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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Number of Awards: 2,587
Total Amount Awarded: $983,322,154

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”	NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	SD	15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU	$303,714	Open
2024	The Impact of Processing and Sampling Procedures on the Integrity of Forensically Relevant Biomolecules in Bones	NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-24-GG-03841-SLFO	$823,669	Open
2024	The potential of hybridization capture to permit species identification in challenging leathers	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	NC	15PNIJ-24-GG-01549-MUMU	$232,857	Open
2023	Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NOBLIS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU	$872,282	Open
2023	Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis-derived Finished Products for Forensic Laboratories	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0002	$400,000	Open
2023	An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO	$392,196	Open
2023	Audio Deepfake Detection for Forensics and Security	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-01933-RESS	$64,003	Open
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	Capturing nuclear DNA from hair shafts	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)	DC	15PNIJ-23-GG-04209-DNAX	$413,504	Open
2023	Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-24-RO-0002	$409,578	Open
2023	Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	MI	15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS	$262,678	Open
2023	Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX	$759,008	Open
2023	Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO	$467,325	Open
2023	Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC		VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS	$245,592	Past Project Period End Date
2023	Development of a Stable Matrix-Matched Standard for Molecular and Elemental Analysis of Hair in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-01945-RESS	$110,966	Open
2023	Development of computational methods for genetic identification and kinship analysis of forensic samples	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ	CA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01948-RESS	$111,000	Open
2023	Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX	$494,268	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	Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO	$351,078	Open
2023	Evaluation of cell capture and collection from bone	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01944-RESS	$55,488	Past Project Period End Date
2023	Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04224-RESS	$659,287	Open
2023	Evaluation of the Luxon Ion Source for Rapid Screening in Forensic Laboratories	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-01419-RESS	$319,172	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	FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence		FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS	$300,000	Open
2023	Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS	$229,454	Open