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: 127
Total Amount Awarded: $50,644,407

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2015	Automated Derivatization and Identification of Controlled Substances via Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction (TV-SPME) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-DN-BX-K058	$190,223	Closed
2015	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.	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$37,788	Closed
2016	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,406	Closed
2018	Development of Portable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensors for Ultrasensitive Characterization of Drugs in Human Biofluids	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-75-CX-0034	$445,244	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Validating Conclusion Scales in the Forensic Sciences	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-DU-BX-0212	$249,206	Closed
2018	Ensuring standards and enhancing the field of predictive biometrics using a globally-diverse genotype-phenotype database	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-DU-BX-0219	$651,242	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
2017	Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-DN-BX-0172	$229,923	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-R2-CX-0018	$370,180	Closed
2017	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,666	Closed
2017	An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA.	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$39,569	Closed
2018	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$47,896	Closed
2021	In search of: Police responses to those experiencing homelessness	Research and Evaluation on the Police Response to Homelessness, Fiscal Year 2021	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-21-GG-02709-RESS	$1,457,606	Open
2023	Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS	$980,527	Open
2023	Nanoparticle-Decorated Micropillars As Integrated Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Quantitative and High-Throughput Toxicology Drug Analysis	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04235-RESS	$199,676	Open
2023	Quantifying the strength of support in fingerprint casework comparisons	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	15PNIJ-23-GG-04227-SLFO	$609,185	Open
2006	Software-Defined Radio Technologies for Justice and Public Safety Communications	NIJ FY06 Communications Technology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	University of Notre Dame	IN	2006-IJ-CX-K034	$200,000	Closed
2007	Software-Defined Radio Technologies for Justice and Public Safety Communications	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of Notre Dame	IN	2006-IJ-CX-K034	$200,000	Closed
2006	Face Recognition From Video	NIJ FY06 Biometrics Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	University of Notre Dame	IN	2006-IJ-CX-K041	$362,476	Closed
2009	Face Annotation at the Macro-scale and the Micro-scale: Tools, Techniques, and Applications in Forensic Identification	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of Notre Dame du Lac	IN	2009-DN-BX-K231	$760,256	Closed
2018	Software tool and methodology for enhancement of unidentified decedent systems with postmortem automatic iris recognition	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC	IN	2018-DU-BX-0215	$642,979	Closed
2017	Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC	IN	2017-IJ-CX-0003	$40,780	Closed
2018	Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence	NIJ FY18 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC	IN	2017-IJ-CX-0003	$50,000	Closed
2009	Software-Defined Radio Technologies for Justice and Public Safety Communications	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	University of Notre Dame du Lac	IN	2006-IJ-CX-K034	$150,000	Closed
2005	Center for Advanced Biometric Research and Evaluation	NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks	University of Notre Dame du Lac	IN	2005-DD-CX-K078	$246,661	Closed