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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
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2005-DN-BX-K011 $122,692 Closed
2006 Forensic science improvement plan NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2006-DN-BX-0092 $188,820 Closed
2007 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2007-DN-BX-K028 $469,801 Closed
2007 2007 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2007-CD-BX-0006 $210,521 Closed
2008 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Wisconsin Department of Justice 		NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2008-DN-BX-K074 $689,540 Closed
2003 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act
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July 1, 03 - June 30, 04 		Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2003-DN-BX-0098 $66,166 Closed
2003 Paul Coverdell National forensic Sciences Improvement Act National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2003-DN-BX-1055 $61,318 Closed
2005 DNA Casework Backlog Reduction Program Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2005-DN-BX-K128 $314,135 Closed
2004 Crime Laboratory Improvement Project National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology Williamson County Texas TX 2004-RC-CX-K021 $29,805 Closed
2016 The Next Generation in the Measurement of Adolescent Relationship Abuse Research on Measurement of Teen Dating Violence William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ 2016-MU-CX-0007 $285,668 Closed
2005 Whitley County Coroner's Office Strive for Professionalism--Equipped to Serve Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Whitley County IN 2005-DN-BX-0095 $60,068 Closed
2003 Program Acceleration/Enhancements for Microdevice DNA Forensics System supplemental National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research MA 1998-LB-VX-K022 $149,964 Closed
1998 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE CONTINUATION AWARDS National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research MA 1998-LB-VX-K022 $250,000 Closed
2003 Whatcom County Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Justice Data Integration Project National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards Whatcom County WA 2003-IJ-CX-K017 $993,500 Closed
2007 USB Live Acquistion and Triage Tool (US-LATT) NIJ FY 07 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K021 $137,500 Closed
2010 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) Phase II NIJ FY 10 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2010-FD-CX-K021 $194,916 Closed
2007 Trait Analytic Program Search (TAPS) NIJ FY 07 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K187 $68,000 Closed
2009 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) NIJ FY 09 Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2009-SQ-B9-K015 $77,852 Closed
2008 Trait Analytic Program Search (TAPS) NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K187 $99,991 Closed
2008 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K021 $49,986 Closed
2009 Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Western Oregon University OR 2009-DN-BX-K228 $685,754 Closed
2017 Investigations on the Cellular and Morphologic Characteristics of Cranial Vault Fracture: Research and Development of a Time Since Fracture Protocol and Database NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MI 2017-DN-BX-0166 $576,060 Closed
2020 Validation of a LC-DAD-ESI/MS/MS method for the accurate measurement of THC and THCA-A among twenty cannabinoids in various products of Cannabis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IL 2020-DQ-BX-0021 $160,181 Closed
2023 Quantification of psychotropic cannabinoids in newly emerging hemp-derived products and evaluation of their stability and interconversion during storage NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IL 15PNIJ-23-GG-04234-RESS $251,505 Open
2006 Western Forensic and Law Enforcement Training Center (WFLETC) Support for Training & Casework Projects for the State of Colorado NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center CO 2003-DD-BX-K013 $246,807 Closed