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

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2012	FY2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Pennsylvania State Police	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Pennsylvania State Police	PA	2012-DN-BX-0059	$1,400,794	Closed
2011	FY11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Allegheny County Pennsylvania	PA	2011-DN-BX-K419	$341,929	Closed
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	Pursuing Equitable Restorative Communities	NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe	School District of Pittsburgh	PA	2014-CK-BX-0020	$3,021,407	Closed
2014	A Systematic Evaluation of the Analysis of Drug Microcrystals Using Infrared Microspectroscopy	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	2014-R2-CX-K008	$53,481	Closed
2007	Provide Cell Phone Forensic Training, hardware and software to state and local law enforcment. Training is based on an established program. Each class consist of eighteen attendees and two instructor.	NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence	BKForensics	PA	2007-DN-BX-K204	$400,000	Closed
2012	Situational Factors and the Victim-Offender Overlap	NIJ FY 12 Research on the Link Between Victimization and Offending	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2012-R2-CX-0012	$426,181	Closed
2008	This project will test, with a randomized controlled trial, an intensive community supervision strategy for probationers and parolees who are at extremely high risk of committing homicidal acts.	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	PA	2008-IJ-CX-0024	$350,000	Closed
2008	Pathways to Desistance	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	University of Pittsburgh	PA	2008-IJ-CX-0023	$995,707	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
2010	Proactive Accreditation, Certification, and Quality Improvements	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA	PA	2010-CD-BX-0103	$79,095	Closed
2013	Evidence-Based Treatment and Responsivity: Individual and Program Predictors of Recidivism During Juvenile Drug Court and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment	NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2013-IJ-CX-0008	$25,000	Closed
2006	Organizational Learning and Islamic Extremism	NIJ FY06 ORE Terrorism	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2006-IJ-CX-0025	$148,862	Closed
2009	Extension of Current Estimates of Redemption Times: Robustness Testing, Out-of State Arrests, and Racial Differences	NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	2009-IJ-CX-0008	$247,554	Closed
2008	Identifying and Communicating Genetic Determinants of Facial Features:Practical Considerations in Forensic Molecular Photofitting	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2008-DN-BX-K125	$500,000	Closed
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	CJIEP Evaluation	NIJ FY06 Information-led Policing Research, Technology Development and Testing and Evaluation Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania	PA	2006-IJ-CX-K027	$122,287	Closed
2008	Philadelphia Police- Solving Cold Cases with DNA- 2008	NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	City of Philadelphia	PA	2008-DN-BX-K171	$585,678	Closed
2007	Potential for Redemption in Criminal Background Checks	NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	2007-IJ-CX-0041	$62,459	Closed
2013	Identification and Prevalence Determination of Novel Recreational Drugs and Discovery of Their Metabolites in Blood, Urine and Oral Fluid	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education	PA	2013-DN-BX-K018	$225,610	Closed
2007	Less Lethal Weapons: Policies, Practices and Technologies (100 person)	NIJ FY 07 Less-Lethal Technologies: Invited Full Proposals	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2007-IJ-CX-K024	$29,900	Closed
2014	Space-time study of youth and school violence	NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	PA	2014-CK-BX-0008	$3,082,625	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
2008	Study Group on Violence and Serious Offending in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	University of Pittsburgh	PA	2008-IJ-CX-K402	$434,245	Closed
2013	Latino Intimate Partner Homicide	NIJ FY 13 Data Resources Program: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2013-IJ-CX-0037	$40,000	Closed