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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
2008 2008 Forensic DNA Efficiency Improvement Project NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2008-DN-BX-K191 $382,309 Closed
2008 College of Microscopy Forensic Microscopy Training Delivery Program (COM FMTDP) NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Hooke College of Applied Sciences IL 2008-DN-BX-K181 $684,241 Closed
2008 Detection and quantitation of spermatozoa NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Paternity Testing Corporation MO 2008-IJ-CX-K007 $361,651 Closed
2008 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement---Harris COunty, Texas Medical Examiner''s Office NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement County of Harris, Texas TX 2008-DN-BX-K190 $504,000 Closed
2008 Holographic Optical Trapping in Forensic Research and Development: Application to Rape Kit Analysis NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Arryx, Inc IL 2008-DN-BX-K123 $252,026 Closed
2008 Identification and Separation of Same Gender Mixtures of Various Cell Types Using Interphase FISH Techniques and Laser Microdissection NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. VA 2008-IJ-CX-K016 $125,773 Closed
2008 Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Montgomery County MD 2008-LT-BX-K005 $202,757 Closed
2007 A Rapid, Efficient and Effective Assay to Determine Species Origin in Biological Materials NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. VA 2007-DN-BX-K144 $170,212 Closed
2007 California DOJ Forensic Science Training Development & Delivery Program 2007 (Cal DOJ Forensic Science Training Dev 07) NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence Justice, California Department of CA 2007-DN-BX-K206 $440,993 Closed
2007 FY 07 Solving Cold Case with DNA NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department CA 2007-DN-BX-K019 $273,870 Closed
2007 NIJ Forensic DNA R&D National Institute of Justice (NIJ's) Forensic DNA Research and Development NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Network Biosystems, Inc. MA 2007-DN-BX-K184 $497,346 Closed
2007 Population Genetics of SNPs for Forensic Purposes NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Yale University CT 2007-DN-BX-K197 $680,516 Closed
2007 Sperm Capture Using Aptamer Based Technology NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals City and County of Denver, Denver Police Department CO 2007-DN-BX-K143 $370,813 Closed
2007 Tools for improving the quality of aged, degraded, damaged, or otherwise compromised DNA evidence NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Louisiana State University and A and M College LA 2007-DN-BX-K146 $580,337 Closed
2006 An Integrated Microfabricated Sample Cleanup and Electrophoresis Analyzer for High-Performance STR Typing Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The Regents of the University of California CA 2007-DN-BX-0003 $20,000 Closed
2006 Laser Microdissection as a Technique to Isolate Sperm Cells and Improve the Analysis of Touch Evidence NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. VA 2006-DN-BX-K032 $191,429 Closed
2006 Separation of Sperm and Epithelial Cells in a Microfluidic Device: An Automated Method for High Efficiency, High Purity Separations. NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2006-DN-BX-K021 $324,104 Closed
2006 Sperm Identification Program NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation DuPage County Office of The Sheriff IL 2006-DN-BX-K168 $53,371 Closed
2005 A SNP-Based Microarray Technology For Use In Forensic Applications Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application Affymetrix, Inc. CA 2005-DA-BX-K101 $638,098 Closed
2005 Development and Evaluation of a Whole Genome Amplification Method for Accurate Multiplex STR Genotyping of Compromised Forensic Casework Samples Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2005-DA-BX-K002 $225,616 Closed
2005 Development of a Procedure for Dielectrophoretic Separation of Sperm and Epithelial Cells for Application to Sexual Assault Case Evidence Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application California Department of Justice CA 2005-DA-BX-K001 $205,407 Closed
2005 Development of multiplex PCR and linear array probe assay targeting informative polymorphisms within the entire mitochondrial genome. Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute CA 2005-MU-BX-K074 $469,123 Closed
2005 DNA-based Identification of Forensically Important Diptera Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application University of Cincinnati OH 2005-DA-BX-K102 $574,557 Closed
2005 Electro-elution Assisted Purification of DNA for Forensic Analysis Graduate Research Fellowship: 2005 The Rectors And Visitors of The University of Virginia VA 2005-DA-BX-K100 $20,000 Closed
2005 Global mtDNA Databasing Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 2005-DN-R-086-1 $350,000 Closed