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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.
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Subtopic: Evidence analysis and processing

Number of Awards: 2,248
Total Amount Awarded: $771,593,149

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
2004 Bayesian Networks in Forensic Science:
n Evolutionary Perspective
Graduate Research Fellowship-Fall North Carolina State University NC 2004-DN-BX-K006 $20,000 Closed
2005 Mitochondrial DNA mixture separation development and validation by Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography Graduate Research Fellowship-Fall University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) CO 2006-DN-BX-K002 $20,000 Closed
2019 A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered During Medicolegal Casework Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 HARRIS COUNTY TX 2019-DU-BX-0022 $20,685 Closed
2017 Gautier Police Department SAK Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) City of Gautier MS 2017-AK-BX-0132 $21,478 Open
2005 Reduce Latent Print Examination Backlog and Provide Training Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement City of Chandler AZ 2005-DN-BX-0112 $22,306 Closed
2008 MCME (Monroe County Medical Examiner) 2008 Accreditition, Certification and Technology Initiative NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Monroe County NY 2008-CD-BX-0087 $22,311 Closed
2015 The Implementation of a Forensic Workstation Increases the Timeliness and Efficiency of Evidence Processing in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program County of Dinwiddie VA 2015-CD-BX-0050 $23,183 Closed
2009 FY2009 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program - Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation OK 2009-DN-BX-K160 $23,783 Closed
2010 Miami-Dade Repeatability and Uniqueness of Striations/Impressions in Bullets Fired in 10 Consecutively Manufactured Glock EBIS Barrels NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Miami Dade County FL 2010-DN-BX-K269 $23,896 Closed
2011 Development and Testing of a Rapid Multiplex Assay for the Identification of Biological Stains NIJ FY 11 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver CO 2011-CD-BX-0205 $24,986 Closed
2012 "Development of an Analytical Approach for a Robust Probability Model for LCN DNA Profile Interpretation" NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2012-IJ-CX-0016 $24,988 Closed
2012 Physical and Biochemical Factors Affecting the Recovery and Analysis of DNA from Human Skeletal Remains NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth TX 2012-IJ-CX-0017 $25,000 Closed
2012 Development of Novel 1,2-Indanedione Fingerprint Reagents NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania PA 2012-IJ-CX-0019 $25,000 Closed
2011 Ancestry/Phenotype SNP Analysis & Integration with Established Forensic Markers NIJ FY 11 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program The George Washington University DC 2011-CD-BX-0123 $25,000 Closed
2007 Forensic Science Improvement Project through Crime Scene Development, Lab Proficiency, and Accreditation Audit NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency IN 2007-CD-BX-0064 $25,000 Closed
2021 Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 Federal Bureau of Investigation DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008 $25,000 Open
2005 Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Systems Management – Israeli National Police(IAA) 2005-IJ-R-051-3 $25,000 Closed
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
2009 Reflective Ultra Violet Imaging System and Support Equipment NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Avondale, Arizona AZ 2009-CD-BX-0092 $26,328 Closed
2010 Independent Validation Test of Microscopic Analysis of Saw Marks in Bone NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines County of Hrris, Texas TX 2010-DN-BX-K235 $26,409 Closed
2020 Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation (Subaward to grant 2020-R2-CX-0047) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0005 $27,287 Closed
2005 To enhance the basic forensic capabilities of the City of Rogers Police Department in evidence recovery and processing, which will in turn reduce the evidence backlog and improve the quality and timel Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement City of Rogers AR 2005-DN-BX-0120 $28,191 Closed
2007 Upgrade Conventional Radiography System to Digital Technology Imaging System NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program County of Volusia FL 2007-CD-BX-0059 $29,000 Closed
2009 Delivery of Two Online Training Modules (DNA and Fingerprints) for law enforcement, court officials and other forensic practitioners. NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Forensic Training Network, LLC CA 2009-DN-BX-K175 $30,000 Closed
2013 Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae, Decomposing Porcine Tissue, and Porcine Bone Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2013-IJ-CX-0012 $30,000 Closed