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: 81
Total Amount Awarded: $39,256,866

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort ascending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2006	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant (FY 2006 Base & Discretionary Funds)	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	State of Tennessee	TN	2006-DN-BX-0082	$203,375	Closed
2005	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant (FY 2005 Base Funds), National Institute of Justice, 8/1/2005-7/31/2006	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	State of Tennessee	TN	2005-DN-BX-0015	$191,389	Closed
2004	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant (FY 2004 Base Funds), National Institute of Justice, 8/1/2004 - 7/31/2005	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 - F	State of Tennessee	TN	2004-DN-BX-0176	$133,484	Closed
2008	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FY 08-09	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2008-CD-BX-0006	$228,549	Closed
2003	No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	TN	2003-DN-BX-K047	$3,369,813	Closed
2002	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	University of Tennessee	TN	2002-LP-CX-K006	$1,000,000	Closed
2003	National Forensic Science Institute	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	University of Tennessee	TN	2002-LP-CX-K006	$745,125	Closed
2009	National DNA Training Initiative	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	University of Tennessee	TN	2009-DN-BX-K191	$647,802	Closed
2016	Nashville Longitudinal Study of Youth Safety and Wellbeing	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	TN	2016-CK-BX-K002	$4,916,705	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
2008	ISOTOPIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAM BASS DONATED SKELETAL COLLECTION AND OTHER MODERN DONATED COLLECTIONS	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	Unversity of Tennesse	TN	2008-DN-BX-K193	$237,750	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	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
2008	Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	The University of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K182	$171,215	Closed
2008	Improving Facial Reproduction Using Empericial Modeling	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	University of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K183	$107,099	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
2019	Implementing NAGPRA: Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners	Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2019-75-CX-0015	$114,540	Closed
2023	Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS	$229,454	Open
2019	Identification of Blunt Force Traumatic Fractures in Burned Bone	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2019-75-CX-0019	$212,738	Past Project Period End Date
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
2012	FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigations	TN	2012-DN-BX-0106	$2,190,753	Closed
2011	FY2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigations	TN	2011-DN-BX-K459	$2,346,924	Closed
2003	FY02 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improve. Act	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	State of Tennessee	TN	2003-DN-BX-0047	$65,157	Closed
2013	FY 2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - State of Tennessee	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigations	TN	2013-DN-BX-0113	$2,351,154	Closed
2010	FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigations	TN	2010-DN-BX-K098	$2,069,661	Closed