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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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Subtopic: Medicolegal death investigations

Number of Awards: 196
Total Amount Awarded: $78,637,636

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 Development and Delivery of Web Based Training for Practitioners of Medicolegal Death Investigations NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Research Triangle Institute NC 2009-DN-BX-K115 $715,977 Closed
2009 FY09 Medical Examiner/Coroner Death Investigation Training NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) FL 2009-DN-BX-K197 $580,292 Closed
2009 Microscopic Analysis of Sharp Force Trauma in Bone and Cartilage NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines City of New York NY 2009-DN-BX-K238 $45,078 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 Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Texas State University TX 2008-DN-BX-K464 $77,583 Closed
2008 City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Institute NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2008-DN-BX-K174 $941,196 Closed
2008 Coroner Investigations of Suspicious Elder Deaths NIJ FY 08 ORE Crime and Justice The Regents of the University of California CA 2008-MU-MU-0021 $526,985 Closed
2008 Developing and Validating Regional Taphonomic Standards for the Recovery and Interpretation of Skeletal Remains in Outdoor Settings NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals University of Maine System acting through Univ. of Maine ME 2008-DN-BX-K177 $278,978 Closed
2008 Development and enhancement of the professional standards of practice for the forensic analysis and death investigation. NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Washington Department of Commerce WA 2008-CD-BX-0042 $240,120 Closed
2008 Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals The University of Tennessee TN 2008-DN-BX-K182 $171,215 Closed
2008 ISOTOPIC AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE WILLIAM BASS DONATED SKELETAL COLLECTION AND OTHER MODERN DONATED COLLECTIONS NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals Unversity of Tennesse TN 2008-DN-BX-K193 $237,750 Closed
2008 The NIJ-NC State Professional Training Podcast: Investigation Protocols for Death in Natural Environments NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program NC State University NC 2008-DN-BX-K213 $464,078 Closed
2007 Harris County (TX) Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence County of Harris, Texas TX 2007-DN-BX-K213 $77,123 Closed
2007 Web-based training for Virginia''s Local Medical Death Investigators NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence VA Institute Forensic Science & Medicine VA 2007-DN-BX-K210 $213,697 Closed
2006 Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007 The University of Tennessee TN 2007-DN-BX-0013 $20,000 Closed
2005 Shifts, Extended Work Hours, and Fatigue: An Assessment of Health and Personal Risks for Police Officers NIJ/Office of Research & Evaluation Continuations Research Foundation of SUNY NY 2005-FS-BX-0004 $501,676 Closed
2004 Generating More Precise Post Mortem Interval Estimates With Entomological Evidence: Reliable Patterns of Gene Expression Throughout Calliphorid Larval and Pupal Development Forensic DNA Research & Development Michigan State University MI 2004-DN-BX-K005 $185,001 Closed
2004 Mandatory Reporting of Nursing Home Deaths: Markers for Mistreatment, Effect on Care Quality, and Generalizability National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation Curators of The University of Missouri MO 2004-IJ-CX-1012 $432,061 Closed
2003 Factors That Impact The Determination By Medical Examiners Of Elder Mistreatment As A Cause Of Death In Older Persons National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Baylor College of Medicine TX 2003-IJ-CX-K015 $290,315 Closed
2002 Role of Forensic Science in ID of Mistreatment Deaths Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Curators of The University of Missouri MO 2002-IJ-CX-K018 $373,866 Closed
2000 Assessing Error in PMI Prediction Using a Forensic Entomological Computer Model Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime University of Florida FL 2000-RB-CX-0002 $156,170 Closed