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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Award Information
Awardee
Award #
2016-MU-BX-K110
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Congressional District
Status
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2016
Total funding (to date)
$18,450,498
Original Solicitation
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2016, $4,999,804)
The FTCoE scientific team is composed of creative, innovative members who are articulate in forensic science and hold key positions or memberships in organizations within the forensic science community. In addition, this team has a proven history of providing unbiased scientific credentials and respected expertise across all forensic disciplines. The FTCoE is dedicated to elevating the status of forensic science through:
Identification of the current technology and educational needs of the forensic science community
Development and implementation of sustainable strategies that address those technology and educational needs, including the provision of guidelines, solutions, and additional resources
Provision of technical and educational instruction through accessible platforms, including web-based, hands-on, and workshop-derived activities
Effective and meticulous testing and evaluation of technologies and methodologies developed for the advancement of forensic science
Development of effective strategies that simplify the adoption of new technologies and methodologies into forensic science practice
Support to the NIJ research and development program through portfolio management and technology transition assistance
The FTCoE has established itself as a leader for the advancement of forensic science within the criminal justice community. This has been achieved through the implementation of new methodologies derived from successful production of resources addressing education, practice and policy development, and technology adoption. Our unprecedented blend of expertise, experience, and knowledge in forensic sciencecombined with our objectivity and national reach to include all justice program stakeholders allows the FTCoE to deliver practical and valuable solutions to the forensic science community, thereby bridging the gap between the scientific and the justice communities.
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Grant-Funded Events
- Forensic Leadership Series (13 Modules)
- Cradle to Cane: Investigation of Crimes Against Vulnerable Victims
- Nerve Agent Uptake and Detection in Human Bone
- Analysis & Conservation of Human Remains in Cambodia
- Stable Isotope Forensics & Unknown Persons Investigations
- DNA Standards and Guidelines, Part 2
- A Review of Forensic Anthropology in Mexico
- Furensics: Animal DNA in Criminal Investigations
- Identify Synthetic Opiates using Ambient Ionization TOF-MS
- Automotive Paint Binders Using Infrared Spectroscopy
- Opioids and the Drain on Laboratory Resources
- Fentalogs: Pharmacology, Toxicology & Analytical Approaches
- Rapid DNA Technology Forum
- Opioid Substances: A Threat to Animal Welfare & Safety
- Dreamland – Sam Quinones Explores America’s Opiate Epidemic
- Record Linkage of CODIS Profiles with SNP Genotypes
- Opioids and Death Investigation: A "Perfect Storm"
- Making the Case for Prevention, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
- Strategies & Considerations for Trace Detection of Fentalogs
- The Evolution Of SNPs As A Forensic Marker
- The Opioid Overdose Epidemic in America: CDC Response
- The Industry's Role in Responding to the Opioid Crisis
- The NC Statewide Medical Examiner System Laboratory Approach
- DNA Methylation-Based Age Prediction & Body Fluid ID
- Collaboration in the Fight Against Fentanyl
- A Close Look at 3D Microscopy for Firearms Identification
- 2018 Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence Symposium: Opening Remarks and Discussion of Statistical Approaches
- 2018 Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence Symposium: Closing Keynote from Adam Benforado
- Statistics and Testimony from the Practitioner and Juror Point of View
- Controlled Substances and Toxicology: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium
- Trace Microbiome: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium
- Forensic Anthropology: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium
- Regional Fentanyl Trends, Safety, and Field Testing Technology
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Kinship Testing Involving Siblings
- Forensic Biology/DNA: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium
- Evaluating the Use of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification
- Evaluate Population-Specific Sibship During Kinship Analysis
- Genes of a Feather Stick Together: Evaluating Linked Markers
- Transition to Impact: Bringing Research to Practice
- Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains
- The Synthetic Drug Crisis: Identifying NPS in Forensic Casework
- Analysis of NPS: Practical Considerations and Analytical Approaches
- International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners Training Symposium 2018
- Interpretative Toxicology for NPS in Forensic Casework- Session 3 of 3 for Best Practices Guidance for Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Synthetic Drug Epidemic
- Identifying Seized Drugs using Mass Spectrometry Library Searching
- 3D-ID-Geometric Morphometric Classification of Crania for Forensic Scientists Software Best Practices
- Providing Gender Inclusive Care to Victims of Sexual Assault
- Small Bloodstains on Textiles – What Can They Tell Us?
- The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit – An Evidence-Informed Resource For Organizations
- Novel Forensic Chemistry Research from Early Career Scientists
- Mixtures, Microhaps, and Modeling, Oh My!! Cutting-Edge Research in Forensic DNA Analysis from Early-Career Scientists
- Making a Forensic Scientist: A Recipe for Success
- Paper Microfluidic Devices for Fieldable Forensic Testing
- New SWGDAM Recommendations on Communicating Likelihood Ratios
- Estimating Blow Fly Age and Reducing Error in Postmortem Interval Cases
- Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Human Trafficking Epidemic
- Variability in Blow-Fly Development - Research and Implications for PMI Practice
- Responding to Sexual Assault Victims of Color
- Psychological Survival in a Violent Career
- Investigating Sexual Assault of Elder Victims
- NIBIN Challenges and Opportunities
- Digital Forensics: An Overview for the Laboratory Manager
- Isotopes Aiding Identification of Undocumented Border Crosser Human Remains
- Fire Debris Analysis is Not Black Magic!
- Trace Evidence for the Crime Laboratory
- Quality Assurance in the Forensic Laboratory: Transitioning from 17025:2005 to 17025:2017
- Emerging Forensic Research Series: Firearms and Toolmarks Research
- Stable Isotope Analysis in a Humanitarian Context
- Emerging Research in Medicolegal Death Investigation
- Building Forensic Capacity Post-Conflict: Lessons from Uganda
- Emerging Research in Forensic Chemistry
- Emerging Forensic Science Research: Forensic Chemistry
- Emerging Forensic Research Series: Forensic Biology
- Emerging Research in Forensic Biology
- Emerging Research in Toxicology and Drugs
- Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 1: The Elements of DNA Profile Interpretation and Probabilistic Genotyping
- Rapid DNA’s Role in Disaster Victim Identification
- Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 2: Statistical Genetics and the Mechanisms of Probabalistic Genotyping
- Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 3: Probabilistic Genotyping Software and Output
- Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 5: Representation of Statistical Weight to Stakeholders and the Court
- Using ODMAP to Harness Data and Accelerate Action
- Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 8: Summation and Special Topics
- Update on Legalized Marijuana from the Mile High City
- Death Scene Investigations: Roles & Responsibilities - Session 1 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium
- Census and Surveillance Efforts: Insight into the U.S. Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) System Process, Infrastructure, Trends and Challenges
- Ethics & Report Writing - Session 2 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium
- NIJ’s Role in Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System in the United States - Session 5 of the 2018 IAC&ME Training Symposium
- Understanding the Impact of Drug Background Levels in Forensic Laboratories
- Digital and Multimedia Forensics: The Impact of Disturbing Media
- Handling Difficult and Disturbing Forensic Cases for Coroners and Medical Examiners
- Portable Advanced 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impression Capture
- Detection and Visibility of Bruises Using Alternate Light: From Science to Practice
- The Next Wave: Applying Lessons Learned from Opioids and PolyDrug Critical Incidents in Addressing Emerging Drug Threats
- Rapid and Effective Identification of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
- Understanding the Statistics Behind Forensic Conclusions Workshop Series
- UNODC Early Warning Alert System: Forensic Tools for New Psychoactive Substances
- Communicating Conclusions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Quality Assurance: Beyond Accreditation
- Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis
- The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases
- Toxicology: Instrumentation, Methodology, and Workflows
- Forensic Epidemiology: Monitoring Fatal Drug Overdose Trends
- NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium, 2020
- Providing Forensic Healthcare and Support to Native Communities
- The Time to Collect Is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases
- Marijuana Analysis in a New Frontier: Two State Laboratory Approaches
- Recent Advances in Tandem Separation and Detection Techniques for the Analysis of Emerging Drugs
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Background and Crime Lab Strategy
- The Sequel - Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis
- Identifying an Unknown Paint System Using the RCMP PDQ Program
- Ventilation Limited Fires: Considerations for Fire Pattern Analysis
- Stress, Vicarious Trauma, and Resiliency for Forensic Science Professionals
- Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab Approach
- Drug Exposures in the Forensic Laboratory: What We Know, What We Can Learn
- Managing an Accredited Digital Forensics Laboratory
- Validation and Tutorial of NOCIt for Determining the Number of Contributors
- Intact Low Explosives Analysis with an Emphasis on Microscopical Methods
- PACE™: Rapid and Automated Artifact Identification and Number of Contributor Prediction
- Network Forensics: Challenges and Tools
- Effects of DNA Extraction Methods on Recovery, Degradation, and Loss
- New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Overview of Accessing the Database and Searching
- 2020 Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Virtual Conference
- New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Accessing and Using Metadata
- New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Opening and Viewing Image Data
- New Mexico Decedent Image Database: Taking 3D Measurements with Images
- An Automated Single Cell Separation Technique to Improve Mixture Deconvolution
- Deaths in Custody: A Comprehensive Review
- Emerging Methods for Body Fluid Analysis
- Utility of Microbes in Forensic Science
- Preemptive Approach to Combatting and Characterizing Emerging Synthetic Opioids
- Novel Synthetic Opioids in Oral Fluid: Analytical Methods and Prevalence
- 2021 Forensic Science R&D Symposium
- Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs by Mass Spectrometry
- Stability and Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis
- ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID-19 – Remote Work in the Forensic Lab
- ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID 19 – Remote Testimony
- ASCLD Emerging Issues: COVID 19 – Wellness and Operations
- Advancing Fire Scene Investigations with Field Portable Technologies
- Postmortem Computed Tomography Basics: Facility and Technical Aspects
- Lessons Learned from Proficiency Test Results in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Overview of Postmortem Computed Tomography for Pathologist Triage
- Postmortem Computed Tomography of Gunshot Wounds
- Postmortem Computed Tomography of Blunt Force Trauma
- Postmortem Computed Tomography of Natural Death
- Postmortem Computed Tomography Potpourri of Unnatural Deaths
- Developing an Unbiased Culture in Your Laboratory
- Firearms 3D technology: Advantages and Value for Implementing 3D Technologies
- A Comprehensive Look at LatentSleuth
- Successful Onboarding in Crime Laboratories
- Microhaplotypes: A Comprehensive Forensic DNA Marker
- Best Practices for Engaging Participants in Video Conferences
- Novel Psychoactive Substance Naming Conventions & Challenges
- Multiple Perspectives on Overdose Fatality Reviews
- AFDAA 2021 Summer Meeting
- Image Quality and Clarity: The Keys to Forensic Digital Image Processing
- Best Practices for Digital Image Processing
- Introduction to the Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy
- Footwear Evidence Conclusions: A Discussion of Standards, Recommendations, and Structure
- Lessons Learned from Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques
- Mapping Technologies for Crime Scenes
- DART-MS Data Interpretation Tool and Other Resources for Seized Drug Analysis
- The Importance of Data to the MDI Community and Stakeholders
- Medicolegal Death Investigation Considerations for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- 2021 Forensic Science Research Federal Stakeholders Public Meeting
- Data Systems Imperative in 21st Century Forensic Services
- Death Certification by the Medical Examiner/Coroner in Drug-Related Deaths
- Molecular Identification of Insects Relevant to Medicolegal Casework
- Harnessing Data to Implement Real-Time Data-Driven Overdose Response Strategies
- Exploration of Breech Face Subclass Characteristics
- Glock Pistol Toolmarks: A Literature Review and Introduction of Undocumented Toolmarks
- Two-Pronged Study of Bullets Fired by Consecutively Rifled Barrels
- The Effect of Time on Rusted Firearm Identification
- 2022 Firearm and Toolmarks Policy and Practice Forum
- Virtual Workshop: A Discussion on Research and a Multidisciplinary Response to Sexual Assault
- 2022 Law Enforcement Drug Response Summit Archive
- A Unique Approach to a Crime Gun Intelligence Center with the Inclusion and Support of 3D Virtual Comparison Technologies
- U.S. National Footwear Database System Feasibility Study
- Virtual Workshop: Understanding Sexual Assault Trauma and Considerations for Conducting a Trauma-Informed Interview
- Forensic Analysis of Cosmetics
- 2022 NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
- Application of the OSAC Registry of Standards to Forensic Science Service Providers’ Quality Systems
- Legalization of Marijuana: The Journey of Marijuana Laws in Colorado and Ohio
- Sexual Assault Kit Evidence Tracking: The Idaho State Police Forensic Services Experience
- Pandemic Impacts in the Workplace: Employee Wellness, Returning to the Office, & Remote Testimony
- Strangulation in Sexual Assault Cases: Considerations for Evidence Collection and Supporting Healing
- Trauma-Informed Investigations for Sexual Assault Cases
- Terrestrial LiDAR Scanners: Guidelines for Use in Criminal Justice Applications
- Drug Use Impact on Native People in Minnesota
- Things Are Not What They Seem: A Collection of Interesting Case Studies from the Medical Examiner Scene Queens
- Electronic Cigarettes: A Tangle of Regulation, Public Health, and Public Safety Issues
- Narcotic Concealment Methods in U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Emergence of Counterfeit Tablets Containing Fentanyl in the United States
- Using Risk Management to Optimize Forensic Laboratory Operations
- What Keeps You Awake at Night: Risk, Leading Change, and Challenging Decisions
- Interlaboratory Comparison of SpermX and Conventional Differential Extractions
Date Created: September 19, 2016