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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,
City: PITTSBURGH

Number of Awards: 55
Total Amount Awarded: $32,071,754

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2011 Redemption for Reintegrating Prisoners in the Era of Widespread Background Checks NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems Carnegie Mellon University PA 2011-IJ-CX-0012 $86,614 Closed
2016 Point process modeling with spatiotemporal covariates for predicting crime NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Carnegie Mellon University PA 2016-R2-CX-0021 $49,548 Closed
2017 A Point Process Model with Spatiotemporal Covariates for Predicting Crime NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Carnegie Mellon University PA 2016-R2-CX-0021 $49,548 Closed
2005 FaceNorm - Normalization Plug-in for Improved Face Recognition of Non-Cooperative Individuals Sensors, Surveillance and Biometrics Technologies for Criminal Justice Application Full Applications Carnegie Mellon University PA 2005-IJ-CX-K057 $496,737 Closed
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
2001 Development of Crime Forecasting and Mapping Systems for Use by Police Process Evaluations in Four Tribal Drug Courts Carnegie Mellon University PA 2001-IJ-CX-0018 $233,500 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
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 A Simultaneous Low Resolution and Off-Pose Angle Face Matching Algorithm as an Investigative Lead Generative Tool for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes Carnegie Mellon Univeristy PA 2013-IJ-CX-K005 $493,948 Closed
2014 A New Forensic Super-Resolution Tool to Enhance Extreme Low Resolution, Pose Correct Off-Angle and Occluded Face Images for Investigative Lead Generation Using Commercial Face Matchers FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Carnegie Mellon Univeristy PA 2013-IJ-CX-K005 $492,903 Closed
2015 A Simultaneous Low Resolution and Off-Pose Angle Face Matching Algorithm as an Investigative Lead Generative Tool for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Carnegie Mellon Univeristy PA 2013-IJ-CX-K005 $499,230 Closed
2013 FY13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2013-DN-BX-0085 $294,049 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner Forensic Laboratory NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2010-DN-BX-K065 $283,541 Closed
2009 FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2009-DN-BX-K125 $283,882 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 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
2012 FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2012-DN-BX-0055 $290,221 Closed
2008 2008 Forensic DNA Efficiency Improvement Project NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2008-DN-BX-K191 $382,309 Closed
2015 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2015-DN-BX-0110 $271,948 Closed
2003 Crime Laboratory Improvement Program. National Institute of Justice. Allegheny County's Forensic Laboratory Improvements in Information Management, Toxicology Testing for DUID, DNA Screening Methodolo National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards Allegheny County PA 2004-LP-CX-K015 $248,375 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
2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program. National Institute of Justice. Allegheny County Coroner Forensic Science Laboratory DNA Casework Backlog Reduction Program. Fiscal Year January to Dece Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 Allegheny County PA 2004-DN-BX-K085 $266,917 Closed
2006 Upgrading Current DNA Technology to Expand Throughput Capacity by Acquiring Multichannel Electrophoresis Unit and Expanding LIMS NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Allegheny County PA 2006-DN-BX-K217 $102,588 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program. National Institute of Justice. Allegheny County Coroner Forensic Laboratory's Program to Develop DNA Automation and enhance Data Handling to Increase Capacity and Fac DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Allegheny County PA 2004-DN-BX-K091 $84,594 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Forensic Lab Div Allegheny County M.E. Office. NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Allegheny County PA 2007-DN-BX-K077 $200,035 Closed