Project Grant 15PBJA20RR00496SCAA

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) provides $849,383 to the Urban Institute to conduct a 48-month mixed-methods study on the use of detection, disruption, and disabling technologies to combat the threat of contraband wireless devices in correctional facilities. The research aims to: a) enhance the capabilities of 11 state departments of corrections in adopting...

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) Correctional Industries Division, doing business as Colorado Correctional Industries, received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The funding will enable CDOC to purchase and implement a fully immersive, multi-participant virtual reality (VR) training technology to support the de-escalation training of...

The National Science Foundation awarded $270,928 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Beamlink, Inc. of Pasadena, California. The project grant will support the development of small, portable cellular base stations to provide connectivity in disaster zones and hard to reach areas. Specifically, the funding will allow Beamlink to research and implement a base station utilizing 2G and 2.5G radio for communicating with high densities of cell...

This $303,386 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program will fund a 2-year project by Ithaka Harbors Inc. to examine the national landscape of legal information access for incarcerated individuals. The project will investigate service models used by Departments of Corrections to comply with legal requirements to provide access to legal information, evaluate the effectiveness of different...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,157,850 was provided by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The award will fund a 3-year research project conducted by RTI International and its partners, the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS) and Core Correctional Solutions (CCS). The project aims to assess the use of virtual check-ins for community supervision, including analyzing administrative...

The Dekalb County Department of Finance received a $231,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2022 to implement the DKSO PREA Safety: Knowledge for All Program through September 30, 2024. The program will provide PREA educational content and reporting tools to incarcerated individuals in Dekalb County via secure tablets. Programmed PREA content will educate inmates on PREA standards and the importance of...

The King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (King County DAJD) received a $842,851 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to improve correctional education and employment outcomes. Through this award, King County DAJD will invest in technology platforms and services to increase the capacity for educational and vocational programming across its...

The $5.55 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program will support Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's "Creating Connections" initiative. The two-year project aims to enhance digital infrastructure and equitable broadband access in Newark, New Jersey through collaboration among civic groups, non-profits, and public institutions. Key activities include expanding...

Grant Award Summary Raising The Floor - US, Inc. received a $750,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The project will develop and deploy the ATA3 Toolkit for Assistive Technology (AT) Awareness and Anywhere Access to Computers, addressing barriers preventing individuals with disabilities from using publicly available...

This Project Grant award of $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) will support the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties, Inc. in providing education and training to inmates at the Oneida County Jail in New York. The project aims to increase employment success for incarcerated individuals with sentences under one year, particularly those from underrepresented and historically...