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: 340
Total Amount Awarded: $158,634,037

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2014	Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2014-DN-BX-K036	$719,015	Closed
2014	Hand-Held Multispectral Camera for Crime Scene Investigation	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	2014-DN-BX-K003	$356,039	Closed
2014	Methods for obtaining STR???quality touch DNA from archived fingerprints	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2014-DN-BX-K013	$255,047	Closed
2014	Montana State Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Montana Board of Crime Control	MT	2014-CD-BX-0046	$63,029	Closed
2014	Novel Collection Device for Enhanced DNA Recovery and Release from Biological Stain Samples	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2014-DN-BX-K033	$487,884	Closed
2014	Post-Blast Investigative Tools for Structural Forensics by 3D Scene Reconstruction and Advanced Simulation	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	2014-DN-BX-K004	$274,012	Closed
2014	Raman spectroscopy for analyzing body fluid traces: Moving towards a practical forensic application	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany	NY	2014-DN-BX-K016	$682,412	Closed
2013	Combined Genetic and Micro-chemical Analysis of Household Dust as a Definitive Trace Identifier of a Room and its Occupants	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2013-DN-BX-K025	$188,198	Closed
2013	Computer Vision for Efficient 3D Crime-Accident Scene Reconstruction	NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	2013-IJ-CX-K006	$149,875	Closed
2013	Developing DNA Friendly Fluorogenic Methods for Detecting, Enhancing and Preserving Bloody and Proteinaceous Impression Evidence	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Madonna University	MI	2013-DN-BX-K026	$247,377	Closed
2013	Dried Blood Spot Analysis as an Emerging Technology for Application in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2013-DN-BX-K017	$571,987	Closed
2013	The Fluid Dynamics of Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces with Application to Forensic Blood-Spatter Analysis	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	GA	2013-DN-BX-K003	$299,680	Closed
2012	Body fluid Identification using epigenetic methylation markers and pyrosequencing	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Florida International University	FL	2012-DN-BX-K018	$316,850	Closed
2012	Brass Board Forensic Crime Scene Survey Camera	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC	CA	2012-DN-BX-K046	$409,774	Closed
2012	Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2010-DN-BX-K403	$476,187	Closed
2012	Establishing Exclusion Criteria and the Significance of Inclusion for Complex Low-Template DNA Mixtures	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Boston University, BUMC	MA	2012-DN-BX-K050	$598,765	Closed
2012	Exploitation of Very Small Particles to Enhance the Probative Value of Carpet Fibers	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Stoney Forensic, Inc.	VA	2012-DN-BX-K041	$399,734	Closed
2012	Improving the PDQ database to Enhance Investigative Lead Information from Automotive Parts	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Oklahoma State University	OK	2012-DN-BX-K059	$439,842	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	Paper microfluidic systems for rapid and inexpensive presumptive detection of drugs and explosives	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Florida International University	FL	2012-DN-BX-K048	$180,224	Closed
2012	The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	St. Olaf College	MN	2012-DN-BX-K020	$113,858	Closed
2011	Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes with Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2011-DN-BX-K552	$396,780	Closed
2011	Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2011-DN-R-0230-2	$499,000	Closed
2011	DNA Evidence for Investigators	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department	CA	2011-MU-BX-K572	$514,444	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