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 Sort ascending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS	$229,454	Open
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
2023	Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO	$351,078	Open
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open
2021	Deep Learning Methods for Post Mortem Interval Estimation	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-21-GG-04161-SLFO	$406,468	Open
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
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
2005	Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2005-Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	TN	2005-DN-BX-K108	$470,033	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
2003	Eval of Stature Est. from the Database for Forensic Anthropology	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	University of Tennessee - Knoxville	TN	2003-IJ-CX-K106	$34,978	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	FY02 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improve. Act	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	State of Tennessee	TN	2003-DN-BX-0047	$65,157	Closed
2003	No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	TN	2003-DN-BX-K047	$3,369,813	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
2002	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	University of Tennessee	TN	2002-LP-CX-K006	$1,000,000	Closed
2008	FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	State of Tennessee	TN	2008-DN-BX-K041	$680,423	Closed
2007	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant FY 07-08	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2007-CD-BX-0085	$228,734	Closed
2005	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY2005Tennessee Bureau of Investigation	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2005-DA-BX-K093	$445,803	Closed
2008	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FY 08-09	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	State of Tennessee	TN	2008-CD-BX-0006	$228,549	Closed
2006	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant (FY 2006 Base & Discretionary Funds)	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	State of Tennessee	TN	2006-DN-BX-0082	$203,375	Closed
2020	Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY	TN	2020-DQ-BX-0003	$285,229	Open
2003	National Forensic Science Institute	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	University of Tennessee	TN	2002-LP-CX-K006	$745,125	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