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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.
Description

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: 328
Total Amount Awarded: $153,325,192

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint/Tireprint Impressions NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence County of Ventura CA 2010-DN-BX-K038 $32,696 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 Quantitative Analysis of High Velocity Bloodstain Patterns: A Double Blind Investigation of Impact Velocity Assessment NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence University of California at Davis CA 2010-DN-BX-K039 $248,799 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 Application of Chemometrics for the Identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Samples NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals University of Central Florida FL 2008-DN-BX-K069 $242,281 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 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 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 Development and Validation of a Method for Individualization of Middle Distillates and Kerosene Residues in Fire Debris NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals Marshall University Research Corporation WV 2008-DN-BX-K146 $198,000 Closed
2008 Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Liquid Fuel Spill Fires NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals Jensen Hughes, Inc. MD 2008-DN-BX-K168 $239,165 Closed