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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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Topic: Forensic sciences,
Subtopic: Forensic sciences

Number of Awards: 4,921
Total Amount Awarded: $2,228,422,575

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 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 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 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
2017 The Use of Gas Chromatography with Tandem Ultra Violet and Mass Spectrometric Detection for the Analysis of Emerging Drugs. Application to Synthetic Cathinones and Fentanyl Analogs. NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The George Washington University DC 2017-R2-CX-0028 $275,221 Closed
2017 Toxicological Time Travel: Retrospective Datamining of Analytical Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Data for Evaluating the Rise and Fall of Novel Opioid and Fentanyl Analog Use in the United States NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017 Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE PA 2017-DN-BX-0169 $499,005 Closed
2017 Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) Iowa Department of Justice IA 2017-MU-BX-0133 $796,985 Open
2017 Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2017-IJ-CX-0010 $46,155 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
2017 Understanding the Pathology of Homicidal Pediatric Blunt Neurotrauma through Correlation of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Images with Histopathology NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NM 2017-DN-BX-0145 $598,632 Closed
2016 A Comprehensive Test of the Methods and Models Used to Assign Geographic Origin to Human Skeletal Remains With Stable Isotope Data Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes IsoForensics, Inc. UT 2016-DN-BX-0157 $268,648 Closed
2016 A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Northeastern University MA 2016-DN-BX-0002 $47,833 Open
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 A Multi-Modal Neuro-Physiological Investigation of User-Centered Security NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The University of Alabama at Birmingham AL 2016-R2-CX-0001 $49,997 Closed
2016 A New Approach to Utilizing Evidence from Sexual Assault Kits in Texas: Benefits and Costs of a Universal Testing Statute Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Police Foundation DC 2016-IJ-CX-0019 $235,794 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 A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-NE-BX-0002 $676,460 Closed
2016 Advanced learning techniques for detection of contraband video Developing Improved Means to Collect Digital Evidence Program NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NY 2016-MU-MU-K082 $465,815 Closed
2016 Advanced Scan Matching, Scalable Search, and Visualization Tools for the Analysis of 3D Scans of Cartridge Casings in Firearm Forensics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC IL 2016-DN-BX-0182 $204,725 Closed
2016 An investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Trustees of Indiana University IN 2015-R2-CX-0023 $38,683 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 Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality and 3D Capture Technology on Crime Scene Investigation Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System WI 2016-IJ-CX-0017 $265,103 Closed
2016 Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) National Missing and Unidentified Persons System UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2016-MU-BX-K007 $4,700,000 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Applying Promising Evidence to New Settings: An Experimental Evaluation of Summer Jobs in Philadelphia New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania PA 2016-R2-CX-0049 $147,210 Closed
2016 Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Harris County, Texas TX 2016-DN-BX-K003 $114,106 Closed