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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2003	Provide two fellowships to increase the number of qualified forensic examiners and pathologists.	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	Virginia Department of Health	VA	2003-DN-BX-0059	$88,691	Closed
2003	Providing a Citywide System of Single Point Access to	CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION	City of Chicago	IL	2003-WG-BX-1008	$242,280	Closed
2002	Providing Transitional Services to Improve Offender Outcomes	The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables	Vera Institute of Justice Inc	NY	2002-RT-BX-1001	$375,000	Closed
2012	Proximity Ligation Real time PCR for the Detection of Spermatozoa	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The George Washington University	DC	2012-DN-BX-K034	$263,313	Closed
2014	PSJA ISD Safe School Research Initiative	NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe	Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District	TX	2014-CK-BX-0015	$4,137,035	Closed
2002	PSN Academy: Proposal to Provide Technical Assistance	The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables	Michigan State University	MI	2002-GP-CX-1003	$1,252,202	Closed
2002	PSN Academy: Proposal to Provide Technical Assistance	The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables	Michigan State University	MI	2002-GP-CX-1003	$898,233	Closed
2005	PSN Academy: Provision of Research-Based Training and Technical Assistance to Project Safe Neighborhoods (Year Three Supplement)	NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations	Michigan State University	MI	2002-GP-CX-1003	$1,199,998	Closed
2004	PSTC: The Florida Law Enforcement Consortium: An Affordable Data Sharing Model	Interoperable Voice Communication and Information Sharing: Research and Development	University of Central Florida	FL	2004-IJ-CX-K030	$293,768	Closed
2004	Public Safety Interoperability Communications Resource (PSI Com, Phase II) EAGLES TEK Supplement	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	2003-IJ-CX-K102	$1,150,000	Closed
2003	Public Safety Partnership Project MESA	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Telecommunications Industry Association	VA	2002-RG-CX-K008	$150,000	Closed
2005	Purchase Scanning Electron Microscope for Methamphetamine Element and Trace Evidence Analysis (Paint and Explosives)	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	Utah Department of Public Safety	UT	2005-DN-BX-0064	$82,824	Closed
2014	Pursuing Equitable Restorative Communities	NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe	School District of Pittsburgh	PA	2014-CK-BX-0020	$3,021,407	Closed
2015	qPCR Genotype Determination and Mixture Detection Using High Resolution Melting Curve Analysis of STR Loci	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2015-MU-MU-K026	$321,328	Closed
2011	Quality Improvement Plan for the Monroe County (NY) Office of the Medical Examiner	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Monroe County	NY	2011-CD-BX-0077	$153,460	Closed
2023	Quantification of psychotropic cannabinoids in newly emerging hemp-derived products and evaluation of their stability and interconversion during storage	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04234-RESS	$251,505	Open
2004	Quantification of Tool Markings	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2004	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2004-IJ-R-088	$390,000	Closed
2009	Quantified Assessment of AFIS Contextual Information on Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Conclusions	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC.	WV	2009-DN-BX-K224	$348,770	Closed
2010	Quantified Assessment of Contextual Information in Latent Friction Ridge Impression Analysis Related To Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Suitability Determinations	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC.	WV	2010-DN-BX-K270	$452,050	Closed
2017	Quantifying and Qualifying the Influence of Standard Laboratory Procedures on Aged, Degraded, and/or Low Copy Number DNA	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA	OK	2017-DN-BX-0139	$997,831	Closed
2017	Quantifying Gang Locations: A systematic test of validity using a partial test of Messick''s Unified Perspective	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2017-IJ-CX-0014	$31,998	Closed
2023	Quantifying the accuracy of low quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	UNIVERSITY OF OREGON	OR	15PNIJ-23-AG-04262-DNAX	$266,406	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2022	Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY	CA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX	$266,406	Closed
2019	Quantifying the Accuracy of Two Innovative Forensic Genetic Identification Techniques: Genealogical Searching and Low-Template DNA Mixture Analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY	CA	2019-DU-BX-0028	$395,773	Past Project Period End Date
2009	Quantifying the Effects of Database Size and Sample Quality on Measures of Individualization Validity and Accuracy in Forensics	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	George Mason University	VA	2009-DN-BX-K234	$974,981	Closed