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: 7,391
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,954,950

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation Sort descending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2019	Developing, Visualization, and Reporting a Combined 2D+3D Automated Dental Biometrics Identification System for Forensic Odontology	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC	MA	2019-R2-CX-0036	$100,000	Closed
2019	Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	GA	2019-R2-CX-0042	$86,428	Closed
2019	Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0037	$100,000	Closed
2019	Differentiating Abuse from Accident in Young Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Biomechanical Assessment of Fracture Risk	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	KY	2019-R2-CX-0038	$142,957	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Identification of Marijuana from Hemp	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2019-R2-CX-0045	$50,000	Closed
2019	Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0041	$99,618	Closed
2019	The Effects of Synthetic Cathinone Chirality on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics and Its Implications for Forensic Toxicology	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-R2-CX-0046	$149,960	Closed
2019	Development of a 2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	2019-R2-CX-0049	$150,000	Closed
2019	Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0044	$100,000	Closed
2019	Novel GLC-based Method for Identification of Positional Isomeric Fentanyls	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS	TX	2019-R2-CX-0043	$50,000	Closed
2019	Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-R2-CX-0052	$150,000	Closed
2019	Development of a Human Virome Based Microarray as a Forensic Tool	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	NE	2019-R2-CX-0048	$146,805	Closed
2019	Personal Identification and Ancestral Characterization from Genetically Variant Peptides in Human Hair	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	CA	2019-R2-CX-0051	$50,000	Closed
2019	Virbrational Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Organic Gunshot Residue: Detection, Identification and Characterization	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2019-R2-CX-0035	$150,000	Closed
2019	Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH	UT	2019-NE-BX-0001	$250,000	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validation of a high resolution melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-DU-BX-0003	$399,699	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the BiomekÂ® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	2019-NE-BX-0002	$250,636	Closed
2019	Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	MIAMI-DADE COUNTY	FL	2019-DU-BX-0002	$372,438	Closed
2019	The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	WASHINGTON STATE PATROL	WA	2019-DU-BX-0001	$611,226	Closed
2019	Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007	$99,865	Closed
2019	Incarceration and Desistance: Evidence from a Natural Policy Experiment	Research into Desistance from Crime, FY 2019	RAND CORP	CA	2019-R2-CX-0031	$599,510	Closed
2019	Mechanisms Underlying Desistance from Crime	Research into Desistance from Crime, FY 2019	BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY	OH	2019-R2-CX-0032	$797,079	Closed
2019	A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Scenarios and Solutions Gang Prevention Program	Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	CA	2019-R2-CX-0014	$550,610	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence NIJ-2019-15270	Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence, FY 2019	EVIDENT CHANGE	CA	2019-R2-CX-0015	$650,000	Open
2019	Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training	Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2019-VA-CX-K001	$999,999	Closed