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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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State: FL,
City: Miami

Number of Awards: 109
Total Amount Awarded: $38,260,727

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2019 Improving Juror Comprehension of Forensic Testimony and Its Effects on Decision-Making and Evidence Evaluation Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-75-CX-0010 $497,208 Closed
2017 Implementation of epigenetics into forensic science: Development of a PCR based multiplex for the simultaneous analysis of age and body fluid identification NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2017-NE-BX-0001 $368,512 Closed
2017 Hate Crimes in Miami-Dade County: Improving Awareness, Service Delivery, Reporting, Investigation, and Prosecution NIJ FY17 Research on Hate Crimes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2017-IJ-CX-0031 $499,597 Closed
2011 Graphical User Interface for a Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University FL 2011-DN-BX-K538 $417,595 Closed
2016 Graduate Research Fellowship: Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid OnsiteScreening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biologicalsamples Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0034 $50,000 Open
2019 Germ-Line Transformation of Forensically Important Flies Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-DU-BX-0013 $279,983 Closed
2012 FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2012-DN-BX-0045 $996,026 Closed
2010 FY2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2010-DN-BX-K081 $1,023,044 Closed
2009 FY2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Miami Dade County FL 2009-CD-BX-0069 $125,000 Closed
2009 FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Miami Dade County FL 2009-DN-BX-K062 $1,084,501 Closed
2006 FY2006 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Miami Dade County FL 2006-DN-BX-K207 $398,922 Closed
2015 FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2015-DN-BX-0051 $974,669 Closed
2013 FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2013-DN-BX-0073 $1,082,739 Closed
2011 FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2011-DN-BX-K454 $1,190,348 Closed
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Miami Dade County FL 2008-DN-BX-K030 $768,775 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Miami Dade County FL 2007-DN-BX-K113 $561,146 Closed
2006 FY 2006 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Miami-Dade Police Department NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement Miami Dade County FL 2006-DN-BX-K052 $200,323 Closed
2014 Forensic Toxicological Screening/Confirmation of 500+ Designer Drugs by LC-QTOF-MS and LC-QqQ-MS Analysis NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2014-R2-CX-K006 $396,970 Closed
2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program, Fiscal Year 2005-2006, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 Miami Dade County FL 2004-DN-BX-K060 $410,841 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY2005--Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Miami Dade County FL 2005-DN-BX-K088 $282,756 Closed
2021 FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS $300,000 Open
2022 FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS $300,000 Open
2023 FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS $300,000 Open
2006 Field Detection of Drug and Explosive Odor Signatures Using SPME-IMS NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques, and Technologies Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2006-DN-BX-K027 $249,446 Closed
2009 Field Dectection of Smokeless Powders and other Explosives by Canines and IMS NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2006-DN-BX-K027 $231,435 Closed