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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.

Number of Awards: 7,391
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,954,950

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2011 Specialized Crime Scene Investigator Training in Forensic Digital Photography, Crime Scene Mapping, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Shooting Scene Reconstruction NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program The University of Tennessee TN 2011-DN-BX-K567 $450,000 Closed
2014 Evaluation of high density SNP Microarrays to Obtain Phenotypic and Ancestry Information from Skeletal Remains NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2014-DN-BX-K035 $264,722 Open
2010 Developing Methods to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The University of Tennessee TN 2010-DN-BX-K202 $258,816 Closed
2013 A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2013-DN-BX-K037 $226,382 Closed
2006 Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0004 $20,000 Closed
2006 Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0013 $20,000 Closed
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
2015 Expanding on Total Body Score with Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2015-DN-BX-K019 $250,024 Closed
2015 Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2015-IJ-CX-K015 $264,842 Closed
2016 Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2016-DN-BX-0178 $270,616 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
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
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
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
2015 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2016 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2017 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,975 Closed
2007 PLR: Mesh Networked, Two-way Personnel Locator Radios andRelays National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2007-DE-BX-K101 $264,879 Closed
2014 Family Instability and Exposure to Violence in Childhood and Adolescence NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data The University of Texas at Austin TX 2014-IJ-CX-0025 $39,517 Closed
2007 Development of Nanothermite Projectile for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle-Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Neutralization. NIJ FY06 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The University of Texas at Austin TX 2007-DE-BX-K002 $437,348 Closed
2009 Mental Health and Violent Offending in Chicago Youth: A Multilevel Approach NIJ FY 09 ORE Data Resources Program The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2009-IJ-CX-0007 $37,490 Closed
2006 A Software-Defined Emergency Radio NIJ FY06 Communications Technology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $199,907 Closed
2015 Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2015-IJ-CX-K014 $639,450 Closed
2009 TBD NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2009-SQ-B9-K007 $456,784 Closed
2007 An integrated portable multi-band conventional radio with P25 interface using Digital Radio Processor (DRP) technology National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2006-IJ-CX-K043 $250,000 Closed