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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Number of Awards: 58
Total Amount Awarded: $27,135,499

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort ascending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2003	Identification of Inks to Expedite Forensic Analysis Phase II	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Iowa State University of Science And Technology	IA	2001-LT-BX-K004	$200,000	Closed
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program-Iowa Department of Public Safety	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2015-DN-BX-0032	$472,787	Closed
2013	FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Iowa Department of Public Safety	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2013-DN-BX-0014	$512,429	Closed
2012	FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Iowa Department of Public Safety	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2012-DN-BX-0014	$499,464	Closed
2011	FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Iowa Department of Public Safety	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2011-DN-BX-K490	$461,560	Closed
2010	FY2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Iowa	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2010-DN-BX-K152	$247,571	Closed
2019	Forensic Evidence from Chemical Imaging of Triacylglycerols in Latent Fingerprints	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2019-DU-BX-0134	$516,836	Closed
2006	Forensic Analysis of Ink, Arson, Explosive, and Controlled-Substance Samples Using a Revolutionary Mass Spectrometry Method	NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications	Iowa State University	IA	2006-DN-BX-K017	$414,145	Closed
2008	Forensic Analysis of Ink Using a Revolutionary Mass Spectrometry Method	NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Iowa State University	IA	2006-DN-BX-K017	$287,000	Closed
2019	Fluid Dynamic Studies of Bloody Fingermarks	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2019-75-CX-0018	$159,122	Closed
2014	Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2014-DN-BX-K036	$719,015	Closed
2023	Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER	IA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO	$495,637	Open
2005	DNA Capacity Enhancement for Iowa Criminalistics Laboratory	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	State of Iowa	IA	2005-DA-BX-K088	$183,400	Closed
2012	Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2010-DN-BX-K403	$476,187	Closed
2010	Development of a Forensic Science Testing and Evaluation Laboratory	NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2009-D1-BX-K206	$1,400,000	Closed
2009	Development of a Forensic Science Testing and Evaluation Laboratory	NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2009-D1-BX-K206	$3,000,000	Closed
2013	Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae, Decomposing Porcine Tissue, and Porcine Bone Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2013-IJ-CX-0012	$30,000	Closed
2005	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2005-DN-BX-0006	$95,823	Closed
2011	Coverdell Forensic Science Grant Program - Formula and Competitive	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2011-CD-BX-0008	$184,816	Closed
2012	Coverdell Forensic Science Grant - State of Iowa	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2012-CD-BX-0040	$230,674	Closed
2006	Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2006-DN-BX-0051	$101,171	Closed
2007	Coverdell Forensic Science	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2007-CD-BX-0028	$112,977	Closed
2013	Contents and Contexts of Cyberbullying	NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence	University of Iowa	IA	2013-IJ-CX-0030	$458,246	Closed
2016	Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2016-DN-BX-0190	$362,037	Closed
2018	Building Drug Intelligence Networks to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Intelligence-led Policing Strategy	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2018-AR-BX-0004	$725,018	Closed