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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
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
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
2010 Acquisition of Fingerprint Topology using Columnar Thin Films NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-DN-BX-K232 $470,216 Closed
2014 Adaptive Expert System that Learns to Detect and Track Patterns of Crime in Internet Advertisements FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Carnegie Mellon University PA 2013-IJ-CX-K007 $232,406 Closed
2015 Adaptive Expert System that Learns to Detect and Track Patterns of Crime in Internet Advertisements NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Carnegie Mellon University PA 2013-IJ-CX-K007 $239,670 Closed
2013 Adaptive Expert System that Learns to Detect and Track Patterns of Crime in Internet Advertisements NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes Carnegie Mellon University PA 2013-IJ-CX-K007 $245,382 Closed
2014 Adult Age Estimated From New Skeletal Traits And Enhanced Computer-Based Transition Analysis NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2014-DN-BX-K007 $501,047 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
2019 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Gang Membership: Utilizing Latent Class Analysis to Understand the Relationship Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2019-R2-CX-0009 $50,000 Closed
2008 Allegheny County Police - Audio/Video Forensic Unit 2008 Improvement Project NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program County of Allegheny PA 2008-CD-BX-0065 $95,000 Closed
2020 An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 2020-DQ-BX-0004 $205,963 Closed
2021 An evaluation of the SEPTA police SAVE initiative Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 15PNIJ-21-GG-02717-RESS $520,040 Open
2010 An Examination of Resident Abuse in Assisted Living Facilities NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of the Elderly and Residents of Residential Care Facilities UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PA 2010-IJ-CX-0023 $466,441 Closed
2006 An Integrated Prespective on Federal Corrections Officers' Perceived Risk Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2007-IJ-CX-0006 $19,976 Closed
2015 An Interactive Morphological Database for Estimating Sex in Modern Adults NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Mercyhurst University PA 2015-DN-BX-K014 $126,871 Closed
2016 Applying Promising Evidence to New Settings: An Experimental Evaluation of Summer Jobs in Philadelphia New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania PA 2016-R2-CX-0049 $147,210 Closed
2017 Assessing automated image analysis and stable isotope signatures for small arms propellant differentiation and brand identification NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PA 2017-MU-CX-0043 $404,510 Closed
2015 Assessing the Effects of DNA Damage on Next Generation mtDNA Sequencing NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2015-DN-BX-K025 $654,662 Closed
2020 Assessment of the Contribution to Drug Impaired Driving from Emerging and Undertested Drugs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0009 $478,783 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
2009 Can Video Surveillance Reduce Crime? Quantifying the Size and Goegraphic Extent of CCTV's Impact NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2009-IJ-CX-0012 $486,161 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
2007 Cedar Crest College Forensic Science Summer Training Institute NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence Cedar Crest College PA 2007-DN-BX-K212 $198,591 Closed