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: 29
Total Amount Awarded: $13,289,379

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-01947-RESS	$166,500	Open
2022	Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO	$1,087,985	Open
2021	Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04136-SLFO	$349,970	Open
2021	Improving investigations and community relations through the training of evidence-based interviewing skills in frontline officers	Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-02716-RESS	$497,785	Open
2020	An examination of musculoskeletal markers in modern populations for forensic analysis and identification purposes	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-R2-CX-0042	$150,000	Open
2020	Body mass estimation using bone micro- and macro-structure: a practical approach using CT imaging and computer analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-R2-CX-0048	$683,542	Open
2020	Finding the Missing and Unidentified: The Application of Predictive Modeling, Ground-Penetrating Radar, and Small Unmanned Aircraft-Mounted Infrared Imagery for the Detection of Unmarked Graves	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-R2-CX-0043	$150,000	Open
2020	Skeletal Blast Trauma: determining the effect of known and experimental blast events on trauma patterns, fracture behavior, and blast scene recovery approaches	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-R2-CX-0041	$150,000	Open
2019	A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-R2-CX-0050	$150,000	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-DU-BX-0027	$286,468	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-R2-CX-0052	$150,000	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Investigation of subadult dental age-at-death estimation using transition analysis and machine learning methods	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2018-DU-BX-0182	$898,550	Closed
2016	A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2016-CK-BX-0003	$4,315,804	Closed
2016	Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FlashScan3D, LLC	TX	2016-DN-BX-0180	$591,262	Closed
2014	Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures	NIJ FY 14 Research on Sentinel Events and Criminal Justice System Errors	Texas State University	TX	2014-IJ-CX-0037	$389,690	Closed
2014	Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FlashScan3D, LLC	TX	2014-IJ-CX-K003	$364,830	Closed
2013	FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bexar County	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	County of Bexar	TX	2013-DN-BX-0072	$107,560	Closed
2013	Offender Decision-Making: Decision Trees and Displacement	NIJ FY 13 Research on Offender Decision-Making	Texas State University-San Marcos	TX	2013-R2-CX-0003	$377,528	Closed
2012	Graphical User Interface for a Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals	NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Texas State University San Marcos	TX	2011-DN-BX-K838	$417,595	Closed
2011	FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bexar County	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	County of Bexar	TX	2011-DN-BX-K412	$335,751	Closed
2010	Effect of Prison-Based Alcohol Treatment: A Multi-Site Process and Outcome Evaluation	NIJ FY 10 ORE Crime and Justice Research and Evaluation: Investigator Initiated	Rob Tillyer	TX	2010-RT-BX-0103	$300,000	Closed
2010	FY2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bexar County	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	County of Bexar	TX	2010-DN-BX-K048	$127,119	Closed
2010	Project Identification: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals	NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Texas State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K464	$73,742	Closed
2009	FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bexar County	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program	County of Bexar	TX	2009-DN-BX-K095	$364,593	Closed
2009	Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Texas State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K464	$77,583	Closed