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    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

    AIR is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. Our overriding goal is to use the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life. AIR's mission is to conduct and apply the best behavioral and social science research and evaluation towards improving people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged.

    Within the United States and internationally, AIR will be the preeminent organization that

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • National Reentry Resource Center Training and Technical Assistance
    • Category 1: National Reentry Resource Center

    The Regents of the University of Michigan

    The University of Michigan is a top public research university located in Michigan. The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The University of Michigan values scholarship, diversity, equity and inclusion, and public engagement.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • National Center for School Safety

    National Center for Victims of Crime

    The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCFVOC) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims' rights, trains professionals who work with victims, and serves as a trusted source of information on victims' issues. After more than 25 years, NCFVOC remains the most comprehensive national resource committed to advancing victims' rights and helping victims of crime rebuild their lives.

    Altarum Institute

    Altarum Institute is a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization. Altarum integrates independent research and client-centered consulting to create comprehensive, systems-based solutions that improve health. With the rigor of the finest research institution, consulting skills honed for nearly seven decades, and an abiding commitment to the public interest, Altarum enables better care and better health for all people.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA COAP Training and Technical Assistance

    National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

    The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers and work within the fire service community to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries

    The CNA Corporation

    The CNA Corporation analyzes and solves problems by getting as close as possible to the people, the data – and the problems themselves – in order to find the clear, credible answers government leaders need to choose the best course of action.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center
    • BJA FY 22 Law Enforcement National Initiatives to Improve Public Safety, Enhance Agency Operations via Training, Recruitment and Retention and Building Community Trust
    • FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Crime and Corrections Analyst in Residence Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance for Site-based JRI Projects.
    • Strategies for Policing Innovation National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • PSP National Training and Technical Assistance Program - Local Law Enforcement Violent Crime Strategy Enhancement
    • FY 19 Body-Worn Camera Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance, Category 3
    • FY 18 Field Inittiated - CAT 2

    National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

    The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct. 

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • FY2022 National Training and Technical Assistance: Capital Case Litigation Initiative
    • Justice For All: Sixth Amendment TTA

    National Association of Drug Court Professionals

    The National Association of Drug Court Professionals is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1994 by pioneers from the first 12 drug courts in the nation.

    This extraordinary group of innovative judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and clinical professionals created a common sense approach to improving the justice system by using a combination of judicial monitoring and effective treatment to compel drug-using offenders to change their lives.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Adult Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
    • Adult Drug Court Training Initiative
    • Veterans Treatment Court TTA Initiative
    • Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative

    Center for Court Innovation

    The Center for Court Innovation seeks to help create a more effective and humane justice system by designing and implementing operating programs, performing original research, and providing reformers around the world with the tools they need to launch new strategies.

    Operating Programs

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Center for Court Innovation: National Community Court Initiative
    • Center for Court Innovation State-Based Adult Drug Court TTA
    • Tribal Risk/Need Assessment Tool
    • Center for Court Innovation State-Based Adult Drug Court Technical Assistance Program

    Institute for Intergovernmental Research

    The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) is a Florida-based nonprofit corporation specializing in criminal justice (with a law enforcement focus) and homeland security issues. IIR has a proven history of promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness among federal, state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies through customized services. IIR is a highly experienced team of professionals equipped with the knowledge and ability to respond to the needs of justice agencies.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Corrections Officer and Staff Safety and Wellness Center
    • Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program - Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies (28 CFR Part 23) TTA Program
    • National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program (SAFLEO Program)
    • VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Training and Technical Assistance Program (VALOR Program)
    • State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program Training and Technical Assistance
    • BJA STOP School Violence Specialized Training and Technical Assistance Program - Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement Who Work in Schools and/or with School-age Populations
    • Public Safety Partnership National Training and Technical Assistance Program/Infrastructure Support - Program Infrastructure
    • Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) Training and Technical Assistance Program - Logistics
    • Justice Information Sharing TTA - Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Technology Support Center (RTSC)
    • Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • National Ashanti Alert Network Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Information Sharing
    • PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Enhancing Task Force Leadership, Operations, and Management
    • VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Southwest Border Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance
    • Public Safety Partnership (PSP) National Training and Technical Assistance Program - PSP Logistical Support
    • Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention Training Program
    • Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies (28 CFR Part 23)
    • Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative
    • COAP Network Training and Technical Assistance Coordination Provider