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: 2,248
Total Amount Awarded: $771,593,149

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2012	FY12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Alaska Scientific Crime Detectioin Laboratory	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Alaska Dept of Public Safety	AK	2012-CD-BX-0056	$63,517	Closed
2015	FY15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Alaska Dept of Public Safety	AK	2015-CD-BX-0064	$63,705	Closed
2005	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant - Drug Analysis Equipment	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	Alaska State Troopers	AK	2005-DN-BX-0001	$82,639	Closed
2016	Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY	GA	2016-DN-BX-0196	$637,735	Closed
2007	2007 Coverdell Competitive Grant for Medical Examiner's Forensic Laboratory Accreditation Project	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Allegheny County	PA	2007-CD-BX-0081	$95,000	Closed
2010	Proactive Accreditation, Certification, and Quality Improvements	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA	PA	2010-CD-BX-0103	$79,095	Closed
2008	2008 Forensic DNA Efficiency Improvement Project	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement	ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA	PA	2008-DN-BX-K191	$382,309	Closed
2008	Development of Methods for Estimating Postmortem Internal and Body relocation based on Biomarkers of Human Decomposition Ecology	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	American Registry of Patholgoy	MD	2008-DN-BX-K165	$270,390	Closed
2010	Maximizing DNA Testing Potential with the Generation of High-Quality Genome Reference Data	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development	American Registry of Pathology	MD	2011-MU-MU-K402	$1,860,808	Closed
2010	Characterization of X Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Markers for Forensic Use	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development	American Registry of Pathology	MD	2011-DN-BX-K401	$81,567	Closed
2000	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	American Registry of Pathology	MD	2000-IJ-CX-K010	$219,470	Closed
2011	3D Characterization and Comparison of Fracture Surfaces	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2011-DN-R-0230	$355,000	Closed
2010	Significance of Association in Tool Mark Characterization	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2009-DN-R-119-2	$390,000	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
2007	MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2008-DN-R-038	$685,000	Closed
2011	Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2011-DN-R-0230-2	$499,000	Closed
2004	Quantification of Tool Markings	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2004	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2004-IJ-R-088	$390,000	Closed
2008	Using DNA to Solve Cold Case Investigations	NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	Anchorage Police Department	AK	2008-DN-BX-K211	$500,000	Closed
2009	FY 2009 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program- Anne Arundel County, MD Police Department Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	MD	2009-CD-BX-0065	$77,176	Closed
2006	Anne Arundel County FY-06 Paul CoverdellForensic Lab Improvement Program	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	MD	2006-DN-BX-0015	$65,598	Closed
2016	Rapid Extraction of Sperm from Sexual Assault Kits	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Applied Research Associates, Inc.	NM	2016-DN-BX-0161	$209,408	Closed
2017	Efficient sequencing and analysis of degraded and trace DNA samples using a novel targeted ligation-free method	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ARC BIO LLC	MA	2017-DN-BX-0140	$993,718	Past Project Period End Date
2002	Gene Polymorphism and Human Pigmentation	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002	Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona	AZ	2002-IJ-CX-K010	$496,053	Closed
2000	Forensic Applications of Y-Chromosome STRs and SNPs	Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime	Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona	AZ	2000-IJ-CX-K006	$551,418	Closed
2005	Measuring atomic bomb-derived 14C levels in human remains to determine the Year of Birth and/or Year of Death	General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications	Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona	AZ	2005-IJ-CX-K013	$147,391	Closed