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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.

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

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Topic: Forensic sciences,
Subtopic: Forensic sciences

Number of Awards: 4,921
Total Amount Awarded: $2,228,422,575

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 2009 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Grant NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2009-CD-BX-0016 $222,528 Closed
2009 2009 Solving Cold Cases With DNA NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Los Angeles CA 2009-DN-BX-K007 $1,128,519 Closed
2009 2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF''S DEPARTMENT CA 2009-DN-BX-K006 $350,000 Closed
2009 2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Orlando FL 2009-DN-BX-K005 $115,296 Closed
2009 2009 UNTHSC Training Proposal NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth TX 2009-DN-BX-K184 $886,958 Closed
2009 A Highly Advanced State-of-the-art DNA Laboratory NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Marshall University Research Corporation WV 2009-IJ-CX-K111 $5,000,000 Closed
2009 A Low Cost Microfluidic Instrument for Typing SNPs NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Akonni Biosystems Inc. MD 2009-DN-BX-K189 $495,031 Closed
2009 A Proposal to develop a computer program to improve the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals The Regents of the University of California CA 2009-DN-BX-K257 $1,398,930 Closed
2009 Ancestry Identification for Forensic Investigation NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations Yale University CT 2007-DN-BX-K197 $471,914 Closed
2009 Application of Machine Learning to Toolmarks: Statistically Based Methods for Impression Pattern Comparisons NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2009-DN-BX-K041 $704,189 Closed
2009 Application of Proteinases for DNA Isolation of Challenged Bone Specimens NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2009-DN-BX-K209 $33,037 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 Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Western Oregon University OR 2009-DN-BX-K228 $685,754 Closed
2009 Arizona medical examiners'' offices will be reducing the number of unknown decedents by submitting extracted bone and tooth samples for DNA testing and having the profiles entered onto CODIS and NamUS NIJ FY 09 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Arizona Criminal Justice Commission AZ 2009-DN-BX-K163 $400,000 Closed
2009 Arizona Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Project NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Arizona Criminal Justice Commission AZ 2009-CD-BX-0032 $338,812 Closed
2009 Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication Continuation NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2009-FD-CX-K215 $150,000 Closed
2009 Automated Processing of FTA Samples NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals General Electric Company NY 2009-DN-BX-K187 $499,967 Closed
2009 Automated Processing of Sexual Assault Cases Using Selective Degradation NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Paternity Testing Corporation MO 2009-DN-BX-K039 $294,360 Closed
2009 Automated Steganography Detection For Law Enforcement Continuation NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals University of Rhode Island RI 2009-FD-CX-K214 $119,995 Closed
2009 Baltimore City's Reconstituting Trace Analysis Service Project NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Baltimore MD 2009-CD-BX-0098 $113,000 Closed
2009 Base funding to improve timeliness of service delivery and reduce casework backlogs in the Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division's laboratory system. NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program State of Michigan MI 2009-CD-BX-0019 $521,412 Closed
2009 Boston Police Department FY09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Boston MA 2009-CD-BX-0099 $125,000 Closed
2009 Broward Sheriff's Office 2009 DNA Backlog Reduction Project NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Broward Sheriffs Office FL 2009-DN-BX-K089 $500,075 Closed
2009 Cell Phone Forensics Examination and Analysis Training NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program BKForensics PA 2009-DN-BX-K169 $400,000 Closed
2009 Charleston Police Department's Laboratory Enhancement Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Charleston SC 2009-CD-BX-0100 $124,340 Closed