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: 213
Total Amount Awarded: $100,667,382

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	Statistical Error Estimation for an Objective Measure of Similarity to a Latent Image	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	George Mason University	VA	2017-IJ-CX-0029	$470,372	Closed
2017	Testing the Accuracy and Reliability of Palmar Friction Ridge Comparisons: A Black Box Study	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2017-DN-BX-0170	$370,454	Closed
2017	The Fluid Dynamics of Forensic Bloodstain Analysis: Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION	GA	2017-IJ-CX-0028	$683,619	Closed
2017	Ultrafast 3D visualization and fluid dynamic mechanisms of blood atomization	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2017-DN-BX-0171	$591,895	Closed
2016	A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistics Imaging	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6257-2	$534,500	Closed
2016	Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	2016-DN-BX-0147	$449,437	Closed
2016	Deep Multi-Factor Forensic Face Recognition	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Northeastern University	MA	2016-R2-CX-0013	$50,000	Closed
2016	Determination of Material Property Input Data for Fire Modeling	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Jensen Hughes, Inc.	MD	2016-DN-BX-0185	$548,877	Closed
2016	Development of a Portable 3D Imaging System for Capturing Shoe and Tire Impressions	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Purdue University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0189	$788,167	Closed
2016	Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2016-DN-BX-0183	$93,561	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	Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6257-1	$367,863	Closed
2016	Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	University of Louisville Research Foundation	KY	2016-R2-CX-0006	$32,000	Closed
2016	National Footwear Database Evaluation	FY 14 NIJ Non-solicited Applications	Federal Bureau of Investigation		2016-DNR-5470	$1,500,000	Closed
2016	New concept for fingerprint analysis: bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany	NY	2016-DN-BX-0009	$49,862	Closed
2016	Novel Quantitative Microscopy of Wet-Powdered Latent Fingermarks of Different Ages	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION	GA	2016-DN-BX-0195	$330,007	Closed
2016	Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Stoney Forensic, Inc.	VA	2016-R2-CX-0060	$883,694	Closed
2016	Shooting Distance Determination: Identifying Variables Affecting Lead Density on a Target	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	2016-DN-BX-0184	$112,317	Closed
2016	Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2016-DN-BX-0152	$213,735	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
2015	Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K032	$217,450	Closed
2015	Assessing the Quality of 3-Dimensional Imaging on the BrassTrax HD3D System and Validating an In-Silico Solution to Confirm NIBIN Hits	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City and County of Denver - Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K034	$79,150	Closed
2015	Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence	City and County of Denver - Denver Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K027	$140,949	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	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