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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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State: TX,
District: 35

Number of Awards: 27
Total Amount Awarded: $12,034,894

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Open
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 Open
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 Open
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 Past Project Period End Date
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 Past Project Period End Date
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
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bexar County NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement County of Bexar TX 2008-DN-BX-K032 $162,427 Closed
2005 Bexar County DNA Capacity Enhancement Program, FY 2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program County of Bexar TX 2005-DA-BX-K032 $199,051 Closed