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: 1,090
Total Amount Awarded: $261,810,156

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification.	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2016-DN-BX-K001	$727,072	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
2016	Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	2016-DN-BX-K002	$619,325	Closed
2016	Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FlashScan3D, LLC	TX	2016-DN-BX-0180	$591,262	Closed
2016	Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE	NM	2016-DN-BX-0144	$702,654	Closed
2016	Fluvial Transport of Human Remains: Forensic Application of a HEC-RAS Model for Predicting Search Parameters for Human Remains Recovered from the Sacramento River, CA	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES	CA	2016-DN-BX-0159	$866,896	Past Project Period End Date
2016	Habitat Specialization and the Evolution of Dispersal	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Regents of the University of Colorado	CO	2016-DN-BX-0194	$684,273	Closed
2016	Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid in the Investigation of Shooting and Other Traumatic Bodily Injury Incidents	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-DN-BX-0165	$424,799	Closed
2016	ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Tennessee	TN	2016-DN-BX-0179	$327,372	Closed
2016	Identification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin as a novel candidate trigger for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	NY	2016-DN-BX-0176	$546,721	Closed
2016	Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	2016-DN-BX-0173	$714,891	Closed
2016	Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Research Foundation for the State University of New York	NY	2016-DN-BX-0155	$316,473	Closed
2016	Investigating upper thermal limits of forensically important blow flies to improve testimony in forensic entomology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	2016-DN-BX-0204	$540,545	Closed
2016	Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2016-DN-BX-0010	$50,000	Past Project Period End Date
2016	Skull fracture patterns from head impact in infants	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	UT	2016-DN-BX-0160	$590,938	Closed
2015	"FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program" - Hamilton County Coroner's Laboratory	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2015-DN-BX-0093	$164,327	Closed
2015	2015 California Coverdell Program	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Governor's Office of Emergency Services	CA	2015-CD-BX-0036	$916,081	Closed
2015	2015 Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Iowa Governors Office of Drug Control Policy	IA	2015-CD-BX-0031	$73,856	Closed
2015	2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Allegheny County Pennsylvania	PA	2015-DN-BX-0110	$271,948	Closed
2015	2015 Oklahoma Forensic Science Improvement Grant	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Oklahoma District Attorneys Council	OK	2015-CD-BX-0004	$92,022	Closed
2015	2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Department of Criminal Justice Services	VA	2015-CD-BX-0068	$197,409	Closed
2015	2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program-Washington State Application	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Washington State Patrol	WA	2015-CD-BX-0057	$166,604	Closed
2015	2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Program for Louisiana	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement	LA	2015-CD-BX-0044	$110,541	Closed
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