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: 397
Total Amount Awarded: $258,822,555

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2005	Increase availability of forensic training for accredited and nonaccredited laboratories in the state.	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	State of Texas	TX	2005-DN-BX-0103	$729,432	Closed
2019	Dense DNA Data for Enhanced Missing Persons Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2019-DU-BX-0046	$743,927	Closed
2020	The Cumulative Financial Costs of Victimization among College Students at Minority Serving Institutions	Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE	TX	2020-V3-GX-0075	$745,679	Past Project Period End Date
2012	Continuation of Dating It Safe: A Longitudinal Study on Teen Dating Violence	NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	TX	2012-WG-BX-0005	$746,181	Closed
2012	Development of Reference Sample DNA Profiling for Databases Using Next Generation Sequencing Technologies	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2012-DN-BX-K033	$747,797	Closed
2004	University of North Texas Health Science Center, DNA Identity Laboratory Project: DNA Testing of Unidentified Remains, Fiscal Year 2004	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2004-DN-BX-K212	$750,000	Closed
2023	Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX	$759,008	Open
2016	Assessing the Role of Immigration in the Linkage between School Safety, Education, and Juvenile Justice Contact	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	TX	2016-CK-BX-0015	$776,949	Closed
2006	2006 Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	State of Texas	TX	2006-DN-BX-0083	$779,670	Closed
2010	FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Redution Program for the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2010-DN-BX-K119	$785,138	Closed
2004	Enhancement of DPS DNA Laboratories	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04	State of Texas	TX	2004-DN-BX-K198	$787,606	Closed
2006	Forensic DNA Casework Analysis	NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement	State of Texas	TX	2006-DN-BX-K116	$788,300	Closed
2010	2010 DNA Backlog Reduction, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Harris County	TX	2010-DN-BX-K097	$796,580	Closed
2013	Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing, Fiscal Year 2013	NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2013-DN-BX-K012	$800,000	Closed
2007	Missing Persons and Unidentified Decendents Regional Training for Law Enforcement	NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence	UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth	TX	2007-IJ-CX-K234	$800,000	Closed
2007	2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Harris County	TX	2007-DN-BX-K108	$800,000	Closed
2023	Building Better Indigent Defense Systems	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon	SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-02234-RESS	$800,000	Open
2008	FY2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Harris Co.	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Harris County	TX	2008-DN-BX-K040	$803,108	Closed
2019	Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-DU-BX-0025	$808,296	Past Project Period End Date
2007	DNA Backlog Reduction & Enhancement of DNA Analysis Services	NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Dallas County	TX	2007-DN-BX-K106	$809,929	Closed
2006	Developing Improved Capacity for the University of North Texas Health Science Center's DNA Identity Laboratory, Fiscal Year 2006 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2006-DN-BX-K129	$819,081	Closed
2011	Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Evidence: Phase II	NIJ FY 2011 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	City of Houston Police Department	TX	2011-DN-BX-0002	$821,814	Closed
2008	FY2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Dallas County Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	Dallas County	TX	2008-DN-BX-K037	$822,502	Closed
2008	Border Research and Technology Center Support	NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Sheriffs Association of Texas	TX	2006-IJ-CX-K016	$841,999	Closed
2018	Assessment of Cognitive Performance-based Training to Improve Police Decision-making	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO	TX	2018-75-CX-0030	$846,536	Declined