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: 315
Total Amount Awarded: $176,749,932

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2012	Investigation of the Impact of Body Temperature and Post-Mortem Interval on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Unfixed Tissue	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center	NM	2012-DN-BX-K019	$574,868	Closed
2012	NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2012-DN-BX-K057	$1,925,000	Closed
2012	Stress Biomarkers Among Patients Undergoing Treatment for Excited Delirium and Severe Pain in the Emergency Department	NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths	Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation	MN	2012-R2-CX-K007	$338,747	Closed
2012	The Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	East Carolina University	NC	2012-DN-BX-K053	$377,480	Closed
2011	Causes of Injuries and Deaths Associated with Law Enforcement Officer Line-of-Duty Vehicular Accidents	NIJ FY 11 Officer Traffic Safety Research and Technology Development for Criminal Justice Applications	RAND Corporation	CA	2011-IJ-CX-K013	$220,563	Closed
2011	Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Communities Associated with Corpse Decomposition Using Next Generation Sequencing	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Regents of the University of Colorado	CO	2011-DN-BX-K533	$894,629	Closed
2011	Computerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains for Purposes of Extracting Osteometric Measurements and Estimating MNI	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Tennessee	TN	2011-DN-BX-K537	$514,495	Closed
2011	Funding for Toxicologic Testing to Improve and Maintain the Quality and Timeliness of Toxicology Services Required to Determine Cause and Manner of Death	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Fulton County Medical Examiner	GA	2011-CD-BX-0082	$55,000	Closed
2011	FY 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program for the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner, Clark County, Nevada	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Clark County, Nevada	NV	2011-CD-BX-0095	$175,000	Closed
2011	FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program--Hamilton County (OHIO) Coroner's Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	Hamilton County	OH	2011-DN-BX-K475	$164,543	Closed
2011	Graphical User Interface for a Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Florida International University	FL	2011-DN-BX-K538	$417,595	Closed
2011	Improve the Quality of Forensic Science and Medical Examiner Services through training of its staff and the coroners who serve the counties of the state.	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration	AR	2011-CD-BX-0007	$177,918	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
2011	Investigating Unexplained Deaths through Molecular Autopsies	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2011-DN-BX-K535	$696,879	Closed
2011	Medicolegal Death Investigation Training program; Track 1: Delivery of Training, SL #000949	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	National Forensic Science Technology Center, Inc.	FL	2011-DN-BX-K568	$350,000	Closed
2011	MN BCA Solving Cold Cases with DNA	NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA	MN Dept. of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension	MN	2011-DN-BX-K522	$465,079	Closed
2011	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Coroner's Bureau	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	County of Riverside	CA	2011-CD-BX-0069	$56,708	Closed
2011	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement grant will be used to reduce a backlog of Coroner postmortem cases that involve toxicology testing	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	San Luis Obispo County	CA	2011-CD-BX-0059	$174,850	Closed
2011	Pediatric Fracture Printing: Creating a Science of Statistical Fracture Signature Analysis	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Michigan State University	MI	2011-DN-BX-K540	$681,147	Closed
2011	The broad purpose of the Forensic Science Training Program (FSTP) is to contribute to the national effort to elevate standards of practice in the forensic sciences field.	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2011-DN-BX-K570	$796,867	Closed
2011	The Marion County Coroner's Office (MCCO) is requesting funding from the National Institute of Justice for the installation of a new computerized database application system.	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Marion Superior Court	IN	2011-CD-BX-0103	$174,872	Closed
2011	UNTHSC Proposal for the Management and Support of the National Missing and Unidentified Person System	NIJ FY 11 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2011-MU-BX-K063	$2,600,000	Closed
2010	"Bones in Boxes": Unidentified Human Remains Project	NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	Charleston County	SC	2010-DN-BX-K129	$62,176	Closed
2010	Computerization and Accreditation for Grand Forks County Coroner Office	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Grand Forks County	ND	2010-CD-BX-0097	$173,597	Closed
2010	Day and Night Real Time Signature Enhanced Crime Scene Survey Camera	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations	Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC	CA	2010-DN-BX-K144	$439,518	Closed