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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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State: VA,
District: 11

Number of Awards: 110
Total Amount Awarded: $68,768,977

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Best Practices for Forensic Laboratories Adopting Probabilistic Genotyping Systems NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03877-NIJB $500,000 Open
2024 Black Box Evaluation of Hand Detail Image Comparisons NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03846-NIJB $746,866 Open
2024 Schoolhouse interrogations and confessions: Perspectives from principals and students NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01564-RESS $120,741 Open
2024 The Impacts of School Security Equipment on Students and Schools NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01048-STOP $1,706,788 Open
2023 Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU $872,282 Open
2023 Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04224-RESS $659,287 Open
2022 Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program STONEY FORENSIC, INC VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS $640,293 Past Project Period End Date
2022 Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program NOBLIS, INC. VA 2020-R2-CX-0049 $132,817 Past Project Period End Date
2022 Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX $607,799 Open
2022 The Adaptation and Evaluation of the Fourth R Youth Dating Violence Curriculum for Indigenous Communities NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-01623-NIJB $1,099,393 Open
2021 Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO $988,559 Open
2021 Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04143-MUMU $437,383 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 STONEY FORENSIC, INC VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS $330,044 Past Project Period End Date
2020 A Black Box Study of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Tire Evidence Examiners' Conclusions Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 NOBLIS, INC. VA 2020-DQ-BX-0026 $720,610 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Analysis of Small Particles Adhering to the Edges of Duct Tape as a Means to Make Associations in a Way that is Independent of Manufactured Characteristics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 STONEY FORENSIC, INC. VA 2020-MU-CX-0018 $871,366 Closed
2020 Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 NOBLIS, INC. VA 2020-R2-CX-0049 $1,063,335 Past Project Period End Date
2020 NIJ National Center on Forensics NIJ National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2020-MU-CX-0001 $2,000,000 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Partners in Crisis: Improving Police Response to Individuals in Moments of Crisis by Providing Service Alternatives Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2020-R2-CX-0012 $385,434 Closed
2019 Accounting for Covariates in Forensic Error Rate Assessment and Evidence Interpretation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 George Mason University VA 2019-DU-BX-0011 $495,056 Closed
2019 Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC. VA 2019-DU-BX-0009 $453,146 Closed
2019 Improving the Forensic Documentation of Injuries through Alternate Light: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence, FY 2019 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2019-NE-BX-0008 $398,719 Closed
2019 Improving the Investigation, Clearance Rates, and Victim Restoration of Robberies: A Randomized Controlled Experiment Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0024 $548,246 Closed
2018 Black Box Evaluation of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Conclusions NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 2018-DU-BX-0214 $1,086,976 Closed
2018 NIJ Rockdale County Emerging Adults NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0005 $957,325 Open
2018 Statistical Infrastructure for the Use of Error Rate Studies in the Interpretation of Forensic Evidence NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes George Mason University VA 2018-DU-BX-0228 $197,669 Closed