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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.
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Subtopic: Evidence analysis and processing

Number of Awards: 2,251
Total Amount Awarded: $772,139,027

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2019 Bio-inspired Material-integrated Beads for Differential Extraction of Sperm in Forensic Applications Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY CA 2019-NE-BX-0003 $499,545 Closed
2019 Black Box and White Box Forensic Examiner Evaluations - Understanding the Details NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019 Federal Bureau of Investigation DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0010 $141,856 Open
2019 Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC IN 2017-IJ-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2019 Chemical Foundations of a Cannabis Breathalyzer Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0008 $481,103 Open
2019 Completion of the SONIC-DE 2.0 System for Implementation in Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA VA 2019-NE-BX-0004 $175,791 Closed
2019 Dense DNA Data for Enhanced Missing Persons Identification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2019-DU-BX-0046 $743,927 Closed
2019 Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 2019-DU-BX-0016 $321,025 Closed
2019 Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2019-DU-BX-0027 $286,468 Closed
2019 Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-DU-BX-0041 $469,468 Closed
2019 Developing, Visualization, and Reporting a Combined 2D+3D Automated Dental Biometrics Identification System for Forensic Odontology Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC MA 2019-R2-CX-0036 $100,000 Closed
2019 Development of a 2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TX 2019-R2-CX-0049 $150,000 Closed
2019 Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0015 $326,820 Closed
2019 Development of a Probability Model to Predict Head Injury Risk in Pediatric Falls Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE KY 2019-DU-BX-0029 $636,419 Closed
2019 Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC IL 2019-DU-BX-0018 $583,545 Closed
2019 Development of Dual-Resolution 3D Imaging Device and Software Tools for Shoe and Tire Impression Evidence Collection, Visualization, and Recognition Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN 2019-R2-CX-0069 $823,804 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Development of Microscopical Methods for the Systematic Analysis of Chemically Reacted, Improvised Low Explosives and Related Residues Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 MCCRONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IL 2019-DU-BX-0047 $157,863 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Identification of Marijuana from Hemp Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-R2-CX-0045 $50,000 Closed
2019 Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Opioid Detection in Seized Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-DU-BX-0024 $365,101 Closed
2019 Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CO 2019-DU-BX-0010 $390,748 Closed
2019 Expanding the Scope and Efficiency of 3D Surface Topography Analysis in Firearm Forensics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC IL 2019-DU-BX-0012 $194,505 Closed
2019 Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WV 2019-R2-CX-0037 $100,000 Closed
2019 Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007 $99,865 Closed
2019 Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0030 $267,438 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Fluid Dynamic Studies of Bloody Fingermarks Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2019-75-CX-0018 $159,122 Closed
2019 Forensic Application of Pollen DNA Barcoding Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE FL 2019-R2-CX-0039 $150,000 Closed