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

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Subtopic: Forensic biology

Number of Awards: 364
Total Amount Awarded: $172,946,022

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2012 2012 Denver Cold Case Project NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City and County of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K007 $499,818 Closed
2012 Body fluid Identification using epigenetic methylation markers and pyrosequencing NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Florida International University FL 2012-DN-BX-K018 $316,850 Closed
2012 Familial DNA Database Search System-Hardware/Software Integration Project NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City and County of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K036 $447,979 Closed
2012 Human decomposition: A mosaic model for community succession and implications for future forensic research NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Sam Houston State University TX 2012-DN-BX-K023 $304,961 Closed
2012 Pre-Extraction Separation of Mixed Source DNA Samples through Micromanipulation and Direct PCR Short Tandem Repeat Typing of Cells NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2012-DN-BX-K043 $179,742 Closed
2012 Proximity Ligation Real time PCR for the Detection of Spermatozoa NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The George Washington University DC 2012-DN-BX-K034 $263,313 Closed
2012 Use of Novel Chemistry & Microwave Instrumentation to ImproveBody Fluid Assay Sensitivity & Speed while Reducing Costs NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2012-DN-BX-K044 $403,671 Closed
2011 Automated Sperm Detection in forensic DNA analysis: Implications for Rape Kit Analysis NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Arryx, Inc IL 2011-DN-BX-K562 $360,748 Closed
2011 BCPD FY2011 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Project NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Baltimore, County of MD 2011-DN-BX-K519 $176,444 Closed
2011 Development of an Immuno-Magnetic Procedure for the Separation of Spermatozoa from Vaginal Epithelial Cells NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2011-NE-BX-K547 $196,720 Closed
2011 Investigating Unexplained Deaths through Molecular Autopsies NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2011-DN-BX-K535 $696,879 Closed
2011 Rapid and selective extraction of male DNA from rape kits and other forensic evidence using pressure cycling NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Florida International University FL 2011-NE-BX-K550 $349,130 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program City of Oakland CA 2010-DN-BX-K182 $114,600 Closed
2010 FY2010 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence NIJ FY 10 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence National Forensic Science Technology Center FL 2010-DN-BX-K210 $6,199,989 Closed
2010 Genetic Markers Associated with Sudden Unexplained Death or Sudden Infant Death NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development County of Harris, Texas TX 2010-DN-BX-K230 $254,521 Closed
2010 Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of San Mateo CA 2010-DN-BX-K017 $217,178 Closed
2009 Automated Processing of Sexual Assault Cases Using Selective Degradation NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Paternity Testing Corporation MO 2009-DN-BX-K039 $294,360 Closed
2009 Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory Bureau - Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City and County of Denver; Denver Police Department CO 2009-DN-BX-K012 $530,642 Closed
2009 Denver Police Department, Crime Laboratory Bureau: Forensic DNA Research and Development - Sperm Capture Using Aptamer Based Technology NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals City and County of Denver; Denver Police Department CO 2009-DN-BX-K043 $405,812 Closed
2009 Development of an Automated Holographic Optical Trapping Method for Rape Kit Analysis NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Arryx, Inc IL 2009-DN-BX-K260 $362,800 Closed
2009 FY09 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Ohio Attorney General OH 2009-D1-BX-K106 $1,020,000 Closed
2009 Identification of Forensically Relevant Fluids and Tissues by Small RNA Profiling NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals University of Central Florida FL 2009-DN-BX-K255 $328,962 Closed
2009 Mid-Atlantic/Mid-Appalachian Training on Innovations in Forensic Science Through the Radford University Forensic Science Institute NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Radford University VA 2009-DN-BX-K200 $484,092 Closed
2009 NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 		NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office FL 2009-DN-BX-K261 $519,544 Closed
2009 Post Coital DNA Recovery NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research The University of Tennessee TN 2009-DN-BX-0023 $763,428 Closed