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.

This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Forensic biology OR Research and development

Number of Awards: 4,747
Total Amount Awarded: $2,733,241,271

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 A Combined Molecular Analysis of Pollen Utilizing Lipid Profiling & DNA Barcoding for Plant Species Identification: A Forensic Application NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01571-RESS $120,000 Open
2024 A Comparative Evaluation of the MinION and MiSeq Sequencing Platforms for the Analysis of Human Hand Microbial Profiles for Forensic Investigations. NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-03842-SLFO $487,790 Open
2024 A Comprehensive Evaluation and Error Rate Assessment of Field Colorimetric Testing for Seized Drugs NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-03851-SLFO $499,902 Open
2024 A Focused Deterrence Program for Juveniles with Firearm Offenses: a Randomized Controlled Trial and Process Evaluation NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-03092-MUMU $1,255,241 Open
2024 A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-01578-RESS $180,000 Open
2024 A Universal Method for the Detection of Gunshot Residue using Vibrational Spectroscopy NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03857-NIJB $556,572 Open
2024 Advancing Denver’s Handgun Intervention Program through Action Research NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships UNIVERSITY OF DENVER CO 15PNIJ-24-GG-05450-NIJB $425,000 Open
2024 Advancing New Psychoactive Substance Detection by Performance Comparison of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Techniques NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01569-RESS $119,881 Open
2024 Age estimation from epigenetic features of hair DNA NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ CA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03843-SLFO $640,358 Open
2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships 2024-25 NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE DC 15PNIJ-24-GG-01170-RESS $315,000 Open
2024 Assessing the Implementation and Impact of Restorative Practices within a Multicomponent School Safety Approach NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on School Safety THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-24-GG-01055-STOP $1,083,944 Open
2024 Attribution of tire marks via their elemental profile NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-03849-NIJB $299,344 Open
2024 Bail, Bias and Bargaining: Investigating Racial Dynamics in Plea Negotiations across Local Court Communities NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK MD 15PNIJ-24-GG-01796-RESS $699,257 Open
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 Building the Capacity of Community-Facing Agencies to Implement Evidence-Based Practices NIJ FY24 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices THE URBAN INSTITUTE DC 15PNIJ-24-GG-02871-NIJB $365,675 Open
2024 Characterizing and Preventing Domestic Terrorism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Far-Right Terrorist Groups DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP, INC MD 2020-ZA-CX-0003 $127,590 Open
2024 Child-Friendly Visits in Jail NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 15PNIJ-24-GG-01570-RESS $119,999 Open
2024 Collaborative Strategies in Safeguarding Children: A Community-Centric Approach to Overdose Response NIJ FY24 Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE OH 15PNIJ-24-GG-00752-MUMU $985,527 Open
2024 Defining the Properties of Osseointegrated and Ingrowth Bone Around Orthopedic Medical Devices and Their Effect on Fracture Risk in Elderly Populations: A Forensic Anthropological Perspective NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-01583-RESS $180,000 Open
2024 Development of double casts for the validation of three-dimensional imaging systems for firearm forensics NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OK 15PNIJ-24-GG-01553-RESS $205,090 Open
2024 Development of new cocaine hair testing guidelines: investigation of decontamination protocols, damage/adulteration evaluation, and cosmetic treatment impact NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03852-SLFO $185,870 Open
2024 Dialogue that Works: Examining Police Communication Strategies and Citizen Compliance NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 15PNIJ-24-GG-05458-NIJB $399,881 Open
2024 Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana Through Ion Complexation with Copper Phosphine Complexes NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-03858-RESD $216,763 Open
2024 Disaggregated Estimates of the Prevalence of Trafficking in Humans (DEPTH) NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY CO 15PNIJ-24-GG-01747-HT $2,495,790 Open

[note 1] 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, 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 the Grants Management System. 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 of the Grant Management System or to allow NIJ to track continuations or supplements to those awards.