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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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Subtopic: Evidence analysis and processing

Number of Awards: 2,251
Total Amount Awarded: $772,139,027

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2015 Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. KY 2015-DN-BX-K018 $533,978 Closed
2015 Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2015-DN-BX-K013 $564,875 Closed
2015 Characterization and comparison of tape evidence using elemental profiling methods and chemometric analyses NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-DN-BX-K050 $244,072 Closed
2015 Cognitive Human Factors and Forensic Document Examiner Methods and Procedures NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Kentucky State University KY 2015-DN-BX-K069 $728,615 Open
2015 Combined Genetic and Micro-chemical Analysis of Household Dust as a Definitive Trace Identifier of a Room and its Occupants NIJ FY 15 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations University of Central Florida FL 2013-DN-BX-K025 $188,198 Closed
2015 Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2015-IJ-CX-K015 $264,842 Closed
2015 Construction of the Forensic Microbiome Database with Enhanced GeoSourcing NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes J. Craig Venter Institute MD 2015-R2-CX-K036 $962,800 Closed
2015 Cost-Effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics at the Point of Interdiction NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2015-R2-CX-0033 $50,000 Closed
2015 Decrease the Controlled Substance and Firearm Analysis Backlog Utilizing Overtime NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Oregon State Police OR 2015-CD-BX-0063 $93,922 Closed
2015 Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Texas at Dallas TX 2015-IJ-CX-K014 $639,450 Closed
2015 Developing Reliable Methods for Microbial Fingerprinting of Soil Evidence: Collection, Contamination, Storage, and Analysis NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2015-DN-BX-K031 $219,127 Closed
2015 Development and Properties of Kernel-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics South Dakota State University SD 2015-R2-CX-0028 $33,513 Closed
2015 Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-K008 $149,504 Closed
2015 Development of a Comprehensive Genetic Tool for Identification of Cannabis Sativa Samples for Forensic and Intelligence Purposes NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0030 $46,008 Closed
2015 Development of a novel human materials hyperspectral remote sensing tool for forensic investigations and operations for U.S. law enforcement NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Miami University OH 2015-DN-BX-K011 $547,722 Closed
2015 Development of a Self-sustaining, Open Access Forensic STR Sequence Diversity Database NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NC State University NC 2015-DN-BX-K062 $945,746 Closed
2015 Development of Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Methods for Rapid High Throughput Analysis and Identification of Psychotropic Plant Species NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-DN-BX-K057 $688,158 Closed
2015 Development of Modern Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals and Bath Salts NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes McCrone Research Institute, Inc. IL 2015-IJ-CX-K010 $122,428 Closed
2015 Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S.Forensic Practice NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Idaho State University ID 2015-DN-BX-K009 $510,409 Closed
2015 Development of PCR-Free DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time High Throughput Sequencing NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2015-DN-BX-K068 $719,633 Closed
2015 Development of SERS-active forensic evidence swabs for rapid, non-destructive confirmatory serological screening and STR typing of human bodily fluids NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Western Carolina University NC 2015-NE-BX-K003 $346,740 Closed
2015 Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics West Virginia University WV 2015-R2-CX-0010 $50,000 Closed
2015 DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0012 $49,994 Closed
2015 Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological samples. NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0034 $50,000 Open
2015 Encapsulated phase change nanoparticles as thermally-readable covert taggants NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications Northeastern University MA 2012-DN-BX-K821 $305,965 Closed