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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Number of Awards: 2,455
Total Amount Awarded: $913,878,476

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2022	FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence		FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS	$300,000	Open
2022	Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO	$1,087,985	Open
2022	Forensic STR Sequencing Nomenclature Resource	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0004	$541,034	Open
2022	Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO	$139,905	Open
2022	Improve craniometric ancestry estimation with deep learning methods	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-04431-RESS	$306,271	Open
2022	Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures	NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program	NOBLIS, INC.	VA	2020-R2-CX-0049	$132,817	Past Project Period End Date
2022	Measuring rarity of combined features in palm versus finger impressions and evaluating examiner perceptions	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-22-GG-04404-SLFO	$489,524	Open
2022	Mitogenome Sequencing of 10,000 Population Samples Using a Highly Accurate, Single-Molecule Approach	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	PA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04395-DNAX	$771,418	Open
2022	NSF co-funded project - Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Taking a Legally-lnformed Approach to Method Development	National Science Foundation Law and Science Funding Opportunity	National Science Foundation		DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0007	$100,000	Open
2022	Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX	$607,799	Open
2022	Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY	CA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX	$266,406	Closed
2022	Research and Development Using High-level Quantum Chemistry Calculations for the Creation of a Rapid Field Test for the Identification and Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	15PNIJ-22-GG-04423-SLFO	$604,176	Open
2022	Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020	Federal Bureau of Investigation		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008	$500,000	Open
2022	Species Identification in Forensic Casework using Proteomics	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	CA	15PNIJ-22-GG-03566-SLFO	$498,963	Open
2022	The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS	$556,300	Open
2022	Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	CA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX	$272,533	Open
2021	A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS	$632,138	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Advanced Microfluidic Technology for Automated, Rapid, and Objective Laboratory Screening of Seized Drugs	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-21-GG-04176-COAP	$327,558	Open
2021	Amino Acid Specific Stable Isotope Ratios in Human Keratin Tissue for Region-of-Origin and Residency Determination	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	15PNIJ-21-GG-04157-SLFO	$320,732	Open
2021	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)		UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$3,341,165	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO	$988,559	Open
2021	Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.	VA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04143-MUMU	$437,383	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Data fusion from infrared elemental, MSP and Raman analysis techniques to the maximization of the efficiency of the analytical sequence for the forensic examination of paint evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04163-RESS	$338,823	Open
2021	Deep Learning to Enhance Investigative Lead Information for Automotive Clear Coats	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY	OK	15PNIJ-21-GG-04182-RESS	$196,373	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS	$368,745	Open