KY 2009-IJ-CX-K019 $150,000 Closed
2010 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice and Technology - Evaluation of Low-Cost Aviation Options for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 10 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Sheriffs Association of Texas TX 2009-IJ-CX-K017 $250,000 Closed
2009 Nlets will produce standard geospatial information services to support national public safety objectives, including location-based incident reporting, crash data, and alerts. NIJ FY 09 Technology Research and Development National Law Enforcement Telecommunication Syste AZ 2009-IJ-CX-K015 $670,705 Closed
2009 Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center NIJ FY 09 Criminal Justice Technology Regional Centers The Center for Rural Development Inc KY 2009-IJ-CX-K019 $2,270,614 Closed
2008 Understanding the Intelligence Practices of State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies NIJ FY 08 ORE Terroism Michigan State University MI 2008-IJ-CX-0007 $299,906 Closed
2005 A Participatory Evaluation of the Tribal Victim Assistance Programs at the Lummi Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Country and Tribal Victims Assistance American Indian Development Associates NM 2005-VR-GX-0101 $425,200 Closed
2001 Crime & Justice Research & Evaluation American Indian Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts The Regents of The University of California CA 2001-IJ-CX-0031 $299,993 Closed
2000 Eval of Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community & LE CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program President And Fellows of Harvard College MA 2000-MU-MU-0015 $270,000 Closed