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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
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
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
2008	Designer Amphetamines in Forensic Toxicology: Analysis and Prevalence	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology: Invited Full Proposals	Sam Houston State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K126	$226,550	Closed
2019	Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-DU-BX-0027	$286,468	Closed
2005	Detecting, Addressing and Preventing Elder Abuse in Residential Care Facilities	Research & Evaluation of Elderly Individuals, Older Women and Residents of Long Term Care Facilities	Texas A and M Research Foundation	TX	2005-IJ-CX-0054	$208,354	Closed
2019	Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-R2-CX-0052	$150,000	Closed
2021	Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS	$368,745	Open
2003	Developing a High-Yield DNA Isolation Method Using Matrix Proteinase for Compromised Skeletal Samples	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K105	$25,001	Closed
2023	Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO	$467,325	Open
2005	Developing Improved Capacity for the Texas Missing Persons Cases & Fort Worth aea casework in Sexual Assault & Homicide Cases by UNT Health Science Center DNA Identity Lab	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2005-DA-BX-K095	$283,868	Closed
2004	Developing Improved Capacity for the Texas Missing Persons Cases and Fort Worth ' area casework in Sexual Assault and Homicide Cases by the University of North Texas Health Science Center's DNA Identi	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2004-DN-BX-K197	$205,575	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
2016	Development and Evaluation of miRNA Panels for Body Fluid Identification Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Massively Parallel Sequencing Methods	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0001	$47,186	Open
2017	Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0001	$49,987	Open
2018	Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0001	$49,988	Open
2010	Development and Quantative Evaluaker Countytion of Steganalysis and Digital Forgery Detection System	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Sam Houston State University	TX	2010-DN-BX-K223	$331,056	Closed
2010	Development and Validation of Standard Operating Procedures for Measuring Microbial Populations for Estimating a Postmortem Interval	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Texas A and M Research Foundation	TX	2010-DN-BX-K243	$476,348	Closed
2019	Development of a 2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	2019-R2-CX-0049	$150,000	Closed
2014	Development of a brief elder abuse and neglect screener for Emergency Medical Services: Detection of Elder abuse Through Emergency Care Technicians (DETECT)	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals and Residents of Residential Care Facilities	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2014-MU-CX-0102	$369,039	Closed
2015	Development of a Comprehensive Genetic Tool for Identification of Cannabis Sativa Samples for Forensic and Intelligence Purposes	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2016	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2017	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$48,907	Closed
2017	Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2017-DN-BX-0134	$556,910	Closed
2007	Development of an Enhanced Electronic Casework Record System	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Dallas County	TX	2007-CD-BX-0044	$94,361	Closed