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: 243
Total Amount Awarded: $124,679,212

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort ascending	Status
2008	Identifying and Communicating Genetic Determinants of Facial Features:Practical Considerations in Forensic Molecular Photofitting	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2008-DN-BX-K125	$500,000	Closed
2007	Philadelphia Police- Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	City of Philadelphia	PA	2007-DN-BX-K219	$500,000	Closed
2015	A Simultaneous Low Resolution and Off-Pose Angle Face Matching Algorithm as an Investigative Lead Generative Tool for Law Enforcement	NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Carnegie Mellon Univeristy	PA	2013-IJ-CX-K005	$499,230	Closed
2017	Toxicological Time Travel: Retrospective Datamining of Analytical Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Data for Evaluating the Rise and Fall of Novel Opioid and Fentanyl Analog Use in the United States	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017	Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE	PA	2017-DN-BX-0169	$499,005	Closed
2006	NIJ FY06 ORE Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence	NIJ FY06 ORE Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	PA	2006-WG-BX-0007	$498,726	Closed
2009	Forecasting Municipality Crime Counts within a Metropolitan Area	NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2009-IJ-CX-0026	$497,981	Closed
2005	FaceNorm - Normalization Plug-in for Improved Face Recognition of Non-Cooperative Individuals	Sensors, Surveillance and Biometrics Technologies for Criminal Justice Application Full Applications	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	2005-IJ-CX-K057	$496,737	Closed
2017	Retrospective Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Forensic Toxicology Casework using Archived High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE	PA	2017-R2-CX-0021	$494,695	Closed
2015	Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Recovery and Amplification from Bullet Cartridge Cases	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation	PA	2015-DN-BX-K059	$494,630	Open
2013	A Simultaneous Low Resolution and Off-Pose Angle Face Matching Algorithm as an Investigative Lead Generative Tool for Law Enforcement	NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes	Carnegie Mellon Univeristy	PA	2013-IJ-CX-K005	$493,948	Closed
2014	A New Forensic Super-Resolution Tool to Enhance Extreme Low Resolution, Pose Correct Off-Angle and Occluded Face Images for Investigative Lead Generation Using Commercial Face Matchers	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Carnegie Mellon Univeristy	PA	2013-IJ-CX-K005	$492,903	Closed
2023	Implementation of NPS Discovery – An Early Warning Systems for Novel Drug Intelligence, Surveillance, Monitoring, Response, and Forecasting using Drug Materials and Toxicology Populations in the US	NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04434-MUMU	$492,810	Open
2009	Can Video Surveillance Reduce Crime? Quantifying the Size and Goegraphic Extent of CCTV's Impact	NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2009-IJ-CX-0012	$486,161	Closed
2022	Implementation of NPS Discovery – An Early Warning Systems for Novel Drug Intelligence, Surveillance, Monitoring, Response, and Forecasting using Drug Materials and Toxicology Populations in the US	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04434-MUMU	$485,938	Open
2010	Improving the Understanding and the Reliability of the Concept of "Sufficiency" in Friction ridge Examination	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2010-DN-BX-K267	$479,412	Closed
2020	Assessment of the Contribution to Drug Impaired Driving from Emerging and Undertested Drugs	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	2020-DQ-BX-0009	$478,783	Closed
2010	Acquisition of Fingerprint Topology using Columnar Thin Films	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2010-DN-BX-K232	$470,216	Closed
2007	Solving Cold Cases with DNA Evidence	NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	Pennsylvania State Police	PA	2007-DN-BX-K220	$469,250	Closed
2010	An Examination of Resident Abuse in Assisted Living Facilities	NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of the Elderly and Residents of Residential Care Facilities	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	PA	2010-IJ-CX-0023	$466,441	Closed
2008	2008 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Pennsylvania Commission On Crime And Delinquency	PA	2008-CD-BX-0038	$461,528	Closed
2014	Measuring Rates of mtDNA Heteroplasmy and Assessing Transmission of Variants	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK	PA	2014-DN-BX-K022	$438,790	Closed
2003	Supplemental Mental Health Treatment for Batterer Program	CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG COURT EVALUATION	Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Office of Grants & Sponsored Research	PA	2003-MU-MU-0002	$435,269	Closed
2008	Study Group on Violence and Serious Offending in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood	NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice	University of Pittsburgh	PA	2008-IJ-CX-K402	$434,245	Closed
2009	FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Pennsylvania State Police	NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Pennsylvania State Police	PA	2009-DN-BX-K015	$429,887	Closed
2012	Situational Factors and the Victim-Offender Overlap	NIJ FY 12 Research on the Link Between Victimization and Offending	The Pennsylvania State University	PA	2012-R2-CX-0012	$426,181	Closed