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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

Number of Awards: 243
Total Amount Awarded: $124,679,212

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Pennsylvania State police NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Pennsylvania State Police PA 2009-DN-BX-K133 $1,088,216 Closed
2017 Evaluating Impacts of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program: An Alternative to Arrest Policing Strategy NIJ FY17 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices (Beyond Crime Reduction) DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 2017-CK-BX-0001 $1,081,046 Closed
2013 FY2013 DNA Backlog Reaction Reduction Program - City of Philadelphia NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Philadelphia PA 2013-DN-BX-0114 $1,069,271 Closed
2004 Philadelphia Police DNA Caseload Backlog Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 City of Philadelphia PA 2004-DN-BX-K088 $1,067,670 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Philadelphia NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Philadelphia PA 2012-DN-BX-0109 $1,000,761 Closed
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
2008 Pathways to Desistance NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice University of Pittsburgh PA 2008-IJ-CX-0023 $995,707 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Philadelphia NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program City of Philadelphia PA 2009-DN-BX-K142 $993,589 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
2004 Crime Laboratory Improvement Program National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology Allegheny County PA 2004-LP-CX-K015 $989,475 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Philadelphia NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Philadelphia PA 2010-DN-BX-K114 $968,799 Closed
2015 The Philadelphia Police Department, Office of Forensic Science, Criminalistics Unit Reduction of Forensic Biology and DNA Case Backlog Program NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program City of Philadelphia PA 2015-DN-BX-0033 $966,068 Closed
2006 FY2006 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In House Analysis) - Pennsylvania State Police NIJ FY06 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Pennsylvania State Police PA 2006-DN-BX-K243 $953,203 Closed
2015 Suspension Practices in the Context of PBIS: Implications for K-8 Students in the School District of Philadelphia NIJ FY 15 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania PA 2015-CK-BX-0013 $883,519 Closed
2019 mtGenome Sequencing of Human Hair Shafts Using an MPS Approach Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 2019-DU-BX-0045 $878,274 Closed
2006 FY2006 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program -Pennsylvania State Police NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Pennsylvania State Police PA 2006-DN-BX-K202 $871,914 Closed
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
2021 Reducing School Violence and Enhancing School Safety: Implementing and Evaluating the Positive School Safety Program for School Climate Staff Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year 2021 DREXEL UNIVERSITY PA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02978-RESS $846,480 Open
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Pennsylvania State Police NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Pennsylvania State Police PA 2007-DN-BX-K050 $819,785 Closed
2020 Police Organizational Stress: Impacts on Long-term Health and Wellness and Opportunities for Mitigation Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020 TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE PA 2020-R2-CX-0004 $785,851 Declined
2004 HandShot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palm Prints and Hand Geometry FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY Carnegie Mellon University PA 2005-IJ-CX-K046 $773,341 Closed
2011 Pennsylvania's 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Pennsylvania Commission On Crime And Delinquency PA 2011-CD-BX-0017 $772,306 Closed
2022 Mitogenome Sequencing of 10,000 Population Samples Using a Highly Accurate, Single-Molecule Approach NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04395-DNAX $771,418 Open
2007 2007 Forensic Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement City of Philadelphia PA 2007-DN-BX-K092 $766,204 Closed
2007 HandShot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palm Prints, and Hand Geometry National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Carnegie Mellon University PA 2005-IJ-CX-K046 $760,000 Closed