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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
2016 DNA from Burned Bone: The application of ancient DNA methods to forensic DNA recovery Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AZ 2016-DN-BX-0158 $657,544 Closed
2016 DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0012 $50,000 Closed
2016 Engineering a High-Fidelity, Damage-Tolerant Polymerase for the Forensic Analysis of Damaged DNA Samples Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Northeastern University MA 2015-R2-CX-0011 $46,567 Closed
2016 Enhancing and Sustaining the ALFRED-FROG-KB Forensic Resource Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Yale University CT 2016-DN-BX-0162 $1,062,736 Open
2016 Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling: Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2016-DN-BX-0178 $270,616 Closed
2016 Evaluating and improving practices employed by U.S. forensic scientists to locate critical literature for use in investigations New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Texas A&M University TX 2016-R2-CX-0054 $149,634 Closed
2016 Evaluating Massive Parallel Sequencing for Missing Persons Identification. Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2016-DN-BX-0172 $474,130 Closed
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 Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations West Virginia University WV 2015-R2-CX-0032 $49,977 Closed
2016 Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2016-DN-BX-K004 $216,225 Closed
2016 Evaluation of Peer Review and Verification Processes Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Georgia Bureau of Investigation GA 2016-DN-BX-K005 $78,670 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative WESTAT, INC. MD 2016-AK-BX-K020 $1,999,995 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 Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Maryland Department of State Police MD 2016-DN-BX-K006 $319,850 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 File Toolkit for Selective Analysis & Reconstruction (File TSAR) for Large Scale Computer Networks Developing Improved Means to Collect Digital Evidence Program Purdue University IN 2016-MU-MU-K091 $487,440 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 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 Forensic Body Fluid Identification Using Microbiome Signature Attribution Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-DN-BX-0151 $443,598 Closed
2016 Forensic Chemistry of Substituted N-Benzylmethoxy (N-BOMe) Phenethylamines: Isomeric Designer Drugs Related to 25I-N-BOMe Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Auburn University AL 2016-DN-BX-0175 $215,000 Closed
2016 Forensic Investigation of Bloodstains Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: species differentiation, kinetic changes, donor age, and potential false positives Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0021 $49,993 Closed
2016 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) FY17 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2016-MU-BX-K110 $4,999,804 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Further Development of Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation: Method Advancement and Validation Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0019 $46,083 Closed