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 ascending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2009	Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Western Oregon University	OR	2009-DN-BX-K228	$685,754	Closed
2013	A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2013-DN-BX-K043	$389,321	Closed
2016	Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2016-DN-BX-0152	$213,735	Closed
2018	Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-MU-MU-0003	$178,080	Closed
2017	Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2017-DN-BX-0161	$378,501	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
2001	Forensic ID Training and Research Resources at WVU	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$1,647,583	Closed
2003	West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative Proposals for FY02 Funds	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$4,000,000	Closed
2022	Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS	$623,965	Open
2015	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2019	Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0041	$99,618	Closed
2019	The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	WASHINGTON STATE PATROL	WA	2019-DU-BX-0001	$611,226	Closed
2009	Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency: Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail Quality and the Foundation for a Standard	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-K229	$854,907	Closed
2013	DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2013-DN-BX-K033	$385,496	Closed
2022	FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO	$141,921	Open
2010	Evaluation of Statistical Measures for Fiber Comparisons:Interlaboratory Studies and Forensic Databases	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of South Carolina Research Foundation	SC	2010-DN-BX-K220	$489,049	Closed
2014	Mapping Transnational Gang Activity	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of San Diego	CA	2012-R2-CX-0028	$79,982	Closed
2009	Mobile Fingerprint Capture	NIJ FY 09 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals	University of Massachusetts Lowell	MA	2009-IJ-CX-K021	$354,357	Closed
2022	Investigating the Impacts of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns in Support of Developing Data-driven Tools for Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-22-GG-04442-RESS	$531,257	Open
2007	Utility of Whole-Body CT Imaging in the Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Comparison with and Potential Substitution for Standard Autopsy.	NIJ FY 07 ORE Elder Abuse	University of Maryland, Baltimore	MD	2007-DN-BX-0007	$292,341	Closed
2016	Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	University of Louisville Research Foundation	KY	2016-R2-CX-0006	$32,000	Closed
2008	Designing, Developing, and Delivering an Online/Classroom Explosives Analysis Course	NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K070	$520,557	Closed
1998	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of Central Florida	FL	1998-IJ-CX-K003	$1,047,992	Closed
2017	Kinematic Validation of FDE Determinations about Writership in Questioned Handprinting and Handwriting	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO	CA	2017-DN-BX-0148	$464,910	Closed
2010	Quantitative Analysis of High Velocity Bloodstain Patterns: A Double Blind Investigation of Impact Velocity Assessment	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	University of California at Davis	CA	2010-DN-BX-K039	$248,799	Closed