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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.
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State: TN,
District: 2

Number of Awards: 43
Total Amount Awarded: $11,730,368

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2010 Developing Methods to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The University of Tennessee TN 2010-DN-BX-K202 $258,816 Closed
2013 A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2013-DN-BX-K037 $226,382 Closed
2006 Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0004 $20,000 Closed
2006 Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0013 $20,000 Closed
2014 Assessment of rapid, robust and efficient postmortem DNA sampling method for DVI and missing persons identification NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2014-DN-BX-K037 $187,518 Closed
2015 Expanding on Total Body Score with Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2015-DN-BX-K019 $250,024 Closed
2015 Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2015-IJ-CX-K015 $264,842 Closed
2016 Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2016-DN-BX-0178 $270,616 Closed
2016 Implications of Three-Dimensional Laser Scanned Images for the Criminal Justice System Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2016-DN-BX-0177 $160,300 Closed
2016 ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2016-DN-BX-0179 $327,372 Closed
2009 IMPROVING SEX ESTIMATION FROM CRANIA USING 3-DIMENSIONAL CT SCANS NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $167,278 Closed
2009 Isotopic and Elemental Analysis of the William Bass Donated Skeletal Collection and Other Modern Donated Collections NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K193 $240,750 Closed
2009 Forensic Science Training and Development and Delivery Program: Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Web-Based NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program The Institute of Public Service TN 2009-DN-BX-K190 $775,226 Closed
2014 Postmortem Interval Determination: A Metabolomics / Lipidomics Approach NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Lincoln Memorial University TN 2014-DN-BX-K010 $193,079 Closed
2013 Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Lincoln Memorial University TN 2013-DN-BX-K038 $207,624 Closed
2017 Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY TN 2017-DN-BX-0146 $377,535 Closed
2010 Knox County Forensics Enhancement Program FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Knox County Sheriff''s Office TN 2010-CD-BX-0084 $174,828 Closed
2009 The Knox County Sheriff''s Office seeks funding to expand its Cold Case Unit to use DNA technology to solve their violent cold cases, utilizing funds for overtime, two new positions and four part time NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Knox County Sheriff''s Office TN 2009-DN-BX-K166 $267,584 Closed