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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkalids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$47,186	Closed
2017	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,987	Closed
2018	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,988	Closed
2012	Improved Detection of Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts")in Forensic Toxicology Samples	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Sam Houston State University	TX	2012-R2-CX-K003	$190,227	Closed
2014	Improved Efficiency in Documenting Violent Crime and Serious Traffic Collision Scenes through Laser Scanning Technology	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Myrtle Beach Police Department	SC	2014-CD-BX-0026	$113,869	Closed
2003	Improved Forensic Services Through a Consolidated Plan	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Minnesota Department of Public Safety	MN	2003-DN-BX-0027	$56,442	Closed
2021	Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	NY	15PNIJ-21-GG-04149-RESS	$499,518	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Improved Officer Decision-Making and Stress Management with Virtual Environments	NIJ FY17 Research to Improve Officer Decision-making	THE RAND CORPORATION	CA	2017-R2-CX-0025	$914,757	Closed
2015	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$46,008	Closed
2016	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$46,008	Closed
2017	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$48,907	Closed
2009	Improved Tools and Interpretation Guidelines for Examining Limited Low Copy Number DNA Obtained from Degraded Single Source Samples: Bones, Teeth, and Hairs	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth	TX	2009-DN-BX-K188	$935,992	Closed
2004	Improvement of Forensic Dental Identification Services in the Office of the Medical Examiner, Greenville, SC	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	Greenville County Medical Examiner	SC	2004-DN-BX-0208	$35,233	Closed
2009	Improvement of forensic science analysis capacity	NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Washington Department of Commerce	WA	2009-CD-BX-0011	$341,368	Closed
2005	Improvement of Latent Print Processing Time in Fingerprint Unit	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	City of Avondale, Arizona	AZ	2005-DN-BX-0121	$84,116	Closed
2017	Improvement of School Climate Assessment in Virginia Secondary Schools	NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	VA	2017-CK-BX-0007	$999,802	Closed
2007	Improvement of the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Services	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	State of Nevada, Dept. of Public Safety	NV	2007-CD-BX-0076	$96,594	Closed
2008	Improvement of the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Services	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	State of Nevada, Dept. of Public Safety	NV	2008-CD-BX-0025	$99,337	Closed
2008	Improvement of the Toxicology Lab turn around time on back log samples.	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	County of San Luis Obispo	CA	2008-CD-BX-0084	$94,824	Closed
2015	Improvement to Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Laboratory Services through Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Wilmington NC	NC	2015-CD-BX-0040	$165,000	Closed
2004	Improvements to Casework and Convicted Offender Capacity at the Delaware OCME DNA Unit	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04	Delaware Health And Social Services	DE	2004-DN-BX-K099	$98,233	Closed
2009	Improvements to Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry for Quantitative Forensic Analysis Using a Short Pulse (100 Femtosecond) Ultraviolet Laser	NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensis Analysis of Trace Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2009-DN-R-112	$237,977	Closed
2021	Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04136-SLFO	$349,970	Open
2016	Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	2016-DN-BX-0173	$714,891	Past Project Period End Date
2006	Improving Baltimore's Crime Laboratory through Training and Technology	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	City of Baltimore	MD	2006-DN-BX-0023	$93,200	Closed