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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: TN,
District: 2

Number of Awards: 43
Total Amount Awarded: $11,730,368

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2010 Developing Methods to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The University of Tennessee TN 2010-DN-BX-K202 $258,816 Closed
2010 Evaluating the Use of DNA and RNA Degradation for Estimating the Post-Mortem Interval NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development The University of Tennessee TN 2010-DN-BX-K228 $167,414 Closed
2010 Knox County Forensics Enhancement Program FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Knox County Sheriff''s Office TN 2010-CD-BX-0084 $174,828 Closed
2009 Forensic Science Training and Development and Delivery Program: Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Web-Based NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program The Institute of Public Service TN 2009-DN-BX-K190 $775,226 Closed
2009 IMPROVING SEX ESTIMATION FROM CRANIA USING 3-DIMENSIONAL CT SCANS NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $167,278 Closed
2009 Isotopic and Elemental Analysis of the William Bass Donated Skeletal Collection and Other Modern Donated Collections NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K193 $240,750 Closed
2009 National DNA Training Initiative NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program University of Tennessee TN 2009-DN-BX-K191 $647,802 Closed
2009 The Knox County Sheriff''s Office seeks funding to expand its Cold Case Unit to use DNA technology to solve their violent cold cases, utilizing funds for overtime, two new positions and four part time NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Knox County Sheriff''s Office TN 2009-DN-BX-K166 $267,584 Closed
2008 DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM (NAMUS) NIJ FY 08 Geospatial Technology: Invited Full Proposals University of Tennessee TN 2008-IJ-CX-K406 $165,509 Closed
2008 Improving Facial Reproduction Using Empericial Modeling NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K183 $107,099 Closed
2008 Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $171,215 Closed
2008 ISOTOPIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAM BASS DONATED SKELETAL COLLECTION AND OTHER MODERN DONATED COLLECTIONS NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Unversity of Tennesse TN 2008-DN-BX-K193 $237,750 Closed
2006 Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0013 $20,000 Closed
2006 Cultivating Methods to Enhance the Quality of Aged Fingerprints Developed by Cyanoacrylate Fuming NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications The University of Tennessee TN 2006-DN-BX-K031 $126,505 Closed
2006 Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0004 $20,000 Closed
2003 Eval of Stature Est. from the Database for Forensic Anthropology National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act University of Tennessee - Knoxville TN 2003-IJ-CX-K106 $34,978 Closed
2003 National Forensic Science Institute National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards University of Tennessee TN 2002-LP-CX-K006 $745,125 Closed
2002 National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards University of Tennessee TN 2002-LP-CX-K006 $1,000,000 Closed