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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.
Showing Results For:
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
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
2018 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY18 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $2,026,992 Open
2017 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY17 ABCD Sub-Study on Social Development UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $2,020,000 Open
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
2021 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY17 ABCD Sub-Study on Social Development UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $1,999,128 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2018 Novel Quantitation Workflow for Improved Drug Surveillance NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2018-75-CX-0006 $624,989 Closed
2019 ABCD Social Development (ABCD-SD) NIJ FY19 Continuations UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PA 2017-MU-CX-0044 $515,000 Open
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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