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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.

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

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Topic: Forensic sciences,
Subtopic: Forensic sciences

Number of Awards: 4,921
Total Amount Awarded: $2,228,422,575

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2014 Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Variation of Modern Americans: A Visual Reference to Supplement Facial Approximation Methods NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-DN-BX-K005 $238,863 Closed
2014 Transcriptome Sequencing of Forensically Relevant Biological Fluids and Tissues to Obtimize Degradation Analysis for Sample Age Estimation NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences OK 2014-DN-BX-K025 $241,352 Closed
2014 Transfer of Bloodstains from Textile Surfaces: A Fundamental Analysis NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes North Carolina State University NC 2014-IJ-CX-K002 $305,692 Closed
2014 Understanding the Use and Efficacy of Moderate Stringency DNA Searches NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems-Related Topical Areas RAND Corporation CA 2014-IJ-CX-0005 $494,447 Open
2014 Utilization of microbial structure and function in investigations of criminal justice NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Mississippi State University MS 2014-DN-BX-K008 $843,376 Closed
2014 Validation Study of the Utility of Using Total Body Score and Accumulated Degree Days to Determine the Post-Mortem Interval of Human Remains from Three Human Decomposition Research Facilities NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Sam Houston State University TX 2014-DN-BX-K009 $495,853 Closed
2014 Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Cold Case Review Team NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Wyoming Office of the Attorney General WY 2014-DN-BX-K083 $90,000 Closed
2013 "FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCES" NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2013-DN-BX-0107 $1,242,058 Closed
2013 2013 California Coverdell Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Governor's Office of Emergency Services CA 2013-CD-BX-0044 $791,752 Closed
2013 2013 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvment Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Oklahoma District Attorneys Council OK 2013-CD-BX-0002 $215,164 Closed
2013 2013 Coverdell Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Texas TX 2013-CD-BX-0051 $542,367 Closed
2013 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction for SLED NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program South Carolina Law Enforcement Division SC 2013-DN-BX-0075 $1,159,816 Closed
2013 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Broward County Sheriff's Office NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Broward Sheriffs Office FL 2013-DN-BX-0092 $516,999 Closed
2013 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Project - DuPage County NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program DuPage County Office of The Sheriff IL 2013-DN-BX-0025 $296,770 Closed
2013 2013 Maine Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Maine ME 2013-CD-BX-0010 $58,186 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2013-CD-BX-0055 $170,371 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement FL 2013-CD-BX-0018 $402,054 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program North Carolina Department of Public Safety NC 2013-CD-BX-0027 $202,969 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services NY 2013-CD-BX-0037 $407,313 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Rhode Island Public Saftey Grant Administration Office RI 2013-CD-BX-0042 $58,186 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program. NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2013-CD-BX-0014 $91,169 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program for the State of Louisiana NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement LA 2013-CD-BX-0039 $95,779 Closed
2013 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grants Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection CT 2013-CD-BX-0007 $74,725 Closed
2013 A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The University of Tennessee TN 2013-DN-BX-K037 $226,382 Closed
2013 A Plan For The State of Wisconsin To ImproveForensic Science and Medical Examiner Quality and Services.The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Laboratory Bureau (WI-DOJ CLB), is applying for NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Wisconsin Dept. of Justice WI 2013-CD-BX-0041 $119,182 Closed