Grants & Research

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention

Funding Amount: $195,216.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2015
Funding Agency: Carnegie Mellon University

School-Based Service Project

Funding Amount: $72,000.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2014
Funding Agency: Central Catholic High School
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Increasing Enrollment Using a Complementary Learning Program

Funding Amount: $8,750.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2009 - 6/30/2014
Funding Agency: Saint Vincent College
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

STARS Technical Assistance 2011-2013

Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funding Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2013
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

The Forum for Western Pennsylvania School Superintendents (Buhl)

Funding Amount: $20,000.00
Funding Dates: 12/1/2010 - 12/30/2013
Funding Agency: The Buhl Foundation

Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-Loss (SHOW)

Funding Amount: $77,958.00
Funding Dates: 9/30/1999 - 7/31/2013
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

The Forum for Western Pennsylvania School Superintendents (Grable)

Funding Amount: $66,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
Funding Agency: Grable Foundation

Something Worth Giving

Funding Amount: $50,000.00
Funding Dates: 12/13/2010 - 12/31/2012
Funding Agency: Grable Foundation

Student Mental Health Promotion Project

Funding Amount: $165,000.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012
Funding Agency: Shaler Area School District
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Student Mental Health Promotion Project

Funding Amount: $495,000.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012
Funding Agency: Fox Chapel School District
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Cases of Reasoning and Proving in Secondary Mathematics (CORP)

Funding Amount: $2,101,270.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Researcher: Margaret Smith - Principal Investigator

Preoperative Lifestyle Intervention in Bariatric Surgery

Funding Amount: $12,226.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

The Effect of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss

Funding Amount: $3,702,391.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Osteoporotic Fractures in Men MrOS Renewal Pittsburgh

Funding Amount: $11,083.00
Funding Dates: 8/1/2006 - 7/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Early Head Start Project 2010

Funding Amount: $420,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

Modified Alternate Assessment Participation Screening Consortium (MAAPS) - FY 2011

Funding Amount: $815,720.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 4/30/2012
Funding Agency: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Researcher: Naomi Zigmond - Principal Investigator

Cub Scouts 1-2-3

Funding Amount: $50,000.00
Funding Dates: 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

Long-Term Effects on Early Social-Emotional Experience

Funding Amount: $404,661.00
Funding Dates: 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Robert McCall - Principal Investigator

Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

Funding Amount: $38,470.00
Funding Dates: 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Robert McCall - Principal Investigator

The Iterative Design of Modules to Support Reading Comprehension Instruction

Funding Amount: $917,749.00
Funding Dates: 4/1/2008 - 3/31/2012
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Researcher: Linda Kucan - Principal Investigator

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults

Funding Amount: $19,983.00
Funding Dates: 3/1/2011 - 2/29/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Kevin Kim - Principal Investigator

Drug Abuse Vulnerability: Mechanisms and Manifestations

Funding Amount: $1,994.00
Funding Dates: 3/1/2011 - 2/28/2012
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Clement Stone - Principal Investigator

2011 Partnerships for Family Support

Funding Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

Evaluation of the Senior Depression Screening and Brief Intervention Project

Funding Amount: $11,000.00
Funding Dates: 12/1/2010 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: United Way of Allegheny County
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Fitwits Zone

Funding Amount: $10,000.00
Funding Dates: 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: Carnegie Mellon University

Partnerships for Family Support

Funding Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Dates: 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

Communities of Excellence in School Readiness

Funding Amount: $360,000.00
Funding Dates: 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

STARS Technical Assistance

Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2007 - 12/31/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technology

Funding Amount: $10,171.00
Funding Dates: 10/1/2010 - 9/30/2011
Funding Agency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Researcher: Feifei Ye - Principal Investigator

Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment Capacity (CEAC)

Funding Amount: $100,000.00
Funding Dates: 6/20/2010 - 9/30/2011
Funding Agency: Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Early Head Start Project

Funding Amount: $133,250.00
Funding Dates: 6/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ACTIVATE: Advancing Computing and Technology Interest and Innovation through Teacher Education

Funding Amount: $116,580.00
Funding Dates: 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2011
Funding Agency: Carnegie Mellon University
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Early Head Start ARRA Expansion

Funding Amount: $1,570,257.00
Funding Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Early Head Start Project 2010-2011

Funding Amount: $2,416,946.00
Funding Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Long Term Effects on Early Social-Emotional Experiences: Admin. Supplement

Funding Amount: $164,869.00
Funding Dates: 9/30/2009 - 9/29/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Robert McCall - Principal Investigator

A Randomized Trial to Compare Surgical and Medical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

Funding Amount: $209,799.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Intentional Weight Reduction and Physical and Cognitive Function

Funding Amount: $75,314.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Nicaragua Orphanage Project

Funding Amount: $88,000.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Whole Child International
Researcher: Christina Groark - Principal Investigator

Transition Alice 2 to Alice 3 in Community Colleges

Funding Amount: $29,528.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Carnegie Mellon University
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Research/Evaluation Work Plan for a Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project

Funding Amount: $80,000.00
Funding Dates: 8/1/2010 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Team Pennsylvania Foundation
Researcher: Suzanne Lane - Principal Investigator

Validation of EE Estimates for Free Living Activities

Funding Amount: $11,500.00
Funding Dates: 4/1/2009 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Body Media, Inc.
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Assessing Instructional Content and Interactions 'At-Scale'

Funding Amount: $99,958.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation

Assessing Instructional Content and Interactions 'At-Scale' - WT Grant

Funding Amount: $399,832.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation

School-Based Service Project

Funding Amount: $66,000.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: Central Catholic High School
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Identifying Child Care, Family, and Child Strengths that Promote Low-Income Children's School Readiness Skills

Funding Amount: $449,800.00
Funding Dates: 5/1/2008 - 8/31/2011
Funding Agency: The Spencer Foundation
Researcher: Heather Bachman - Principal Investigator

Evaluation of the Pathways to Education Careers Project

Funding Amount: $9,160.00
Funding Dates: 12/1/2010 - 7/31/2011
Funding Agency: United Way of Allegheny County
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Evaluation of the Pathways to Green Careers Project

Funding Amount: $9,160.00
Funding Dates: 12/1/2010 - 7/31/2011
Funding Agency: United Way of Allegheny County
Researcher: Cynthia Tananis - Principal Investigator

Osteoporotic Fractures in Men - MrOS Renewal - Pittsburgh

Funding Amount: $11,751.00
Funding Dates: 8/1/2010 - 7/31/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Comprehensive Electronic Support System for Treatment of Cancer-Related Symptoms

Funding Amount: $5,685.00
Funding Dates: 8/1/2009 - 7/31/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Kevin Kim - Principal Investigator

VA OIF/OEF Rehab Research

Funding Amount: $28,771.00
Funding Dates: 5/1/2011 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Researcher: Clement Stone - Principal Investigator

School Mental Health Services

Funding Amount: $3,150.00
Funding Dates: 11/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Allegheny County Early Childhood System of Care Initiative

Funding Amount: $93,750.00
Funding Dates: 10/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Building Trust Between Minorities and Researchers

Funding Amount: $21,092.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: University of Maryland
Researcher: Kevin Kim - Principal Investigator

Pathways to Education Careers Project

Funding Amount: $13,500.00
Funding Dates: 9/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: United Way of Allegheny County
Researcher: Andrew Schneider - Principal Investigator

Building Trust Between Minorities and Researchers

Funding Amount: $25,310.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Kevin Kim - Principal Investigator

Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative 1011

Funding Amount: $119,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Maximizing Adolescents Potentials Program (MAPS)

Funding Amount: $365,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Allegheny County
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

PA Alternate System of Assessment - FY 10-11

Funding Amount: $4,478,373.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Researcher: Naomi Zigmond - Principal Investigator

Partnerships for Family Support 2010-2011

Funding Amount: $1,527.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Pittsburgh Public Schools Family Consultants

Funding Amount: $79,040.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Researcher: Louise Kaczmarek - Principal Investigator

REAL HELP REAL TIME 2010

Funding Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

STARS Technical Assistance 1011

Funding Amount: $273,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Summer Food Service Program

Funding Amount: $7,044.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Researcher: Martha Pristas - Principal Investigator

The Effect of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss

Funding Amount: $704,180.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

University Community Leaders and Individuals with Disabilities (UCLID)

Funding Amount: $70,985.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: HRSA
Researcher: Louise Kaczmarek - Principal Investigator

University Community Leaders and Individuals with Disabilities (UCLID)

Funding Amount: $23,031.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: HRSA
Researcher: Charlene Trovato - Principal Investigator

Violence Prevention Program

Funding Amount: $97,071.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime
Researcher: Carl Fertman - Principal Investigator

Western Pennsylvania Writing Project 2010-2011

Funding Amount: $46,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: National Writing Project

University Prep - Educational Services

Funding Amount: $8,100.00
Funding Dates: 1/30/2010 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Pittsburgh Public Schools
Researcher: Louis Gomez - Principal Investigator

Real Help Real Time

Funding Amount: $340,000.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: Heinz Endowments

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Funding Amount: $109,341.00
Funding Dates: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: Suzanne Lane - Principal Investigator

Enhanced Behavioral Intervention to Improve Long-Term Weigh Loss in Young Adults

Funding Amount: $607,233.00
Funding Dates: 6/1/2010 - 5/31/2011
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Researcher: John Jakicic - Principal Investigator

Linking Teacher Preparation to Student Learning in Mathematics and Science Education

Funding Amount: $191,000.00
Funding Dates: 6/1/2010 - 5/31/2011
Funding Agency: Vanderbilt University
Researcher: Jennifer Cartier - Principal Investigator

Weight Loss, Diet, and Physical Activity Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer

Funding Amount: $35,403.00
Funding Dates: 6/1/2010 - 5/31/2011
Funding Agency: Obesity and Nutrition Research Center

Linking Teacher Preparation to Student Learning in Mathematics and Science Education

Funding Amount: $812,109.00
Funding Dates: 6/1/2006 - 5/31/2011
Funding Agency: Vanderbilt University
Researcher: Jennifer Cartier - Principal Investigator