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: 404
Total Amount Awarded: $259,331,321

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$48,907	Closed
2017	Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2017-DN-BX-0134	$556,910	Closed
2017	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,987	Closed
2017	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$48,907	Closed
2017	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$48,907	Closed
2017	Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2017-R2-CX-0019	$311,221	Closed
2017	Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2015-R2-CX-0006	$44,975	Closed
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
2016	A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2016-CK-BX-0003	$4,315,804	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	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
2016	Assessing the Role of Immigration in the Linkage between School Safety, Education, and Juvenile Justice Contact	Comprehensive School Safety Initiative	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	TX	2016-CK-BX-0015	$776,949	Closed
2016	Continuation of Dating it Safe: A Longitudinal Study of Teen Dating Violence	Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	TX	2012-WG-BX-0005	$117,891	Closed
2016	Development and Evaluation of miRNA Panels for Body Fluid Identification Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Massively Parallel Sequencing Methods	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0001	$47,186	Open
2016	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	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	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 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	Examining Race and Gender Disparities in Restricted Housing Placements	W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-R2-CX-0043	$100,000	Closed
2016	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkalids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$47,186	Closed
2016	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$46,008	Closed
2016	Investigating upper thermal limits of forensically important blow flies to improve testimony in forensic entomology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	2016-DN-BX-0204	$540,545	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	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$46,008	Closed
2016	Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources	Office of Science and Technology Continuations	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	2015-R2-CX-0006	$44,094	Closed