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: 202
Total Amount Awarded: $128,999,580

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2013	Citrate Content of Bone: A Potential Measure of Post Mortem Interval	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Foundation for SUNY at The College at Brockport	NY	2013-DN-BX-K031	$208,491	Closed
2013	Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae, Decomposing Porcine Tissue, and Porcine Bone Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2013-IJ-CX-0012	$30,000	Closed
2013	FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program -- Hamilton County (Ohio) Coroner's Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2013-DN-BX-0124	$205,637	Closed
2013	Species and age determination of blow fly pupae based upon headspace analysis	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2013-DN-BX-K019	$197,491	Closed
2013	Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - N.O.	LA	2013-DN-BX-K042	$360,053	Closed
2013	Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing, Fiscal Year 2013	NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2013-DN-BX-K012	$800,000	Closed
2012	A Multi-Modal Method for Determining the Postmortem Interval in Juvenile Remains and Assessing Skeletal Health	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	North Carolina State University	NC	2012-DN-BX-K049	$270,877	Closed
2012	Cold Case Squad and DNA Project	NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	Montgomery County Ohio	OH	2012-DN-BX-K014	$242,300	Closed
2012	Detection of Designer Drugs and Potent Complex Pharmaceuticals in Death Investigations	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Miami Dade County	FL	2012-CD-BX-0024	$175,000	Closed
2012	FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program -- Hamilton County (OHIO) Coroner's Laboratory	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2012-DN-BX-0076	$198,646	Closed
2012	Genomic tools to reduce error in PMI estimates derived from entomological evidence	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Texas A&M AgriLife Research	TX	2012-DN-BX-K024	$496,661	Closed
2012	Human decomposition: A mosaic model for community succession and implications for future forensic research	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Sam Houston State University	TX	2012-DN-BX-K023	$304,961	Closed
2012	Increased Efficiency of Processing and Reporting for Death Investigations and Crime Scene Processing	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Benton County	AR	2012-CD-BX-0070	$68,207	Closed
2012	NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2012-DN-BX-K057	$1,925,000	Closed
2011	Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Communities Associated with Corpse Decomposition Using Next Generation Sequencing	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Regents of the University of Colorado	CO	2011-DN-BX-K533	$894,629	Closed
2011	Funding for Toxicologic Testing to Improve and Maintain the Quality and Timeliness of Toxicology Services Required to Determine Cause and Manner of Death	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Fulton County Medical Examiner	GA	2011-CD-BX-0082	$55,000	Closed
2011	FY 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner, Clark County, Nevada	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Clark County, Nevada	NV	2011-CD-BX-0095	$175,000	Closed
2011	FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program--Hamilton County (OHIO) Coroner's Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2011-DN-BX-K475	$164,543	Closed
2011	Improve the Quality of Forensic Science and Medical Examiner Services through training of its staff and the coroners who serve the counties of the state.	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration	AR	2011-CD-BX-0007	$177,918	Closed
2011	Increased Efficiency of Evidence Screening, Processing, and Reporting for Death Investigations and Crime Scene Processing	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Benton County	AR	2011-CD-BX-0102	$53,273	Closed
2011	Medicolegal Death Investigation Training program; Track 1: Delivery of Training, SL #000949	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	National Forensic Science Technology Center, Inc.	FL	2011-DN-BX-K568	$350,000	Closed
2011	MN BCA Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	MN Dept. of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension	MN	2011-DN-BX-K522	$465,079	Closed
2011	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Coroner's Bureau	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	County of Riverside	CA	2011-CD-BX-0069	$56,708	Closed
2011	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement grant will be used to reduce a backlog of Coroner postmortem cases that involve toxicology testing	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	San Luis Obispo County	CA	2011-CD-BX-0059	$174,850	Closed
2011	The broad purpose of the Forensic Science Training Program (FSTP) is to contribute to the national effort to elevate standards of practice in the forensic sciences field.	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2011-DN-BX-K570	$796,867	Closed