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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.
Showing Results For:
State: TX,
District: 18

Number of Awards: 42
Total Amount Awarded: $19,628,879

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2021 Advancing the Understanding of 3D Imaging for Firearms Identification Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021 HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER INC TX 15PNIJ-21-GG-02714-MUMU $303,471 Open
2019 A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered During Medicolegal Casework Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 HARRIS COUNTY TX 2019-DU-BX-0022 $20,685 Closed
2018 Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral Data NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC. TX 2018-DU-BX-0184 $282,703 Closed
2016 Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Harris County, Texas TX 2016-DN-BX-K003 $114,106 Closed
2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc TX 2015-DN-BX-0072 $1,172,752 Closed
2013 Characterization of Performance-Enhancing Peptides via Inlet Ionization on DART-TOF/MS NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Harris County, TX TX 2013-DN-BX-K020 $80,765 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
2013 Learning Models for Predictive Behavioral Intent and Activity Analysis in Wide Area Video Surveillance NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of Houston TX 2009-MU-MU-K004 $215,356 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
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
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
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
2011 Learning Models for Predictive Behavioral Intent and Activity Analysis in Wide Area Video Surveillance NIJ FY 11 Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of Houston TX 2009-MU-MU-K004 $249,711 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 Use of pressure cycling technology to enhance DNA yield and profile success in touch samples. NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Harris County, Texas TX 2011-DN-BX-K554 $76,778 Closed
2010 Collection of DNA Samples from Buried Unidentified Decedents. NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Harris County TX 2010-DN-BX-K207 $166,365 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
2010 Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm-Related Detainee Population NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Harris County TX 2010-DN-BX-K222 $88,837 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
2010 Novel Computer-Assisted Identification Method Using Radiograph Comparison NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations Harris County TX 2010-DN-BX-K194 $366,561 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
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program -- Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Harris County TX 2009-DN-BX-K078 $729,354 Closed
2009 Harris County Fellowship Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Harris County TX 2009-CD-BX-0089 $99,686 Closed
2009 Learning Models for Predictive Behavioral Intent and Activity Analysis in Wide Area Video Surveillance NIJ FY 09 Technology Research and Development University of Houston TX 2009-MU-MU-K004 $271,516 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

NIJ.ojp.gov lists only those awards that were tracked in an electronic grants management system. Any award made and closed prior to the advent of OJP’s first electronic system are not included. The first such system, the Grants Management System (GMS), was launched in the early 2000s. At that time, only select NIJ solicitations were managed under that system. Starting in fiscal year 2003, all NIJ awards were managed in GMS. The list of awards on NIJ.ojp.gov is comprehensive starting at that point. Awards listed on NIJ.ojp.gov made prior to 2003, were part of the early pilot for GMS or were migrated into GMS to allow NIJ to track continuations or supplements to those awards.