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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: University Park

Number of Awards: 43
Total Amount Awarded: $25,108,874

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 What works to reduce violent gun crime in focused deterrence initiatives? Estimating the effect of services and enforcement in facilitating desistence among prolific violent offenders in Tampa NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 15PNIJ-22-GK-01421-RESS $1,392,265 Declined
2016 Understanding Incarceration and Re-Entry Experiences of Female Inmates and their Children: The Women''s Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS) Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2016-MU-MU-0011 $685,857 Closed
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
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
2010 The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center - A Criminal Justice Technology Center of Excellence NIJ FY 10 Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-IJ-CX-K005 $2,750,000 Closed
2019 The Experiences of Men with Substance Use Disorders Exiting Prison at the Height of the Opioid Crisis Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE PA 2019-R2-CX-0010 $91,097 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
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
2006 Organizational Learning and Islamic Extremism NIJ FY06 ORE Terrorism The Pennsylvania State University PA 2006-IJ-CX-0025 $148,862 Closed
2007 Operationalizing Calmatives -- Legal Issues, Concepts and Technologies NIJ FY 07 Less-Lethal Technologies: Invited Full Proposals The Pennsylvania State University PA 2007-DE-BX-K009 $254,006 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
2013 NIJ Weapons & Protective Systems Technologies Center Supplemental Funding for Award 2010-IJ-CX-K005 NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-IJ-CX-K005 $245,000 Closed
2012 NIJ Weapons & Protective Systems Technologies Center Supplement for Award 2010-IJ-CX-K005 NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-IJ-CX-K005 $1,125,000 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
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
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
2016 Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy in Different Population Groups Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2016-DN-BX-0171 $295,249 Closed
2014 Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy and Assessing Transmission of Variants NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK PA 2014-DN-BX-K022 $438,790 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
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
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
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
2006 International Requirements and Standards Development NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K040 $150,000 Closed
2006 Independent Assessment and Evaluation of Less-Lethal Devices NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Pennsylvania State University PA 2004-IJ-CX-K013 $200,000 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