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
2009	Development of an Expert System for Automated Forensic mtDNA Data Analysis	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2009-DN-BX-K171	$265,393	Closed
2018	Development of CFAST Based Fire Simulation Toolkit for Fire Investigators	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE	TX	2018-R2-CX-0032	$487,386	Closed
2014	Development of Heated Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Profiling of Marjuana	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Sam Houston State University	TX	2014-R2-CX-K005	$166,347	Closed
2013	Development of improved insertion-deletion assays for human and ancestral identifications from degraded samples	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2013-DN-BX-K036	$329,233	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
2015	Development of PCR-Free DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time High Throughput Sequencing	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2015-DN-BX-K068	$719,633	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
2012	DNA analysis of unidentified remains to assist in identifying missing persons.	NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	Orchid Cellmark Inc.	TX	2012-DN-BX-K055	$101,639	Closed
2003	DNA Backlog	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	State of Texas	TX	2003-DN-BX-0050	$264,848	Closed
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
2015	DNA Capacity Enhancement	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc	TX	2015-DN-BX-0072	$1,172,752	Closed
2005	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY2005 - Harris County Medical Examiners Office	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	Harris County	TX	2005-DA-BX-K051	$219,322	Closed
2005	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY2005 - Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	Dallas County	TX	2005-DA-BX-K042	$372,193	Closed
2022	DNA Typing Strategies for Identification of Human Remains via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-22-GG-04414-MUMU	$650,390	Open
2018	DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing for Forensic Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2018-DU-BX-0179	$634,973	Past Project Period End Date
2010	Effect of Prison-Based Alcohol Treatment: A Multi-Site Process and Outcome Evaluation	NIJ FY 10 ORE Crime and Justice Research and Evaluation: Investigator Initiated	Rob Tillyer	TX	2010-RT-BX-0103	$300,000	Closed
2020	Efficient and Effective SNP System for Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA Samples	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2020-DQ-BX-0005	$444,723	Past Project Period End Date
2010	El Paso County Sheriff's Office - Paul Coverdell Forensic 2010 Grant	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	El Paso County	TX	2010-CD-BX-0068	$175,000	Closed
2013	Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Indentifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention	NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuls and Residents of Residential Care Facilities	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	TX	2013-IJ-CX-0050	$387,736	Closed
2006	Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative	NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Sheriffs Association of Texas	TX	2005-MU-MU-K033	$279,993	Closed
2005	Enhanced Ballistic Evidence Analysis and Identification Program	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	City of Dallas	TX	2005-DN-BX-0128	$95,000	Closed
2021	Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04159-RESS	$484,798	Past Project Period End Date
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
2005	Enhancement of Firearms Analysis Services	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	Dallas County	TX	2005-DN-BX-0016	$95,000	Closed
2006	Enhancement of Firearms Analysis Services	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Dallas County	TX	2006-DN-BX-0037	$95,000	Closed