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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.
Description

This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Forensic anthropology

Number of Awards: 135
Total Amount Awarded: $89,290,721

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2010 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) - FY 10 Continuation Funding NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations National Forensic Science Technology Center FL 2007-IJ-CX-K023 $2,200,000 Closed
2010 Novel Computer-Assisted Identification Method Using Radiograph Comparison NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations Harris County TX 2010-DN-BX-K194 $366,561 Closed
2010 On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K247 $146,055 Closed
2010 Project Identification: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Texas State University TX 2008-DN-BX-K464 $73,742 Closed
2010 Proposal to Provide Essential Forensic Anthropology Services for All Agencies in Washington State FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program King County WA 2010-CD-BX-0094 $66,531 Closed
2010 Testing the Validity of Radiographic Comparisons inPositive Identifications NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines North Carolina State University NC 2010-DN-BX-K214 $284,763 Closed
2010 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2010-DN-BX-K131 $348,511 Closed
2009 2009 UNTHSC Training Proposal NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth TX 2009-DN-BX-K184 $886,958 Closed
2009 City of New York, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Grant NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2009-DN-BX-K205 $1,000,000 Closed
2009 Continuing Professional Education Program in Forensic Anthropology by Syracuse University NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Syracuse University NY 2009-DN-BX-K201 $912,579 Closed
2009 FY09 NamUs Continuation Funding NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations National Forensic Science Technology Center FL 2007-IJ-CX-K023 $1,677,000 Closed
2009 IMPROVING SEX ESTIMATION FROM CRANIA USING 3-DIMENSIONAL CT SCANS NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $167,278 Closed
2009 Microscopic Analysis of Sharp Force Trauma in Bone and Cartilage NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines City of New York NY 2009-DN-BX-K238 $45,078 Closed
2009 Mid-Atlantic/Mid-Appalachian Training on Innovations in Forensic Science Through the Radford University Forensic Science Institute NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Radford University VA 2009-DN-BX-K200 $484,092 Closed
2009 Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Texas State University TX 2008-DN-BX-K464 $77,583 Closed
2008 A Radiographic Database for Estimating Biological Parameters in Modern Subadults NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Mercyhurst College PA 2008-DN-BX-K152 $293,924 Closed
2008 Developing and Validating Regional Taphonomic Standards for the Recovery and Interpretation of Skeletal Remains in Outdoor Settings NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals University of Maine System acting through Univ. of Maine ME 2008-DN-BX-K177 $278,978 Closed
2008 Enhancing Scene Processing Protocols to Improve Victim Identification and Field Detection of Human Remains at Mass Fatality Scenes NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Mercyhurst College PA 2008-DN-BX-K133 $282,540 Closed
2008 FY2008 NamUs Project NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations National Forensic Science Technology Center FL 2007-IJ-CX-K023 $1,780,000 Closed
2008 HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences County of Hrris, Texas TX 2008-NI-CX-0004 $5,120 Closed
2008 Improving Facial Reproduction Using Empericial Modeling NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K183 $107,099 Closed
2008 Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $171,215 Closed
2008 ISOTOPIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAM BASS DONATED SKELETAL COLLECTION AND OTHER MODERN DONATED COLLECTIONS NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Unversity of Tennesse TN 2008-DN-BX-K193 $237,750 Closed
2008 Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals University of West Florida FL 2008-DN-BX-K164 $77,583 Closed
2008 Recovery and Interpretation of Burned Human Remains NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Mercyhurst College PA 2008-DN-BX-K131 $399,240 Closed