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

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Subtopic: Crime scene investigation

Number of Awards: 294
Total Amount Awarded: $139,431,505

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2010 Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York NY 2010-DN-BX-K203 $632,244 Closed
2010 Establishing Blow Fly Development and Sampling Procedures to Estimate Postmortem Intervals NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 2010-DN-BX-K231 $483,323 Closed
2010 Estimating Postmortem Interval: A Molecular Approach NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K180 $462,492 Closed
2010 Estimation of Age at Death using Cortical Bone Histomorphometry NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2010-DN-BX-K035 $114,263 Closed
2010 Novel Computer-Assisted Identification Method Using Radiograph Comparison NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations Harris County TX 2010-DN-BX-K194 $366,561 Closed
2010 On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K247 $146,055 Closed
2010 Reliability Measures for Current Methods in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2010-DN-BX-K213 $602,578 Closed
2010 Utility of Postmortem X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) in Supplanting or Supplementing Medicolegal Autopsies NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center NM 2010-DN-BX-K205 $895,832 Closed
2009 Application of Raman Spectroscopy for an Easy-to-Use, on-Field, Rapid, Nondestructive, Confirmatory Identification of Body Fluids NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals The Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2009-DN-BX-K186 $374,395 Closed
2009 City of New York, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Grant NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2009-DN-BX-K205 $1,000,000 Closed
2009 Development and delivery of a series of seven self-paced, interactive (with simulated exercises) online crime scene investigation training modules. NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Forensic Training Network, LLC CA 2009-DN-BX-K176 $121,625 Closed
2009 Development of a SNP Assay Panel for Ancestral Origin Inference and Individuals Somatic Traits NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals The George Washington University DC 2009-DN-BX-K178 $255,918 Closed
2009 Forensic Science Training and Development and Delivery Program: Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Web-Based NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program The Institute of Public Service TN 2009-DN-BX-K190 $775,226 Closed
2009 IDFSC Digital Evidence Collection Training, Proficiency Test and Certificate Based on the NIJ Publication Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program International Data Forensic Solutions Center NJ 2009-DN-BX-K183 $135,996 Closed
2009 Mid-Atlantic/Mid-Appalachian Training on Innovations in Forensic Science Through the Radford University Forensic Science Institute NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Radford University VA 2009-DN-BX-K200 $484,092 Closed
2009 National DNA Training Initiative NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program University of Tennessee TN 2009-DN-BX-K191 $647,802 Closed
2009 NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 		NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office FL 2009-DN-BX-K261 $519,544 Closed
2009 WMD Laboratory Recognition for Forensic Scientist NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences OK 2009-DN-BX-K192 $100,485 Closed
2008 Applying technology to maximize the potential of footwear evidence from crime scenes. NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program County of Kent MI 2008-CD-BX-0076 $94,933 Closed
2008 Biological Screening Training NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) FL 2008-DN-BX-K072 $638,080 Closed
2008 Continuation Request for the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technologies Center (NLECTC) Communications Technologies Center of Excellence NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations Drakontas LLC NJ 2007-IJ-CX-K013 $2,278,988 Closed
2008 Crime Scene Investigation Training NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) FL 2008-DN-BX-K201 $935,514 Closed
2008 Forensic Justice Center: FY2008 Byrne Memorial Congressionally Mandated Award NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards East Central University OK 2008-DD-BX-K302 $335,381 Closed
2008 Jurors'' Judgments About Forensic Identification Evidence NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences Arizona State University AZ 2008-DN-BX-0003 $496,450 Closed
2008 Long Beach Solving Cold Cases with DNA 08 NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Long Beach Police Department CA 2008-DN-BX-K412 $319,596 Closed