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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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State: PA,
District: 12

Number of Awards: 47
Total Amount Awarded: $36,502,449

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2016 Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy in Different Population Groups Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2016-DN-BX-0171 $295,249 Closed
2016 Understanding Incarceration and Re-Entry Experiences of Female Inmates and their Children: The Women''s Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS) Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2016-MU-MU-0011 $685,857 Closed
2017 Identifying and Informing Strategies for Disrupting Drug Distribution Networks: An Application to Opiate Flows in Pennsylvania NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2017-IJ-CX-0017 $990,002 Closed
2018 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY18 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $2,026,992 Open
2005 International Requirements and Standards Development and Less-Lethal Technology Evaluation - ARL PSU Prop 13255, PI - Ed Hughes NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K040 $300,000 Closed
2004 The Collection and Dissemination of LTL Databases to the Law Enforcement Community FY 2004 Less-Lethal Technologies Solicitation The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K039 $113,481 Closed
2004 Independent Assessment and Evaluation of Less-Lethal Devices National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K013 $300,000 Closed
2004 Less-Lethal Weapon Technology Review and Operational Needs Assessment National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K040 $202,000 Closed
2009 NIJ Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - FY09 NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2007-MU-MU-K005 $1,500,000 Closed
2005 Collection and Dissemination of Applicable Databases to the Law Enforcement Community: Phases Two and Three - ARL PSU 11523, PI-John Kerry NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K039 $250,000 Closed
2008 The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - A Criminal Justice Technology Center of Excellence NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2007-MU-MU-K005 $1,403,000 Closed
2001 A Multiple Models Approach to Assessing Risk of Repeat DV Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts The Pennsylvania State University PA 2001-WT-BX-0500 $15,000 Closed
2019 The Experiences of Men with Substance Use Disorders Exiting Prison at the Height of the Opioid Crisis Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2019-R2-CX-0010 $91,097 Closed
2020 Advances in Spatial Statistical Methodology for Urban Crime Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0033 $60,065 Closed
2022 What works to reduce violent gun crime in focused deterrence initiatives? Estimating the effect of services and enforcement in facilitating desistence among prolific violent offenders in Tampa NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 15PNIJ-22-GK-01421-RESS $1,392,265 Declined
2019 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY19 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $515,000 Open
2020 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $2,000,000 Open
2023 Caring Connections for Youth: Evaluation of a Countywide Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities NIJ FY23 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 15PNIJ-23-GG-02410-TITL $866,309 Open
2023 Can Law Enforcement Training Address Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality? An Experimental Evaluation of Effective Youth Interactions NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05491-RESS $999,996 Open
2022 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply – Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development: Social Development Sub-study (ABCD: SD) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $2,000,000 Open
2023 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $1,900,000 Open
2021 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $1,999,128 Open