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: 213
Total Amount Awarded: $100,667,382

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	FBI Subaward to the NIST project "Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components"	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Federal Bureau of Investigation		GRANT14110035-B	$130,000	Open
2024	Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001	$389,657	Open
2024	Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	JENSEN HUGHES INC	MD	15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS	$630,560	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024	Semi-empirical Kinetics Model for Fingerprint Aging	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-24-GG-03855-MUMU	$399,437	Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023	Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS	$111,000	Open
2023	Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER	IA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO	$495,637	Open
2023	Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY	KY	15PNIJ-23-GG-04204-RESS	$290,289	Open
2023	Mitigating demographic bias in forensic speaker identification	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SRI INTERNATIONAL	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04220-RESS	$553,851	Open
2023	Quantifying the strength of support in fingerprint casework comparisons	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04227-SLFO	$609,185	Open
2022	FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO	$141,921	Open
2022	Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS	$623,965	Open
2022	Investigating the Impacts of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns in Support of Developing Data-driven Tools for Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	MD	15PNIJ-22-GG-04442-RESS	$531,257	Open
2022	Measuring rarity of combined features in palm versus finger impressions and evaluating examiner perceptions	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-22-GG-04404-SLFO	$489,524	Open
2021	Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO	$988,559	Open
2021	Physics and Mathematical Models for Error Quantifications in Comparative 3D Microscopy for Physical Match Analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04141-RESS	$742,590	Open
2021	Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04195-RESS	$713,519	Open
2020	3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-DQ-BX-0006	$361,656	Closed
2020	Interoperability of 3D Impressed Firearm Toolmarks Measurements	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0011	$497,293	Closed
2020	Quantitative Evaluation of Footwear Evidence: Advancing the Footwear Impression Comparison System (FICS) towards Casework Application	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0010	$609,700	Closed
2019	A Quantitative Understanding of Uniqueness and Reproducibility of Firearm Toolmark Surfaces	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0009	$458,108	Closed
2019	Assessing Methods to Enhance and Preserve Proteinaceous Impressions from the Skin of Decedents during the Early Stages of Decomposition while Examining Environmental Variations across Seasons	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	MADONNA UNIVERSITY	MI	2019-R2-CX-0070	$253,010	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2019-MU-MU-0096	$380,405	Closed