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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: Pattern evidence

Number of Awards: 206
Total Amount Awarded: $97,866,428

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 Mitigating demographic bias in forensic speaker identification NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SRI INTERNATIONAL CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04220-RESS $553,851 Open
2023 Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY KY 15PNIJ-23-GG-04204-RESS $290,289 Open
2023 Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER IA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO $495,637 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
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
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
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
2022 Measuring rarity of combined features in palm versus finger impressions and evaluating examiner perceptions NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-22-GG-04404-SLFO $489,524 Open
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
2004 Quantification of Tool Markings NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2004 Ames Laboratory (DOE) 2004-IJ-R-088 $390,000 Closed
2005 Latent Print Detection by MacroRaman Imaging NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Latent Print Detection by MacroRaman Imaging 2005-DD-R-094 $282,000 Closed
2005 Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Systems Management – Israeli National Police(IAA) 2005-IJ-R-051-3 $25,000 Closed
2008 National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2008-DNR-122 $500,000 Closed
2009 Computerized System for Aiding the Expert in Evaluating the Degree of Certainty in 2D Shoeprints NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2009 U.S. Department of Defense (Israeli National Police via TSWG) 2009-DN-R-090 $366,009 Closed
2013 Development and Delivery of Knowledge-based Forensic Science Curricula NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2013-DNR-4876 $450,000 Closed
2013 Support NIST Work on Fingerprint Database NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 National Institute of Standards and Technology 2013-IJR-4454 $900,000 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
2021 Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO $988,559 Open
2006 Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 Michigan State University MI 2007-DN-BX-0005 $20,000 Closed
2004 Evaluation and Application of Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM) For Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence Comparisons General Forensics Research and Development: Call for White Papers California Department of Justice CA 2004-IJ-CX-K008 $128,802 Closed
2004 HandShot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palm Prints and Hand Geometry FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY Carnegie Mellon University PA 2005-IJ-CX-K046 $773,341 Closed
2004 Fast Capture Fingerprint/Palm Print Technology FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY CrossMatch Technologies Inc FL 2005-IJ-CX-K067 $1,800,597 Closed
2004 Fast Fingerprint Capture Technology to Capture Up to 10 Roll-Equivelant Fingerprints Within 15 Seconds FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY TBS North America Inc. VA 2005-IJ-CX-K071 $1,448,788 Closed
2004 Generating More Precise Post Mortem Interval Estimates With Entomological Evidence: Reliable Patterns of Gene Expression Throughout Calliphorid Larval and Pupal Development Forensic DNA Research & Development Michigan State University MI 2004-DN-BX-K005 $185,001 Closed