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	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort ascending	Status
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
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	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
2010	Evaluating the Use of DNA and RNA Degradation for Estimating the Post-Mortem Interval	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development	The University of Tennessee	TN	2010-DN-BX-K228	$167,414	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	DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM (NAMUS)	NIJ FY 08 Geospatial Technology: Invited Full Proposals	University of Tennessee	TN	2008-IJ-CX-K406	$165,509	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
2015	FFY 2015 State of Tennessee Forensic Science Improvement Application	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2015-CD-BX-0030	$155,243	Closed
2012	The State of Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2012.	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2012-CD-BX-0010	$146,546	Closed
2014	State of Tennessee - FFY 2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant - Formula and Competitive	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2014-CD-BX-0058	$145,479	Closed
2013	State of Tennessee 2013 Coverdell Application - Formula and Competitive.	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2013-CD-BX-0028	$134,373	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
2006	Cultivating Methods to Enhance the Quality of Aged Fingerprints Developed by Cyanoacrylate Fuming	NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	The University of Tennessee	TN	2006-DN-BX-K031	$126,505	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
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
2023	Recovery and Analysis of Less Volatile Components for the Identification of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris - Continuation of current NIJ-funded project (2020-DQ-BX-0003)	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04223-RESS	$99,818	Open
2004	Childhood Maltreatment and Pathways to Delinquency	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation	National Institute For Law And Equity	TN	2004-JL-FX-1064	$98,948	Closed
2003	Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act (NFSIA)	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	State of Tennessee	TN	2003-DN-BX-1047	$79,107	Closed
2003	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program). National Institute of Justice, 7/1/03 - 6/30/04	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	State of Tennessee	TN	2003-DN-BX-0064	$70,496	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
2017	Soil fungal and nematode community changes as a methodology for determining long-term postmortem interval after cadaver mass loss	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2017-R2-CX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2018	Soil fungal and nematode community changes as a methodology for determining long-term postmortem interval after cadaver mass loss	NIJ FY18 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2017-R2-CX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2019	Soil fungal and nematode community changes as a methodology for determining long-term postmortem interval after cadaver mass loss	GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2017-R2-CX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2019	The Neuroscience of Evidentiary Rules: The Case of the Present Sense Impression	GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THE	TN	2017-IJ-CX-0007	$49,998	Closed
2017	The Neuroscience of Evidentiary Rules: The Case of the Present Sense Impression	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THE	TN	2017-IJ-CX-0007	$49,898	Closed