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                            Funding & Awards
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                          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. Description

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**Number of Awards:** 10**Total Amount Awarded:** $4,870,234
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                                                  Status2012
                                                                                        Waiver of Counsel in Juvenile Court
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense
                                                                                        Georgetown University
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2012-R2-CX-0008
                                                                                        $510,953
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The Role of Indigent Defense for Defendants with Mental Health Disorders
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense
                                                                                        Vera Institute of Justice
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2012-R2-CX-0009
                                                                                        $485,625
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The Effects of Defense Counsel on the Outcomes of Homicide 
and Death Penalty Prosecutions
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research
                                                                                        RAND Corporation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-0013
                                                                                        $149,898
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Forensic Science Training for California Indigent Defense Attorneys -- Using the NAS Report in Litigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Los Angeles County
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K259
                                                                                        $250,000
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Examining the Effectiveness of Indigent Defense Team Services:  A Multisite Evaluation of Holistic Defense in Practice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Social Science Research on Indigent Defense
                                                                                        National Center for State Courts
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2012-R2-CX-0011
                                                                                        $628,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Evaluating the Effect of Holistic Indigent Defense Services on Case Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in the Bronx
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems: Investigator-Initiated
                                                                                        RAND Corporation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2013-IJ-CX-0027
                                                                                        $334,998
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Early Intervention by Counsel: A Multi-Site Evaluation of the Presence of Counsel at a Defendants First Appearance in Court
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas
                                                                                        The Research Foundation for the SUNY, University at Albany
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-0027
                                                                                        $381,402
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2008
                                                                                        2008 Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
                                                                                        Texas Office of the Governor
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K169
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed
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