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 Sort ascending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
2016	Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gunshot Residue	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2016-DN-BX-0166	$505,278	Closed
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
2009	Use of Magneto-Rheological Fluids for Collecting, Preserving, and Analyzing Toolmark and Impression Evidence	NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	Pace University	NY	2009-DN-BX-K204	$186,950	Closed
2010	Universal IR Fluorescent Latent-Print Detection Method	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE)		2008-IJ-R-134-2	$440,013	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
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
2014	Transfer of Bloodstains from Textile Surfaces: A Fundamental Analysis	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	North Carolina State University	NC	2014-IJ-CX-K002	$305,692	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
2007	The use of Infrared imaging, a robust matching engine and associated algorithyms to enhance identification of both 2D and 3D impressions. Phase 1	NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	SED Technology LLC	VA	2007-DN-BX-K169	$295,247	Closed
2012	The Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	East Carolina University	NC	2012-DN-BX-K053	$377,480	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
2017	The Fluid Dynamics of Forensic Bloodstain Analysis: Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION	GA	2017-IJ-CX-0028	$683,619	Closed
2013	The Fluid Dynamics of Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces with Application to Forensic Blood-Spatter Analysis	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	GA	2013-DN-BX-K003	$299,680	Closed
2017	Testing the Accuracy and Reliability of Palmar Friction Ridge Comparisons: A Black Box Study	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2017-DN-BX-0170	$370,454	Closed
2014	Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence-Supplement	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Michigan State University	MI	2013-R2-CX-0015	$249,046	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
2010	Statistical Examination of handwriting Characteristics Using Automated Tools	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	Research Foundation of SUNY	NY	2010-DN-BX-K037	$425,077	Closed
2009	Statistical Evaluation of Torn Duct Tape	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2009-DN-BX-K235	$154,300	Closed
2017	Statistical Error Estimation for an Objective Measure of Similarity to a Latent Image	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	George Mason University	VA	2017-IJ-CX-0029	$470,372	Closed
2014	SSBT CoE Contactless Finger Print Technologies Assessment Version 2 (Part B)	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	VA	2014-ZD-CX-K001	$359,608	Closed
2009	Specific Heat Capacity Thermal Function of Cyanoacrylate Fingerprint Development Process	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Mountain State University Inc.	WV	2009-DN-BX-K196	$207,731	Closed
2007	Specialized Training for State and Local Forensic Investigators: Training Partnership	NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence	Marshall University Research Corporation	WV	2007-IJ-CX-K232	$510,974	Closed
2011	Specialized Crime Scene Investigator Training in Forensic Digital Photography, Crime Scene Mapping, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Shooting Scene Reconstruction	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	The University of Tennessee	TN	2011-DN-BX-K567	$450,000	Closed
2011	Smartphone Technology for Capturing Untreated Latent Fingerprints	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	EOIR Technologies, Inc.	VA	2011-DN-BX-K536	$208,085	Closed