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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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Subtopic: Equipment and technology

Number of Awards: 1,148
Total Amount Awarded: $911,248,712

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2016 Forensic Investigation of Bloodstains Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: species differentiation, kinetic changes, donor age, and potential false positives Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0021 $49,993 Closed
2016 Funding to support the operation of the Secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics Office of Science and Technology Continuations AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INCORPORATED DC 2016-IJ-CX-0112 $50,000 Closed
2016 Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs Year 4 Office of Science and Technology Continuations RAND Corporation CA 2013-MU-CX-K003 $1,499,995 Closed
2016 Improved Detection of Kratom Alkalids in Forensic Toxicology NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0006 $47,186 Closed
2016 Lightweight Impact-Resistant and Flame-Retardant Materials: Lessons from Biology NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Regents of the University of California CA 2016-R2-CX-0015 $48,391 Closed
2016 Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2016-DN-BX-0010 $50,000 Past Project Period End Date
2016 Nanostructural Characterization of Ballistic Fiber Degradation NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Purdue University IN 2016-R2-CX-0011 $49,925 Closed
2016 New concept for fingerprint analysis: bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-DN-BX-0009 $49,862 Closed
2016 Next Generation Risk Terrain Modeling Software: Development and Sustainability Office of Science and Technology Continuations Rutgers, the State University NJ 2016-IJ-CX-K001 $198,247 Closed
2016 Pattern Classification of Neurocognitive and Socio-Emotional Developmental Factors Underlying Violent Outcomes in Adolescents NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (THE) DC 2016-R2-CX-0019 $50,000 Closed
2016 Personal Telemetry Using Wireless Body Area Networks NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Regents of the University of California, Irvine CA 2016-R2-CX-0014 $47,783 Closed
2016 Point process modeling with spatiotemporal covariates for predicting crime NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Carnegie Mellon University PA 2016-R2-CX-0021 $49,548 Closed
2016 Recommendation System for Statutory Interpretation in Cybercrime NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics University of Pittsburgh PA 2016-R2-CX-0010 $49,356 Closed
2016 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources Office of Science and Technology Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,094 Closed
2016 The Combination of Cranial Morphoscopic and Dental Morphological Methods to Improve the Forensic Estimation of Ancestry NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Board of Regents, NSHE obo University of Nevada, Reno NV 2016-DN-BX-0003 $31,974 Closed
2015 2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection CT 2015-CD-BX-0001 $85,940 Closed
2015 A Proposal to Operate the National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center. Continuation of award 2014-IJ-CX-K004. NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Lockheed Martin Corporation MD 2014-IJ-CX-K004 $3,999,946 Closed
2015 A Simultaneous Low Resolution and Off-Pose Angle Face Matching Algorithm as an Investigative Lead Generative Tool for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Carnegie Mellon Univeristy PA 2013-IJ-CX-K005 $499,230 Closed
2015 Acquisition of new equipment for Digital Forensics Lab NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Saco ME 2015-CD-BX-0019 $57,217 Closed
2015 An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe. NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trustees of Indiana University IN 2015-R2-CX-0023 $37,788 Closed
2015 Analytical Validation and Impact Assessment of On-Site Evidence Screening via Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Illinois State University IL 2015-IJ-CX-K011 $299,753 Closed
2015 Comprehensive Optimization of the Use ofReal-Time Video Technology in Urban Policing Phase 2 NIJ FY 15 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Chicago, City of IL 2014-R2-CX-K002 $541,222 Closed
2015 Cost-Effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics at the Point of Interdiction NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2015-R2-CX-0033 $50,000 Closed
2015 Development and Properties of Kernel-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics South Dakota State University SD 2015-R2-CX-0028 $33,513 Closed
2015 DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0012 $49,994 Closed