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.

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

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Number of Awards: 1,097
Total Amount Awarded: $253,119,581

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	Application of Raman and Infrared Microscopy for the Forensic Examination of Automotive Clear Coats and Paint Smears	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY	OK	2017-IJ-CX-0022	$484,163	Closed
2017	Assessing automated image analysis and stable isotope signatures for small arms propellant differentiation and brand identification	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	PA	2017-MU-CX-0043	$404,510	Closed
2017	Characterization of personal and condom lubricants using DART-TOFMS and comprehensive-GC-MS	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-DN-BX-0004	$50,000	Closed
2017	Coupling Raman Spectroscopy with Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site, High-Throughput Evidence Confirmation on a Single Instrumental Platform	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2017-R2-CX-0022	$298,100	Closed
2017	Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	STONEY FORENSIC, INC.	VA	2017-IJ-CX-0030	$951,264	Closed
2017	Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The State University of New York, University at Albany	NY	2017-R2-CX-0003	$50,000	Closed
2017	Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0023	$496,976	Closed
2017	Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-DN-BX-0172	$229,923	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Extended Development, Verification, and Validation of a Blast Dynamics Simulator for Post-Blast Forensic Investigations	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, THE	NC	2017-R2-CX-0009	$46,094	Closed
2017	Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	FL	2017-R2-CX-0005	$50,000	Closed
2017	Linking internal organ microbiome and metabolome compositions to cause death in medicolegal investigations	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Chicago	IL	2017-MU-MU-0042	$532,286	Closed
2017	Nanoscale Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Extracellular DNA in Trace Evidence Samples	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2017-DN-BX-0186	$311,609	Closed
2017	Non-destructive, enhanced collection and recovery from difficult forensic samples, improving the "front end" processes of DNA typing	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-DN-BX-0137	$286,931	Closed
2017	Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2017	Security Crystals: NIR-To-NIR Upconverting Nanoparticles for Fingerprint Identification and DNA Extraction	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY	SD	2017-IJ-CX-0026	$841,307	Closed
2017	The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MICROTRACE LLC	IL	2017-IJ-CX-0027	$594,920	Closed
2017	The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	NE	2017-IJ-CX-0025	$698,382	Closed
2016	A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics	Non-solicited Applications	The University of Chicago	IL	2015-DN-BX-K430	$564,735	Closed
2016	Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-NE-BX-0001	$324,082	Closed
2016	Characterization of personal and condom lubricants using DART-TOFMS and comprehensive-GC-MS	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-DN-BX-0004	$50,000	Closed
2016	Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Stoney Forensic, Inc.	VA	2016-DN-BX-0146	$380,323	Closed
2016	Investigation of a time-effective approach to the discrimination and interpretation of inkjet printer inks using micro Raman spectroscopy	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0164	$246,838	Closed
2016	Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY	GA	2016-DN-BX-0196	$637,735	Closed
2016	The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2016-DN-BX-0145	$289,126	Closed
2016	Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gunshot Residue	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2016-DN-BX-0166	$505,278	Closed