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: 91
Total Amount Awarded: $33,072,181

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2009	Predicting the Biological Age of a Bloodstain Donor	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	The University of Central Florida	FL	2009-DN-BX-K179	$300,450	Closed
2010	Molecular Characterization of Trace Biological Evidence for the Optimized Recovery and Analysis of 'Touch DNA'	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development	University of Central Florida	FL	2010-DN-BX-K139	$304,657	Closed
2008	Ignition Studies	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K166	$308,155	Closed
2019	Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2019-DU-BX-0016	$321,025	Closed
2016	Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-NE-BX-0001	$324,082	Closed
2007	Y Chromosome Whole Genome Analysis Strategies: Improved Detection of Male DNA	NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2007-DN-BX-K147	$324,705	Closed
2002	Teh Experience of Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women	The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables	University of Central Florida	FL	2002-WG-BX-0013	$326,033	Closed
2009	Identification of Forensically Relevant Fluids and Tissues by Small RNA Profiling	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2009-DN-BX-K255	$328,962	Closed
2012	Encapsulated phase change nanoparticles as thermally-readable covert taggants	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2012-DN-BX-K021	$350,200	Closed
2018	Classification Procedure for Lubricant Stains and Samples Collected from Sexual Assaults	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	FL	2018-MU-BX-0002	$354,195	Closed
2007	Developing Training Criteria for the Unidentified Deceased Reporting System (UDRS, http://udrs.orainc.com)	NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence	University of Central Florida	FL	2007-DN-BX-K209	$373,951	Closed
2009	Experimental Study of the Validity and Reliability of Digital Forensics Tools	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of Central Florida	FL	2009-DN-BX-K237	$382,000	Closed
2015	Substrate Pyrolysis Database Expansion, Evaluation and Use	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2015-DN-BX-K051	$396,719	Closed
2012	Level of confidence in elemental analysis by LIBS	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2012-DN-BX-K027	$399,532	Closed
2008	De-convolution of Body Fluid Mixtures: Cell Type Identification and Single Source Genetic Profiling of Micro-Dissected Cells	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K007	$415,776	Closed
2009	Statistical Assessment of the Probability of Correct identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Analysis	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of Central Florida	FL	2009-DN-BX-K227	$415,992	Closed
2016	Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid in the Investigation of Shooting and Other Traumatic Bodily Injury Incidents	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-DN-BX-0165	$424,799	Closed
2014	How it got there: associating individual DNA profiles with specific body fluids in mixtures using targeted digital gene expression and RNA-SNP identification	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2014-DN-BX-K019	$436,457	Closed
2008	Designing, Developing, and Delivering an Online/Classroom CBRNE Course	NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K199	$452,468	Closed
2011	Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Central Florida	FL	2011-DN-BX-K539	$470,545	Closed
2020	Accounting for Covariates in Forensic Error Rate Assessment and Evidence Interpretation	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2019-DU-BX-4011	$495,056	Closed
2017	Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0023	$496,976	Closed
2010	Frequency Occurrence of Handwriting and Hand-Printing Characteristics	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of Central Florida	FL	2010-DN-BX-K273	$498,659	Closed
2007	NIJ Support of NaMUS	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	The University of Central Florida	FL	2007-DN-BX-K237	$500,000	Closed
2004	National Center for Forensic Science	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology	University of Central Florida	FL	1998-IJ-CX-K003	$519,964	Closed