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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: Trace evidence

Number of Awards: 1,088
Total Amount Awarded: $250,671,899

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 Assessing the reliability of modern µXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO $388,814 Open
2023 Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO $564,733 Open
2005 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2005-DN-BX-0020 $82,639 Closed
2013 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program for the reduction in case backlog and turn-around times. NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2013-CD-BX-0030 $58,186 Closed
2009 Wyoming State Crime Laboratory Forensic Improvements Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2009-CD-BX-0044 $140,397 Closed
2014 Reduction of backlogged cases to improve timeliness of forensic results for submitting agencies in the State of Wyoming. NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2014-CD-BX-0053 $63,029 Closed
2011 2011 Wyoming Forensic Science Improvement Project NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2011-CD-BX-0049 $166,108 Closed
2012 Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Forensic Improvement Program NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2012-CD-BX-0021 $63,517 Closed
2010 FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2010-CD-BX-0045 $199,728 Closed
2015 Reduction of Backlogged Cases to Improve the Timeliness of Forensic Results for Submitting Agencies in the State of Wyoming NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2015-CD-BX-0013 $63,705 Closed
2008 Wyoming State Crime Laboratory FY2008 Coverdell Grant NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2008-CD-BX-0033 $99,337 Closed
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2007-CD-BX-0003 $96,594 Closed
2006 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2006-DN-BX-0093 $91,015 Closed