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: 66
Total Amount Awarded: $31,734,301

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation Sort descending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2008	Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	County of Harris, Texas	TX	2008-DN-BX-K312	$506,528	Closed
2008	Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	City of Houston	TX	2008-DN-BX-K205	$399,330	Closed
2011	FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Harris County	TX	2011-DN-BX-K422	$690,850	Closed
2011	FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Houston Police Department	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	City of Houston Police Department	TX	2011-DN-BX-K427	$1,532,118	Closed
2011	Use of pressure cycling technology to enhance DNA yield and profile success in touch samples.	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Harris County, Texas	TX	2011-DN-BX-K554	$76,778	Closed
2010	Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm-Related Detainee Population	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Harris County	TX	2010-DN-BX-K222	$88,837	Closed
2010	Independent Validation Test of Microscopic Analysis of Saw Marks in Bone	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	County of Hrris, Texas	TX	2010-DN-BX-K235	$26,409	Closed
2011	Extending the Microbial Forensic Toolkit Through Whole Genome Sequencing and Statistical Phylogenomics	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	2011-DN-BX-K534	$581,213	Closed
2008	HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation	NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences	County of Hrris, Texas	TX	2008-NI-CX-0004	$5,120	Closed
2008	Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement---Harris COunty, Texas Medical Examiner''s Office	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement	County of Harris, Texas	TX	2008-DN-BX-K190	$504,000	Closed
2013	Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Indentifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention	NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Individuls and Residents of Residential Care Facilities	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	TX	2013-IJ-CX-0050	$387,736	Closed
2010	Collection of DNA Samples from Buried Unidentified Decedents.	NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	Harris County	TX	2010-DN-BX-K207	$166,365	Closed
2011	Action Research to Enhance Investigations and Prosecutions of Sexual Assaults in Houston	NIJ FY 11 Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence: An Action Research Project	City of Houston	TX	2011-DN-BX-0002	$178,076	Closed
2006	School Safety and Sex Offender Screening Project	NIJ FY06 School Safety Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Raptor Technologies, Inc.	TX	2006-IJ-CX-0043	$52,675	Closed
2015	DNA Capacity Enhancement	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc	TX	2015-DN-BX-0072	$1,172,752	Closed
2015	FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program/Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Harris County	TX	2015-DN-BX-0008	$639,942	Closed
2015	Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of Sexual Assault Kit Backlogs and their Criminal Justice Consequences	NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	2015-R2-CX-0040	$39,999	Closed
2016	Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	Harris County, Texas	TX	2016-DN-BX-K003	$114,106	Closed
2017	Defining Late-Life Poly-victimization and Identifying Associated Mental and Physical Health Symptoms	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON, THE	TX	2017-VF-GX-0001	$271,822	Closed
2009	Proposal for Continuation Grant to 2005-IJ-CX-K037	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Ned Levine And Associates	TX	2005-IJ-CX-K037	$200,000	Closed
2003	In Car Law Enforcement Vehicle Technology	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	University of Houston	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K011	$993,500	Closed
2012	NIJ FY12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations	NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations	City of Houston Police Department	TX	2011-DN-BX-0002	$515,000	Closed
2006	Houston Police Department Identification Division Forensic Science Improvement Program	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	City of Houston	TX	2006-DN-BX-0028	$95,000	Closed
2006	FY 2006 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - Harris County	NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation	Harris County	TX	2006-DN-BX-K194	$437,306	Closed
2003	Factors That Impact The Determination By Medical Examiners Of Elder Mistreatment As A Cause Of Death In Older Persons	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K015	$290,315	Closed