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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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State: PA

Number of Awards: 236
Total Amount Awarded: $120,820,648

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2007 The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - A Criminal Justice Technology Center of Excellence National Institute of Justice Continuations Solicitation The Pennsylvania State University PA 2007-MU-MU-K005 $3,200,000 Closed
2011 NIJ Weapons & Protective Systems Technologies Center - Follow-On NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-IJ-CX-K005 $1,130,000 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
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
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
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
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
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
2002 Geographic Tools to Improve Officer Safety in Correctional I The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 2002-MU-MU-0016 $397,394 Closed
2002 Evaluation of Drug Treatement at the State Correctional Institution at Chester: A Partnership Between the PA Doc, The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 2002-RT-BX-1002 $376,180 Closed
1996 Identifying Correlates of Police Deviance: An Empirical Study of Police Corruption and Brutality in New York (1975-1996) Unintended Impacts of Sentencing Reforms & Incarceration on Family Structure The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 1996-IJ-CX-0053 $413,328 Closed
1996 Identifying Correlates of Police Deviance: An Empirical Study of Police Corruption and Brutality in New York (1975-1996) Unintended Impacts of Sentencing Reforms & Incarceration on Family Structure The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 1996-IJ-CX-0053 $298,719 Closed
1997 Co-Producing Commercial Safety Services in Philadelphia Evaluation of Breaking the Cycle The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 1997-IJ-CX-0049 $280,699 Closed
2005 Event Dynamics and the Role of Third Parties in Youth Violence Situational Aspects of Crime Full Applications The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 2005-IJ-CX-0036 $259,756 Closed
1998 Using a High Definition GIS to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses Using a High Definition GIS to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses The Ohio State University Research Foundation PA 1998-IJ-CX-0001 $248,662 Closed
2015 Monitoring Changes in the Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Market through Enhanced Identification of Emerging Drugs and their Metabolites in Biological Samples NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation PA 2015-IJ-CX-K012 $378,153 Closed
2015 Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification from Bullet Cartridge Cases NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation PA 2015-DN-BX-K059 $494,630 Open
2018 Development of a Comprehensive Workflow for Postmortem Insulin Testing in Cases of Suspected Insulin Homicide NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2018-75-CX-0039 $299,529 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0007 $555,401 Past Project Period End Date