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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: TX,
City: Houston

Number of Awards: 66
Total Amount Awarded: $31,734,301

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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
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
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
2012 FY12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Houston NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Houston TX 2012-DN-BX-0068 $1,208,170 Closed
2009 "FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Houston" NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program City of Houston TX 2009-DN-BX-K130 $1,311,800 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 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
2005 Crime Laboratory DNA Capacity Enhancement Program/FY2005 Houston Police Department DNA Capacity Enhancement Program City of Houston TX 2005-DA-BX-K021 $277,030 Closed
2004 Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory DNA Capacity Enhancement Program/FY2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 City of Houston TX 2004-DN-BX-K193 $487,014 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
2004 Houston Police Department Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 City of Houston TX 2004-DN-BX-K114 $509,479 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases With DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Houston TX 2005-DN-BX-K035 $179,364 Closed
2010 NIJ Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Houston Police Department Crime Lab NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Houston Police Department TX 2010-DN-BX-K112 $1,143,339 Closed
2011 Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Evidence: Phase II NIJ FY 2011 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations City of Houston Police Department TX 2011-DN-BX-0002 $821,814 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
2013 FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of Houston Police Department NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of Houston Police Department TX 2013-DN-BX-0067 $1,233,415 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
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 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
2010 Genetic Markers Associated with Sudden Unexplained Death or Sudden Infant Death NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development County of Harris, Texas TX 2010-DN-BX-K230 $254,521 Closed
2007 Harris County (TX) Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence County of Harris, Texas TX 2007-DN-BX-K213 $77,123 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
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
2014 Operation Cold Case NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Harris County TX 2014-DN-BX-K072 $215,035 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