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: 110
Total Amount Awarded: $68,768,977

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	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