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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.

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: 1,860
Total Amount Awarded: $932,439,690

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2013 Improving the capacity, quality and timeliness of the laboratory's DNA services NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2013-CD-BX-0066 $174,816 Closed
2013 Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool to Reconstruct Human Movements: Establishing the Effects of the "Human Ecosystem" On Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Ratios NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes IsoForensics, Inc. UT 2013-DN-BX-K009 $367,399 Closed
2013 NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation 2013-MUR-6019 $1,000,000 Closed
2013 NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation 2013-MUR-6019 $4,874,000 Closed
2013 Physical Evidence, Forensic Evidence and the Prosecution of Sexual Assault NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago IL 2013-NE-BX-0005 $134,980 Closed
2013 Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology 2013-R2R-4843 $256,079 Closed
2013 Research on Facilitators of Transnational Organized Crime: Understanding Crime Networks' Logistical Support NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues Trafficking in Persons, Transnational Organized Crime and Violent Extremism Abt Associates Inc. MA 2013-R2-CX-0046 $165,497 Closed
2013 The Interactions and Impacts of State DNA Database Laws NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2013-IJ-CX-0001 $226,496 Closed
2012 "Development of an Analytical Approach for a Robust Probability Model for LCN DNA Profile Interpretation" NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2012-IJ-CX-0016 $24,988 Closed
2012 2012 Denver Cold Case Project NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City and County of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K007 $499,818 Closed
2012 Body fluid Identification using epigenetic methylation markers and pyrosequencing NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Florida International University FL 2012-DN-BX-K018 $316,850 Closed
2012 Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2012-DN-BX-K017 $309,918 Closed
2012 Detroit SAK Action Research Project NIJ FY 12 Office of Research and Evaluation ORE Continuations Wayne County Prosecutor''s Office MI 2011-DN-BX-0001 $515,000 Closed
2012 DNA analysis of unidentified remains to assist in identifying missing persons. NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Orchid Cellmark Inc. TX 2012-DN-BX-K055 $101,639 Closed
2012 Establishing Exclusion Criteria and the Significance of Inclusion for Complex Low-Template DNA Mixtures NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Trustees of Boston University, BUMC MA 2012-DN-BX-K050 $598,765 Closed
2012 Familial DNA Database Search System-Hardware/Software Integration Project NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City and County of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K036 $447,979 Closed
2012 FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Massachusetts State Police Forensic Services Group NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Massachusetts State Police MA 2012-DN-BX-0097 $1,398,801 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Beaufort County Sheriff's Office NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Beaufort County Council SC 2012-DN-BX-0077 $150,000 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - California Department of Justice NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program California Department of Justice CA 2012-DN-BX-0048 $3,393,432 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2012-DN-BX-0095 $1,400,000 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services Division NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Colorado Department of Public Safety CO 2012-DN-BX-0010 $604,525 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - New Hampshire Department of Safety NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program New Hampshire Dept. of Safety NH 2012-DN-BX-0102 $200,000 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program New York State Police NY 2012-DN-BX-0086 $1,273,853 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Oregon State Police OR 2012-DN-BX-0093 $621,886 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - San Diego County Sheriff's Department NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program San Diego County CA 2012-DN-BX-0073 $201,576 Closed