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.

Number of Awards: 7,469
Total Amount Awarded: $3,953,941,280

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2015	Development and Validation of a Screening Protocol to Identify Elder Abuse in United States Emergency Departments	NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	NC	2015-IJ-CX-0022	$968,933	Closed
2015	Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence	Department of Forensic Science	VA	2015-DN-BX-K008	$149,504	Closed
2015	Development of a Comprehensive Genetic Tool for Identification of Cannabis Sativa Samples for Forensic and Intelligence Purposes	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2015	Development of a novel human materials hyperspectral remote sensing tool for forensic investigations and operations for U.S. law enforcement	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Miami University	OH	2015-DN-BX-K011	$547,722	Closed
2015	Development of a Self-sustaining, Open Access Forensic STR Sequence Diversity Database	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NC State University	NC	2015-DN-BX-K062	$945,746	Closed
2015	Development of Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Methods for Rapid High Throughput Analysis and Identification of Psychotropic Plant Species	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany	NY	2015-DN-BX-K057	$688,158	Closed
2015	Development of Modern Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals and Bath Salts	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute, Inc.	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K010	$122,428	Closed
2015	Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S.Forensic Practice	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Idaho State University	ID	2015-DN-BX-K009	$510,409	Closed
2015	Development of PCR-Free DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time High Throughput Sequencing	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2015-DN-BX-K068	$719,633	Closed
2015	Development of SERS-active forensic evidence swabs for rapid, non-destructive confirmatory serological screening and STR typing of human bodily fluids	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Western Carolina University	NC	2015-NE-BX-K003	$346,740	Closed
2015	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2015	DNA Backlog Reduction and Capacity Enhancement FY15	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Montgomery County	OH	2015-DN-BX-0109	$212,261	Closed
2015	DNA Capacity and Backlog	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2015-DN-BX-0118	$1,450,000	Closed
2015	DNA Capacity Enhancement	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc	TX	2015-DN-BX-0072	$1,172,752	Closed
2015	DNA Capacity Enhancement & Backlog Reduction Program - St. Charles County	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	St. Charles County	MO	2015-DN-BX-0035	$76,500	Closed
2015	DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Massachusetts State Police	MA	2015-DN-BX-0108	$1,275,624	Closed
2015	DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2015-R2-CX-0012	$49,994	Closed
2015	Effective Methods to Assess Exposure to Violence and Victimization Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Phase II	NIJ FY 15 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	American Indian Development Associates, LLC	NM	2014-MU-MU-K001	$536,941	Closed
2015	Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological samples.	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2015-R2-CX-0034	$50,000	Open
2015	Encapsulated phase change nanoparticles as thermally-readable covert taggants	NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications	Northeastern University	MA	2012-DN-BX-K821	$305,965	Closed
2015	Engineering a high-fidelity, damage-tolerant polymerase for forensic analysis of damaged DNA samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Northeastern University	MA	2015-R2-CX-0011	$45,863	Closed
2015	Enhanced Capacity in the Colorado Springs Metro Crime Laboratory (MCL) DNA Analysis Unit through Personnel and Supplies	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	City of Colorado Springs	CO	2015-DN-BX-0025	$127,190	Closed
2015	Enhancement of the Forensic Biology Lab of the York County Sheriff's Office	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	County of York	SC	2015-DN-BX-0100	$100,000	Closed
2015	Enhancing Mixture Interpretation with Highly Informative STRs	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2015-DN-BX-K067	$585,415	Closed
2015	Enhancing Molecular Autopsies through High Throughout Function Assays and Family Studies of Cardiac Arrhythmogenic Variants in Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2015-DN-BX-K017	$712,168	Closed