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: 127
Total Amount Awarded: $50,644,407

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort ascending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	An investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$38,683	Closed
2017	Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-DN-BX-0172	$229,923	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-R2-CX-0018	$370,180	Closed
2017	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,666	Closed
2017	An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA.	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$39,569	Closed
2018	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$47,896	Closed
2021	In search of: Police responses to those experiencing homelessness	Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness, Fiscal Year 2021	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-21-GG-02709-RESS	$1,457,606	Open
2023	Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS	$980,527	Open
2023	Nanoparticle-Decorated Micropillars As Integrated Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Quantitative and High-Throughput Toxicology Drug Analysis	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04235-RESS	$199,676	Open
2023	Quantifying the strength of support in fingerprint casework comparisons	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04227-SLFO	$609,185	Open
2010	Development of a Sampling System to Stabilize Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations	The Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2010-DN-BX-K036	$239,025	Closed
2003	Indiana Hoosier SAFE-T Project	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	State of Indiana	IN	2001-LT-BX-K003	$993,500	Closed
2001	Indiana Hoosier Safe-T Project	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	State of Indiana	IN	2001-LT-BX-K003	$2,993,400	Closed
2005	High Tech Crimes Unit Forensics Laboratory	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	St. Joseph County	IN	2005-DN-BX-0061	$87,850	Closed
2019	Resource Facilitation: A promising initiative shown to decrease recidivism in exiting offenders with traumatic brain injury	Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019	RHI FOUNDATION INC	IN	2019-R2-CX-0030	$792,751	Open
2006	File Hound: A Law Enforcement Investigative Tool	NIJ FY06 Electronic Crime Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Purdue University	IN	2006-DN-BX-K250	$197,589	Closed
2014	Soft Armor Non-Destructive Evaluation Test Method: Vibration Energy SignatureTest (VEST)	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Purdue University	IN	2014-MU-CX-K004	$500,000	Closed
2006	FREEAK: Forensic Rapid Evidence Extraction and Analysis Kit for Immediate Personal Digital Technology Forensics on devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, and embedded FLASH drives.	NIJ FY06 Electronic Crime Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Purdue University	IN	2006-IJ-CX-K020	$237,540	Closed
2016	File Toolkit for Selective Analysis & Reconstruction (File TSAR) for Large Scale Computer Networks	Developing Improved Means to Collect Digital Evidence Program	Purdue University	IN	2016-MU-MU-K091	$487,440	Closed
2016	Development of a Portable 3D Imaging System for Capturing Shoe and Tire Impressions	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Purdue University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0189	$788,167	Closed
2016	Drugs, DUI, and Crime? What Are the Effects of Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado?	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0008	$32,000	Closed
2016	Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0011	$49,925	Closed
2017	Cybersecurity and Safety Challenges in Autonomous Vehicles: Threats Identification and Countermeasures Development	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-R2-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2017	Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0011	$49,925	Closed
2018	Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0011	$49,508	Closed