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: 58
Total Amount Awarded: $27,135,499

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation Sort ascending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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	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
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
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
2004	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 - F	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2004-DN-BX-0156	$67,272	Closed
2003	National Forensic Science Improvement Program	Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2003-DN-BX-0038	$35,712	Closed
2002	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2002-RC-CX-K002	$947,910	Closed
2007	Coverdell Forensic Science	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2007-CD-BX-0028	$112,977	Closed
2005	DNA Capacity Enhancement for Iowa Criminalistics Laboratory	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program	State of Iowa	IA	2005-DA-BX-K088	$183,400	Closed
2004	Iowa Criminalistics Laboratory DNA Capacity Improvement	DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04	State of Iowa	IA	2004-DN-BX-K110	$170,384	Closed
2008	Forensic Analysis of Ink Using a Revolutionary Mass Spectrometry Method	NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Iowa State University	IA	2006-DN-BX-K017	$287,000	Closed
2008	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2008-CD-BX-0009	$110,922	Closed
2003	Identification of Inks to Expedite Forensic Analysis Phase II	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Iowa State University of Science And Technology	IA	2001-LT-BX-K004	$200,000	Closed
2009	Development of a Forensic Science Testing and Evaluation Laboratory	NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2009-D1-BX-K206	$3,000,000	Closed
2006	Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2006-DN-BX-0051	$101,171	Closed
2020	Positive identification using frontal sinus comparisons: Developing empirically-based guidelines	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER	IA	2020-75-CX-0013	$357,871	Closed
2003	The initiative proposes to create an Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) (pronounced 'ice age') at Iowa State University (previously referred to as the Cyber Protection Lab	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa State University	IA	2003-RD-CX-K006	$496,750	Closed
2003	Supplement to and continuation of 2002 RCCX K002	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	Iowa Department of Public Safety	IA	2002-RC-CX-K002	$1,000,000	Closed
2018	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2017	Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa	NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)	Iowa Department of Justice	IA	2017-MU-BX-0133	$796,985	Open
2017	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	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
2016	Link for Schools: A system to prevent violence and its adverse impacts	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	IA	2016-CK-BX-0006	$3,675,128	Closed
2016	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed