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
2019	Black Box and White Box Forensic Examiner Evaluations - Understanding the Details	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019	Federal Bureau of Investigation		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0010	$141,856	Open
2019	Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC	IL	2019-DU-BX-0018	$583,545	Closed
2019	Development of Dual-Resolution 3D Imaging Device and Software Tools for Shoe and Tire Impression Evidence Collection, Visualization, and Recognition	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	IN	2019-R2-CX-0069	$823,804	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Expanding the Scope and Efficiency of 3D Surface Topography Analysis in Firearm Forensics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC	IL	2019-DU-BX-0012	$194,505	Closed
2019	Fluid Dynamic Studies of Bloody Fingermarks	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2019-75-CX-0018	$159,122	Closed
2019	Interpretation and Processing of User Generated Audio Recordings	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY	MT	2019-DU-BX-0019	$216,518	Closed
2019	Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0041	$99,618	Closed
2019	The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	WASHINGTON STATE PATROL	WA	2019-DU-BX-0001	$611,226	Closed
2018	Black Box Evaluation of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Conclusions	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NOBLIS, INC.	VA	2018-DU-BX-0214	$1,086,976	Closed
2018	Coping with Close Non-Matches in Latent Print Comparison (re-)Training	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2018-DU-BX-0227	$616,407	Closed
2018	Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	SD	2018-R2-CX-0010	$149,942	Closed
2018	Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6257-3	$550,615	Open
2018	Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2018-DU-BX-0216	$198,000	Closed
2018	Initiative To Develop and Test Guidelines for Juvenile Drug Courts	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	VA	2014-DC-BX-K001	$5,988,057	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles: Influence of Impact Surface Texture, Blood Drop Volume and Blood Drop Velocity	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	NC	2018-R2-CX-0033	$272,463	Closed
2018	Physics and Statistical Models for Physical Match Analysis Utilizing 3D Microscopy of Fracture Surfaces	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2018-R2-CX-0034	$681,664	Closed
2018	Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-MU-MU-0003	$178,080	Closed
2017	Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	IL	2017-DN-BX-0167	$628,327	Closed
2017	Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC	IL	2017-DN-BX-0163	$570,790	Closed
2017	Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2017-IJ-CX-0024	$196,415	Closed
2017	Interpretation and Analysis of Recorded Gunshot Sounds	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY	MT	2017-DN-BX-0179	$236,000	Closed
2017	Kinematic Validation of FDE Determinations about Writership in Questioned Handprinting and Handwriting	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO	CA	2017-DN-BX-0148	$464,910	Closed
2017	Optimization and Statistical Testing of Experimental and Computer Methodologies for Evaluation of the LIT-MIA Thermal Imaging Method for Recovery of Defaced Serial Numbers	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY	ID	2017-DN-BX-0173	$199,688	Closed
2017	Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2017	Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2017-DN-BX-0161	$378,501	Closed