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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: Digital evidence forensics

Number of Awards: 124
Total Amount Awarded: $52,268,688

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2016 Recommendation System for Statutory Interpretation in Cybercrime NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics University of Pittsburgh PA 2016-R2-CX-0010 $49,356 Closed
2006 Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication NIJ FY06 Electronic Crime Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications University of Rhode Island RI 2006-DN-BX-K023 $199,957 Closed
2011 Cloud Signature: A Tool for Cloud Forensics NIJ FY 11 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery University of Rhode Island RI 2011-FD-CX-K011 $245,358 Closed
2006 Automated Steganography Detection and Breaking For Law Enforcement NIJ FY06 Electronic Crime Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications University of Rhode Island RI 2006-DN-BX-K022 $399,836 Closed
2012 Cloud Forensics Tool Prototyping NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Rhode Island RI 2012-MU-CX-K002 $499,791 Closed
2010 Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication Continuation NIJ FY 10 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery University of Rhode Island RI 2009-FD-CX-K215 $175,000 Closed
2008 Digital Forensics Analysis Search String Support NIJ FY 08 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2008-CE-CX-K001 $104,049 Closed
2009 Digital Forensics Analysis Search String Support Continuation NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2008-CE-CX-K001 $119,995 Closed
2009 Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication Continuation NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2009-FD-CX-K215 $150,000 Closed
2009 Automated Steganography Detection For Law Enforcement Continuation NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2009-FD-CX-K214 $119,995 Closed
2008 Continuation of Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication. NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of Rhode Island RI 2006-DN-BX-K023 $100,000 Closed
2023 Audio Deepfake Detection for Forensics and Security NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01933-RESS $64,003 Open
2018 Automation-Supported Curation of Large Forensic Image Databases NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TN 2018-DU-BX-0181 $354,751 Closed
2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2015- Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2015-CD-BX-0024 $69,326 Closed
2007 Utah State and Local Forensic Digital Evidence Examination Review Net System NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2007-CD-BX-0008 $96,594 Closed
2014 Rapid Forensic Acquisition of Large Media with Sifting Collectors NIJ FY 14 New Approaches to Digital Evidence Processing and Storage Vesaria LLC d/b/a Grier Forensics NJ 2014-IJ-CX-K001 $370,672 Closed
2015 Rapid Forensic Acquisition of Large Media with Sifting Collectors NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Vesaria LLC d/b/a Grier Forensics NJ 2014-IJ-CX-K001 $71,966 Closed
2009 Fundamental Research to Improve the Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Validity of Using the ENF Criterion for the Forensic Authentication of Digital Recordings NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 2009-DN-BX-K233 $864,638 Closed
2003 Forensic Science Initiative 2003 National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2003-RC-CX-K001 $3,250,125 Closed
2004 Forensic Science Initiative National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation On Behalf of WVU WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $741,075 Closed
2010 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) Phase II NIJ FY 10 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2010-FD-CX-K021 $194,916 Closed
2007 Trait Analytic Program Search (TAPS) NIJ FY 07 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K187 $68,000 Closed
2008 USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations WetStone Technologies, Inc. NY 2007-DN-BX-K021 $49,986 Closed
2008 Electronic Crime Technology Support Center NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations WVHTC Foundation WV 2007-MU-MU-K010 $1,050,000 Closed