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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: Medicolegal death investigations

Number of Awards: 315
Total Amount Awarded: $176,749,932

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2007 Firearms Microscope Upgrades for Hamilton County Coroner's Office NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Hamilton County OH 2007-CD-BX-0112 $70,073 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA BAcklog Reduction Program - Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement County of Orange CA 2007-DN-BX-K099 $397,427 Closed
2007 Grant application to assist in improving the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services for the Washoe County Medical Examiner and Coroner Office NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Washoe County NV 2007-CD-BX-0077 $93,468 Closed
2007 Harris County (TX) Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence County of Harris, Texas TX 2007-DN-BX-K213 $77,123 Closed
2007 NaMUS National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Forensic Science Technology Center FL 2007-IJ-CX-K023 $2,500,000 Closed
2007 Streamlining In-House Access to Coroner Case Information NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Cuyahoga County Coroners Office OH 2007-CD-BX-0013 $40,000 Closed
2007 Utility of Whole-Body CT Imaging in the Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Comparison with and Potential Substitution for Standard Autopsy. NIJ FY 07 ORE Elder Abuse University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 2007-DN-BX-0007 $292,341 Closed
2007 Web-based training for Virginia''s Local Medical Death Investigators NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence VA Institute Forensic Science & Medicine VA 2007-DN-BX-K210 $213,697 Closed
2006 Analysis of Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples and the Implementation of New Technologies to Facilitate Additional Identifications NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth TX 2004-DN-BX-K212 $1,400,000 Closed
2006 Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0013 $20,000 Closed
2006 Cuyahoga County Coroner's DNA Capacity Enhancement Program III NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Cuyahoga County Coroners Office OH 2006-DN-BX-K173 $216,039 Closed
2006 Cuyahoga County Coroner's FY2006 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement Cuyahoga County Coroners Office OH 2006-DN-BX-K091 $75,000 Closed
2006 Fy 2006 Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation County of San Bernardino CA 2006-DN-BX-K177 $235,321 Closed
2006 FY- 2006 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program - San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement County of San Bernardino CA 2006-DN-BX-K096 $208,007 Closed
2006 Social Science Research on the Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. VA 2006-DN-BX-0095 $600,000 Closed
2006 The National Center for Forensic Science 2006-2007 NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations University of Central Florida FL 2005-MU-MU-K044 $1,450,000 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005 - Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department DNA Capacity Enhancement Program County of Orange CA 2005-DA-BX-K036 $164,395 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program for Allegheny County Coroner Forensic Science Laboratory, National Institute of Justice, fiscal year January thru December. Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County PA 2005-DN-BX-K054 $67,775 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program FY2005 -- Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Cuyahoga County Coroners Office OH 2005-DN-BX-K076 $134,548 Closed
2005 Project is to upgrade autopsy facilities by the installation of new equipment which includes autopsy table, carts, new cameras,computer and printer, and autopsy saw.Also included is training to prov Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement County of Winnebago IL 2005-DN-BX-0118 $40,967 Closed
2005 Shifts, Extended Work Hours, and Fatigue: An Assessment of Health and Personal Risks for Police Officers NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2005-FS-BX-0004 $501,676 Closed
2005 To Perform Anthropological, mtDNA and STR Analysis of Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples for Entry into CODIS NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth TX 2004-DN-BX-K212 $1,484,782 Closed
2005 Whitley County Coroner's Office Strive for Professionalism--Equipped to Serve Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Whitley County IN 2005-DN-BX-0095 $60,068 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program. National Institute of Justice. Allegheny County Coroner Forensic Laboratory's Program to Develop DNA Automation and enhance Data Handling to Increase Capacity and Fac DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Allegheny County PA 2004-DN-BX-K091 $84,594 Closed
2004 Focus Group on Using Technology to Assist in the Identification of Human Remains National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology University of Central Florida FL 1998-IJ-CX-K003 $186,892 Closed