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

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Number of Awards: 2,261
Total Amount Awarded: $778,123,564

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2018	Body fluid analysis detection and identification by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic scientists	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	MA	2018-MU-MU-0013	$462,091	Closed
2018	Bone Mineral Density and Adult Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of South Florida Board of Trustees	FL	2018-DU-BX-0197	$130,242	Closed
2018	Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence	NIJ FY18 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC	IN	2017-IJ-CX-0003	$50,000	Closed
2018	Characterization and Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Signatures and Debris	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	TX	2018-MU-BX-0004	$635,430	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2018-R2-CX-0009	$100,000	Closed
2018	Classification Procedure for Lubricant Stains and Samples Collected from Sexual Assaults	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	FL	2018-MU-BX-0002	$354,195	Closed
2018	Coping with Close Non-Matches in Latent Print Comparison (re-)Training	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2018-DU-BX-0227	$616,407	Closed
2018	Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2018-DU-BX-0226	$171,041	Closed
2018	Detection and Identification of Psychoactive Material Based On SPME-facilitated DART-MS-derived Headspace Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2018-R2-CX-0012	$100,000	Closed
2018	Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)	NIJ FY18 Continuations	The State University of New York, University at Albany	NY	2017-R2-CX-0003	$50,000	Closed
2018	Development of a Comprehensive Workflow for Postmortem Insulin Testing in Cases of Suspected Insulin Homicide	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	2018-75-CX-0039	$299,529	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	SD	2018-R2-CX-0010	$149,942	Closed
2018	Development of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genome and Nuclear STR and SNP Markers	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND	CA	2018-DU-BX-0183	$696,362	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Development of CFAST Based Fire Simulation Toolkit for Fire Investigators	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE	TX	2018-R2-CX-0032	$487,386	Closed
2018	Development of Portable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensors for Ultrasensitive Characterization of Drugs in Human Biofluids	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-75-CX-0034	$445,244	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Differentiating Monozygotic Twins with DNA Methylation Technology	NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications	Battelle Memorial Institute	OH	2017-DN-BX-4178	$207,427	Closed
2018	DNA Analysis and the Postmortem Submersion Interval from the Microbiome of Waterlogged Skeletal Remains	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2018-R2-CX-0016	$49,981	Closed
2018	DNA Contamination, Degradation, Damage and Associated Microbiomes: A Comparative Analysis through Massive Parallel Sequencing and Capillary Electrophoresis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA	OK	2018-DU-BX-0205	$477,609	Closed
2018	DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing for Forensic Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2018-DU-BX-0179	$634,973	Past Project Period End Date
2018	ENHANCING FOUNDATIONAL VALIDITY OF FORENSIC FINDINGS IN MEDICO-LEGAL STRANGULATION EXAMINATIONS	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence	RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	VA	2018-VA-CX-0004	$726,344	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6257-3	$550,615	Open
2018	Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral Data	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC.	TX	2018-DU-BX-0184	$282,703	Closed
2018	Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2018-R2-CX-0018	$150,000	Closed
2018	Evaluating Analytical Parameters and Understanding Drug-Matrix Interactions in Forensic Hair Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2018-75-CX-0037	$400,349	Closed
2018	Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Cadre Research Labs, LLC	IL	2018-DU-BX-0216	$198,000	Closed