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: 206
Total Amount Awarded: $97,866,428

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2013	Infrared Thermal Imaging for Use in Restoration of Defaced Serial Numbers	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Idaho State University	ID	2013-R2-CX-K012	$316,004	Closed
2015	RECOVERY OF DEFACED SERIAL NUMBERS USING INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Idaho State University	ID	2015-R2-CX-0017	$50,000	Closed
2017	Optimization and Statistical Testing of Experimental and Computer Methodologies for Evaluation of the LIT-MIA Thermal Imaging Method for Recovery of Defaced Serial Numbers	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY	ID	2017-DN-BX-0173	$199,688	Closed
2010	Digitizing Device to Capture Track Impressions	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	Indiana University	IN	2010-DN-BX-K145	$253,120	Closed
2009	The information content of friction ridge impressions as revealed by human experts	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Indiana University	IN	2009-DN-BX-K226	$424,285	Closed
2005	Adding human expertise to the quantitative analysis of fingerprints	Friction Ridge Analysis Research	Indiana University	IN	2005-MU-BX-K076	$431,255	Closed
2006	Probability of a Match in Bitemarks	NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Institute for Forensic Imaging	IN	2006-DN-BX-K252	$96,903	Closed
2006	A Statistical Validation on the Individuality of Tool Marks Due to the Effect of Wear, Environment Exposure and Partial Evidence	NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	MD	2006-DN-BX-K029	$149,477	Closed
2006	A Statistical Validation of the Individuality of Guns Using High Resolution Topographical Images of Bullets	NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	MD	2006-DN-BX-K030	$102,798	Closed
2009	Development of Synthetically Generated LEA Signatures to Generalize Probability of False Positive Identification Estimates	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Intelligent Automation, Inc.	MD	2009-DN-BX-K236	$450,969	Closed
2006	Interoperability of AFIS Systems for Latent Print Searches	NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations	International Association for Identification	MN	2006-DN-BX-K249	$179,943	Closed
2007	Phase II Analysis of Level III Features at High Resolutions:	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	International Biometric Group, LLC	NY	2007-DN-BX-K239	$380,254	Closed
2005	Analysis of Level III Characteristics at High Resolutions	Friction Ridge Analysis Research	International Biometric Group, LLC	NY	2005-MU-MU-K063	$461,495	Closed
2014	Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2014-DN-BX-K036	$719,015	Closed
2012	Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2010-DN-BX-K403	$476,187	Closed
2015	Quantitative Tools for Examination of Microscopic Fracture Surface Topology and Degradation for Physical Match Analysis of Evidence	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2015-DN-BX-K056	$445,341	Closed
2018	Physics and Statistical Models for Physical Match Analysis Utilizing 3D Microscopy of Fracture Surfaces	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2018-R2-CX-0034	$681,664	Closed
2017	Ultrafast 3D visualization and fluid dynamic mechanisms of blood atomization	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2017-DN-BX-0171	$591,895	Closed
2019	Fluid Dynamic Studies of Bloody Fingermarks	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2019-75-CX-0018	$159,122	Closed
2001	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa State University of Science And Technology	IA	2001-LT-BX-K004	$160,000	Closed
2019	Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2019-MU-MU-0096	$380,405	Closed
2021	Physics and Mathematical Models for Error Quantifications in Comparative 3D Microscopy for Physical Match Analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04141-RESS	$742,590	Open
2021	Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04195-RESS	$713,519	Open
2023	Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS	$111,000	Open
2007	Development of Forensic Tools for Smoke Residue and Deposition Analysis	NIJ FY 07 Research and Development in Fire and Arson Investigation: Invited Full Proposals	Jensen Hughes, Inc.	MD	2007-DN-BX-K236	$268,594	Closed